Current Teaching Position

Music Educator, Proctor High School, Proctor, VT (Fall 2015-Present)   

  • Teach High School Courses
    • Concert Band (grades 4-12; elementary, middle, and high school), Global Music (dual enrollment course through Castleton University), Small Group Instrumental Lessons, Stage Band, Introduction to Ukulele, Music Appreciation, Introduction to Film and Broadway Music, History of Popular Music, Independent Study in Guitar
  • Teach Middle School Courses
    • Concert Band, Seventh Grade General Music, Eighth Grade General Music, Small Group Instrumental Lessons
  • Instrumental and ensemble preparation for performances: Halloween Parade, Winter Concert, Variety Show, Arts Night, Loyalty Day Concert, Loyalty Day Parade, All State Parade, Memorial Day Parade, Spring Concert, Commencement
  • Wrote curriculum for all courses
  • Initiated a Musical Theater program (2016)
    • Musical Director for Disney’s High School Musical (Spring 2016)
    • Technical Director for Alice in Wonderland (Spring 2017)
    • Co-Director and Technical Director for Stuart Little (Fall 2018)
    • Musical Director and Technical Director for The Wizard of Oz (Spring 2019)
    • Assistant Director, Technical Director, and Public Relations Manager for Peter Pan (Fall 2019)
  • Students accepted into the Green Mountain District V Honors Music Festival at the High School and Middle School levels
  • Students accepted into the Castleton University Honors Music Festival
  • Plan and bring students to annual Band Trips
    • Boston, MA, Niagara Falls/Buffalo, NY, Syracuse, NY, NYC, NY
  • Assisted in Implementing Restorative Practices
    • Lead/Model teacher for Restorative Practices
    • Implement Tier I and Tier II daily in the classroom
    • Worked with Up for Learning and a school team to design the framework for Restorative Practice goals and activities for students and staff
    • Teaching of Restorative Practices was demonstrated in a video training tool through the University of Vermont to be utilized statewide for staff professional development, school boards, and parents
  • Create assessment rubrics for the Rutland Central Supervisory Union using the National Core Arts Standards and the Vermont Graduation Proficiencies (2020)
  • Organize and run fundraisers
    • Wreath Fundraiser
      • Raise over $20,000.00 between 2015 and 2018
    • Basket Raffles
      • Two a year; raise over $1200.00 per raffle
  • Applied and received over $50,000 of grant money
    • New instruments for Proctor Jr.-Sr. High School and Proctor Elementary School
  • Grade Seven Class Advisor
    • Teach student officers how to plan and run meetings
    • Help students organize fundraisers
  • Professional Learning Community (PLC) Facilitator
    • Plan and facilitate weekly meetings with colleagues
    • Organize topics and information to discuss in each meeting
    • Meet with other facilitators weekly to plan overarching goals of PLC meetings
    • Meet with other facilitators monthly to problem-solve building challenges
  • Mentor for GRCSU Teachers (2019 – 2021)
    • Meet monthly with mentee to discuss mentee’s successes and challenges
    • Offer advice on topics such as classroom management, student trauma, curriculum, assessment, and student engagement
    • Provide mentee with information on GMMDV meetings, GMMDV Auditions, VMEA Conference
    • Observe mentee’s teaching and provided feedback as a colleague

Collegiate Teaching Experience

Adjunct Professor, Castleton University, Castleton, VT (Spring 2019-2023)

  • Provide flute and piccolo instruction to music education majors taking lessons as primary and secondary instruments as well as non-music majors
  • Create individual lesson plans; Focus on technique, musicianship, performance skills
  • Prepare flute majors for senior recital, juries, and lab recitals
  • Mentor music education students and provide teaching techniques
  • Attend juries for music education and performance students
    • Provide performance and musicianship feedback

Private Instrumental Lessons

Flute Instructor, Private Flute/Piccolo Teacher, Orwell, Vermont (September 2008- Present)        

  • Provide private flute/piccolo instruction to enhance students’ sight-reading skills, musicianship, and performance skills 
  • Create individual lesson plans; Prepare students for competitions, auditions and recitals
  • Students have been accepted into the Green Mountain District V Honor Band and the Vermont All Music Festival, and the New England Music Festival

Student Teaching Supervisor

Cooperating Teacher, Castleton University, Castleton, VT (Spring, 2018; 2023)

  • Provided opportunities for student teacher to teach in my classroom at Proctor Jr./Sr. High School
  • Helped student teacher create lesson plans, unit plans, and assessments
    • Project-based/Proficiency-Based Grading
  • Provided feedback on mentee’s teaching
  • Discussed the pros and cons of different teaching approaches
  • Advised student teacher on career opportunities

First Teaching Position

Music Teacher, Christ the King School, Rutland, VT (Fall 2014-2015)   

  • Initiated a music program for Christ the King School
  • Created a music education curriculum for Pre-K through Eighth Grade
    • General Music (PreK-Grade Eight), Band (Grades Four through Eight), Chorus (Grades Four through Eight), Orchestra (Grades Three through Eight)
  • Created a love and appreciation for music in students of all ages through
    • Playing musical instruments
    • Studying a variety of genres in our country and throughout the world
    • Singing
  • Built relationships with staff, students, parents, and the community members
  • Created National and State Standards appropriate lessons and assessments for each class taught
  • Prepared students for Christmas and Spring Concerts
  • Directed the Spring Musical (May)
    • Disney’s Cinderella KIDS
  • Provided Mass Music monthly for the school's services