After graduating from BHS in 1999, I went to Berklee College of Music in Boston where I received my B.A. degree in Music Education. I received the student teacher of the year award in 2003 and was an officer of the Berklee chapter of MENC for three years, ending my term as President. I made many, many connections when I was at Berklee (yes, I am friends with a member of Click Five); even being handed my degree by Aerosmith's Steven Tyler!
I am licensed to teach K-12 Vocal/Instrumental/General Music. In the summer of 2003, I attended Boston University to receive my Level 1 Orff Certification. That June, I signed my first teaching contract in Scituate, where I taught K-6 and chorus at two schools for two years before coming to teach in Pemrboke. In the summer of 2007, I received my Masters Degree in Music Education at Gordon College after spending three consecuitive summers there for this program. (Nope- teachers don't REALLY get the summers off!)
I am a member of MENC, NEAOSA, BAKE, ACDA, SGMM, and MMEA.
In my free time I take art classes in Cambridge, I like to read, spend time with family and friends, and my exersice of choice is yoga. My favorite color is purple and my favorite candy is Godiva dark chocolate covered cherries. My favorite TV shows are "The 4400", "Grey's Anatomy", "The Closer" and "House". I love 80's music and 80's movies and I prefer my original 8-bit Nintendo system (from the 80's, of course) to any of the newer video game systems.
I have a younger brother, Jason, who lives in NYC and attends NYU Law School.
It is a pleasure to be working in the Pembroke Public Schools. Working with the children has been a lot of fun and I hope music will become a very important part of their lives.
MENC: Music Educators National Conference
NEAOSA: New England American Orff-Schulwerk Association
BAKE: Boston Area Kodaly Educators
MMEA: Massachusetts Music Educators Association
SGMM: Society for General Music in Massachusetts
ACDA: American Choral Directors Association