Profile
Choral music educator and active performing musician with more than twenty years of experience leading arts organizations at the middle school, high school, collegiate, and community levels
Professional Experience
DIRECTOR OF CHORAL ACTIVITIES, LEXINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT FOUR
Swansea, SC — 2016-Present
- Tasked with developing an active choral program in this rural Title I school
- Teach choral music classes including performance skills, music theory, sight-singing, and history
- Teach music appreciation and guitar classes as assigned
- Collaborate with other arts teachers to present joint showcases with arts students
ADJUNCT INSTRUCTOR OF MUSIC, MIDLANDS TECHNICAL COLLEGE
Columbia, SC — 2016-2017
Taught undergraduate level music appreciation
DIRECTOR OF CHOIRS and CHAIR OF FINE ARTS, BERKELEY HIGH SCHOOL
Moncks Corner, SC — 2012-2016
- Fine Arts Department Chair, supervising six full-time faculty
- Lead Teacher, Choral Music, Berkeley County School District
- Significantly increased enrollment in the choral program
- Students routinely placed in auditioned honors level ensembles, including SC All-State Chorus, SC ACDA Honor Choir, collegiate honor choirs, and Berkeley County All-County Chorus
- Ensembles earned Superior ratings at adjudicated choral and solo and ensemble festivals
- Music Director for productions of You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown and Little Shop of Horrors
- October 2014 Teacher of the Month
- 2017 GRAMMY Music Educator Award nominee
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF MUSIC, CHARLESTON SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY
North Charleston, SC — 2004-2008 & 2011-2016
- Taught undergraduate level courses as assigned: studio voice, music education, music appreciation
- Directed Men’s Chorus from 2004-2007
HEAD OF FINE ARTS, PORTER-GAUD SCHOOL
Charleston, SC — 2001-2003
- Supervised a staff of six full-time and three part-time arts faculty
- Administered comprehensive fine arts education program at this private, K-12 preparatory school
- Directed four choirs at the middle school and high school levels and gave oversight to numerous other ensembles
- Chamber Singers placed second in their enrollment division at the South Carolina State Choral Festival
- Produced and directed music for full-scale productions of My Fair Lady and Les Misérables (high school edition)
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR/GRADUATE ASSISTANT, SOUTHWESTERN SEMINARY ORATORIO CHORUS
Fort Worth, TX — 1998-2001
- Rehearsal conductor for 175-voice community ensemble that doubled as the Fort Worth Symphony Chorus
- Prepared ensemble for performances of Messiah, Israel in Egypt, and other major choral works
- Collaborated extensively with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra on joint projects
- Managed logistics of membership, communication, and travel for international tour
- Managed logistics for two recording projects with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
Additional Experience and Associations
PRESIDENT, SOUTH CAROLINA MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION CHORAL DIVISION
2017-2019
- Served as President-elect,7/2015 – 7/2017 and Past President, 7/2019 – Present
- Serve as board member of the South Carolina Music Educators Association, 7/2017 – Present
- Supervised seven chairpersons and dozens of volunteer educators to coordinate, implement, and review six major choral education events involving nearly 200 music educators and 10,000 middle and high school students
- Provided leadership and assistance for the development of choral music programs in the schools, colleges, and universities of South Carolina
- Managed an annual budget of $125,000 in conjunction with event chairpersons
- Recruited performing ensembles and nationally acclaimed clinicians to develop and lead sessions at the annual SCMEA Professional Development Conference
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR/PRINCIPAL TENOR, THE KING’S COUNTERPOINT (Professional Choral Ensemble)
Charleston, SC — 2015-PRESENT
ADVOCACY CHAIR AND MEMBER, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, SOUTH CAROLINA AMERICAN CHORAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION
2014-2017
TENOR, TAYLOR FESTIVAL CHOIR (Professional Choral Ensemble)
Charleston, SC — 2013-2014
Education
MASTER OF MUSIC IN CONDUCTING
Southwestern Seminary, Fort Worth TX
05/2001
- Extensive additional studies in psychology and counseling
BACHELOR OF MUSIC IN MUSIC EDUCATION, with an emphasis in Choral Music Education
University of South Carolina, Columbia SC
05/1996
- Served as President of Collegiate Membership, South Carolina Music Educators Association
Additional Skills
- Leadership
- Productivity
- Management
- Public speaking
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Lightroom
- Adobe Dreamweaver
- Adobe Acrobat Pro
- Microsoft Office
- Google Apps
- HTML
- CSS
- WordPress
- Evernote (Evernote Community Member)
- Parliamentary procedure
