Originally hired to conduct classes for students PK-5 at the Garden and in Memphis area schools, my responsibilities have since expanded to include:◆ recruitment, hiring, and training of Youth Ed instructors◆ producing multi-media educational content including virtual online programs, videos, in-person events, permanent exhibits, and interpretive signage◆ management of "My Big Backyard" children's garden◆ partnering with institutions on local, regional, and national levels on a wide variety of projects, including GIS mapping, arboretum/urban forestry development, an educational website (MyBotanicPlanet.com), educator conventions (TEEA, NSTA)◆ coordinating installation, breakdown, and storage of lighting for the "Holiday Wonders" annual light display◆ teaching and overseeing the "Caterpillar Club" preschool education program◆ curating the Memphis Botanic Garden mobile app

In 2020, congregational worship was put on hiatus due to COVID, and we began producing live-streaming services as well as pre-recorded music offerings. I procured some amateur recording equipment and learned to use GarageBand to help facilitate this transition.Normal duties include regular attendance at weekly rehearsals and worship services, learning music in a leadership capacity, teaching music to volunteer choir members (ages teen-senior citizen), and solo performance. We incorporate many styles of music into the Episcopal liturgy including Anglican, Southern Gospel, and Taize.

Past operas include:l'Italiana in AlgeriThe Magic Flute (Die Zauberflote)Les Mamelles di TiresiasDido & AnaeasDon GiovanniThe Mikado*RigolettoL'elisir d'AmoreLa BohemeToscaCarmenLucia di LammermoorCosi fan TutteThe Merry WidowThe Corps of Discovery*Un Ballo in MascheraCavalleria RusticanoI PagliacciMadame Butterfly*indicates compramario/solo work

Running Gag Improv was formed in May 2006. Originally intended to raise capital for a not-for-profit performing arts venture, Running Gag continued on to become an independently owned, troupe-controlled company.

Duties included taking customer orders, constructing quotes and estimates for custom orders, sales, maintaining inter-departmental communication, customer and vendor account maintenance, and assisting the company owner.

Duties included merchandising, marketing, inventory organization, product research, special ordering, and customer service for the Southeast region's largest commercial volume of print music.I also compiled and published notes for the weekly store-wide meeting.

Founded in 2005, Great Outdoors University introduces children to the natural world. We partner with youth organizations in Memphis and Nashville like ScoutReach, Youth Villages, and Boys and Girls Clubs to provide underserved kids with a chance to experience nature in a meaningful way.Duties included teaching and supervising children in an outdoor setting, often in remote and/or heavily-wooded areas.

Duties included assisting K-5 teachers by grading student work, entering grades into spreadsheets, compiling student lessons and activities, classroom proctoring and supervision, cafeteria supervision, and small-group tutoring in math and reading.