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Educator first, conductor second; Director of Orchestras at Santa Monica High School. Experienced in string and full symphonic literature and taught music in public schools from the elementary through high school levels. Dissertation (2023): Music education in a post-pandemic world: Motivators for the retention of music students. The program features seven orchestras ranging from beginning strings to full symphonies, and have recently toured Germany (2024) performing in the Gewandhaus and the Berlin Philharmonie, Ireland (2023), San Francisco (2023), and New York (2022) performing in Carnegie Hall. Samohi Orchestras present at least six concerts every school year, ranging from classical series to popular film scores timed to film projections. Previous tours included two invitations to the American String Teachers Association's National Orchestra Festival in 2015 and 2020 with the Lincoln Middle School Chamber Ensemble.

Listed skills include Orchestral Music, Music Education, Teaching, Music, and 15 others.