Experience

Down Syndrome of Louisville

• United States
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Engagement Director

  • Jan 2020 - Present

• Adolescent/Adult Program Specialist & Southern Indiana Outreach Coordinator

  • Mar 2013 - Jan 2020



Derby Dinner Playhouse

• United States
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Performer

  • Nov 2002 - Dec 2020

  I perform year-round in main stage productions at Derby DInner Playhouse. I specialize in musical theatre (singing, dancing, acting) and perform for 100,000+ audience members each season. As a performer, I bring creativity, professionalism, and consistency to work with me on a daily basis.

• Theatre Arts Educator

  • Jun 2010 - Jul 2019

  I have been a proud member of the teaching staff at the Derby Dinner Playhouse Performing Arts Academy for three years. Each year we hold several workshops specializing in a different forms of theatre. I have taught audition techniques, musical theatre, creative dramatics, and dance technique in these workshops. In the summer season, we host week-long musical theatre camps. This summer we trained over 400 students through our camp program. Through our camps and workshops, students learn the importance of teamwork, energy, focus, and working toward a common goal. All students that go through our programs leave with a strong sense of self, and a greater love of theatre. Show less

• Stage Manager

  • Sep 2010 - Feb 2012

  As a stage manager I am in charge of booking rehearsal spaces, completing daily rehearsal/performance reports, running the light board, managing the actors and musicians, setting/resetting the set/props for each performance, and ensuring each act begins on time.



Loving heARTs, Inc.

• United States
• Medical Practices

• President, Executive Director

  • Aug 2012 - Mar 2014

  As the creator of Loving heARTs, Inc., I venture out into the community to teach theatre arts, dance, and music to those with mental and physical disabilities. The goals of this program are designed to specifically address the various needs of our population including those with special needs who are learning disabled or physically disabled. The therapeutic goals for the program include: • To promote communication skills (expressive and receptive) • To promote social interaction (peer relationship building) • To enhance motor function • To foster the development of emotional regulation • To promote persistence on a task while heightening frustration tolerance by delaying gratification • To foster self-expression, creativity, and movement skills • To decrease impulsivity • To heighten concentration and language development • To increase social skills • To aid in the ability to form secure attachments • To increase empathic responding • To increase self-esteem, and self awareness Show less



Mt. Tabor Elementary

• Special Needs Substitute

  • 2003 - 2011

  At Mt. Tabor I offered myself as an assistant to the teachers of the mild/moderate handicapped classrooms as well as the severe/profound classrooms. I worked one on one with students with Asperger's Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Downs Syndrome, Autism, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, ADHD, Tourette Syndrome, Dwarfism, hearing and visually impairments, as well as children with emotional distress. I guided these students as they struggled to perform life skills such as holding a pencil, memorizing their address, cleaning up after themselves, or even learning how to play with toys. My experiences working at Mt. Tabor have cultivated my passion for helping those with disabilities. Show less



Louisville Theatrical Association

• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Theatre Arts Educator/Performer

  • 2007 - 2010

  At the Louisville Theatrical Association (also known as Stage One Family Theatre) I was a performer in several of their Kentucky funded productions (Go, Dog, Go!, A Year With Frog and Toad, Schoolhouse Rock!) and was also an theatre arts educator for their summer Broadway Bootcamp program. I taught dance and movement to students with all levels of dance training. Students learned the basic dance steps used in musical theatre as well as basic ballet and jazz technique. At the Louisville Theatrical Association (also known as Stage One Family Theatre) I was a performer in several of their Kentucky funded productions (Go, Dog, Go!, A Year With Frog and Toad, Schoolhouse Rock!) and was also an theatre arts educator for their summer Broadway Bootcamp program. I taught dance and movement to students with all levels of dance training. Students learned the basic dance steps used in musical theatre as well as basic ballet and jazz technique.



Virginia Stage Company

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Performer

  • Jun 2008 - Aug 2008

  Ensemble My Fair Lady, Directed by Amanda Denhart. Ensemble My Fair Lady, Directed by Amanda Denhart.



Actors Theatre of Louisville

• United States
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Performer

  • Jul 2006 - Sep 2006

  Member of the ensemble in My Fair Lady, Directed By Amanda Denhert. Member of the ensemble in My Fair Lady, Directed By Amanda Denhert.