Experience

York Country Day School

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lower School Music Teacher

  • Jun 2022 - Present

  K-5 Music Educator for the prestigious York Country Day School. Teaching General Music Education and Choirs for Lower School Classes. K-5 Music Educator for the prestigious York Country Day School. Teaching General Music Education and Choirs for Lower School Classes.



Broadway Notes Voice and Acting Studio

• Voice & Acting Teacher/Owner

  • 2012 - Present

  • Teach breathing techniques for singing and speaking. • Prepare students for auditions and recitals by matching their needs and styles and choosing appropriate musical theatre pieces. • Utilize a variety of instructional techniques to best meet each student’s style and needs. • Inspire students to try music outside of their comfort zone to promote a well-rounded vocalist and actor. • Teach breathing techniques for singing and speaking. • Prepare students for auditions and recitals by matching their needs and styles and choosing appropriate musical theatre pieces. • Utilize a variety of instructional techniques to best meet each student’s style and needs. • Inspire students to try music outside of their comfort zone to promote a well-rounded vocalist and actor.



Trez Music Education Center

• Voice Teacher

  • 2021 - Present

  • Motivate, inspire and teach students, maximizing their skills and talents, studying voice techniques and applications. • Help students understand, develop and utilize breathing techniques for singing and speaking. • Select musical theatre pieces to learn and practice. Coach for maximum performance. • Motivate, inspire and teach students, maximizing their skills and talents, studying voice techniques and applications. • Help students understand, develop and utilize breathing techniques for singing and speaking. • Select musical theatre pieces to learn and practice. Coach for maximum performance.



Professional. Actress and Singer

• Entertainment
• 1 - 100 Employee

• AEA-SAG-AFTRA

  • Jun 1996 - Present

  Professional actor on and off Broadway and on television. Professional actor on and off Broadway and on television.



West Shore School District

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Special Education Paraprofessional

  • 2019 - Jun 2022

  • Teach students with Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) music and dance, helping students learn and grow. • Support and collaborate with lead teacher on classroom management and document coordination resulting in a more positive and focused learning environment for students with learning and/or behavioral disorders. • Used behavior modeling and specialized teaching techniques to share and reinforce social skills. • Help plan lessons and facilitate learning activities aligned with core curriculum. Show less



HCPAC/Salvation Army- Steelton Highspire School District

• Director of Drama Program (Volunteer)

  • 2019 - 2020

  • Created program from inception, developing and implementing multiple lessons to reflect group and individual student needs while utilizing creative instruction techniques for more than 70 elementary school students ages 6 to 12. • Researched and selected theatre related activities. • Taught various creative acting styles and techniques of multiple historical genres and performance techniques. • Exposed students to diverse content to build perspective in drama pedagogy. • Monitored timing, schedule and budgets proactively. Show less



St. Margaret of Antioch School

• Director, Drama Program

  • 2010 - 2013

  • Created after school drama program, serving more than 15 students. • Taught content of various styles and genres resulting in expanded drama knowledge. • Directed and produced 2 events annually with 3 performances, including coordination of parent volunteers. • Evaluated and streamlined technical production elements for increased efficiency and effectiveness. • Adapted and modified instruction techniques for individuals to improve creativity, adaptability and role success. • Created after school drama program, serving more than 15 students. • Taught content of various styles and genres resulting in expanded drama knowledge. • Directed and produced 2 events annually with 3 performances, including coordination of parent volunteers. • Evaluated and streamlined technical production elements for increased efficiency and effectiveness. • Adapted and modified instruction techniques for individuals to improve creativity, adaptability and role success.



Stage Left Children’s Theater

• United States
• Entertainment

• Theater Instructor

  • 2010 - 2012

  • Worked one on one with students to prepare for auditions. • Selected music or monologues, structured and assigned practice schedule required to master the piece and assessed progress and accuracy. • Taught singing, character development, stage movement and theatre performance skills. • Worked one on one with students to prepare for auditions. • Selected music or monologues, structured and assigned practice schedule required to master the piece and assessed progress and accuracy. • Taught singing, character development, stage movement and theatre performance skills.



Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

• United States
• Performing Arts
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Actress

  • Jan 2005 - Aug 2006

  The Light in the Piazza The Light in the Piazza



Belasco Theater

• Events Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Frank Wildhorn's Dracula

  • Sep 2004 - Jan 2005

  Dracula Dracula