Experience

Lutheran Music Program, Home of Lutheran Summer Music

• United States
• Music
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Dean Of Students

  • Mar 2021 - Present

  ▪ Provide training for counselors and oversee them throughout the summer▪ Ensure the safety and wellness of all of the students in the program▪ Problem-solve issues that arise with students on a daily basis▪ Communicate with parents, staff, and counselors to establish an enrichingexperience for all students▪ Plan and execute student life activities throughout the summer sessions

• Dean Of Students

  • Mar 2021 - Present

  ▪ Provide training for counselors and oversee them throughout the summer▪ Ensure the safety and wellness of all of the students in the program▪ Problem-solve issues that arise with students on a daily basis▪ Communicate with parents, staff, and counselors to establish an enrichingexperience for all students▪ Plan and execute student life activities throughout the summer sessions



Walther Lutheran High School/Walther Christian Academy Alumni

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Choir Director

  • Aug 2019 - Jul 2021

  A Cappella Choir▪ Teach advanced singing technique through the use of challenging 4-16 part choral music▪ Give students opportunities to lead their peers through sectionalso Concert Choir▪ Teach music reading skills and introduce breathing technique▪ Teach beginning to intermediate level musico Introduction to Music▪ Created a music theory/piano curriculum for beginners o Music Appreciation▪ Created a project-based curriculum that focuses on listening skills and world music o Chamber Choir▪ Teach difficult 4-part a cappella music and encourage musical leadership o Beginning Guitar▪ Wrote a grant proposal and received 10 class guitars to start a guitar program▪ Teach two classes beginning guitar skills including chords ,notes and tabs▪ Help students advance to complex chord structures and progressionso Christian Minstrels▪ Teach Christian music▪ Took students to different Lutheran elementary schools every week where they performed and ran full Chapel services for the schools (pre-pandemic)o Praise Band▪ Rehearse and oversee students who provide the music for Walther worship services▪ Organize two chapel services per week; format slides, choose music, etc.▪ Communicate with pastors who come and speak for Walther worshipo Plan, organize, and direct three annual school concerts including all choirso Implement Illinois state standards for assessment of student performanceo Utilize a combination of diagnostic, formative, and summative assessmentso Build positive relationships with students as a foundation for effective classroom managemento Collaborate with school staff on a regular basis to build a communicative and Christ-centered learningenvironment for students● Planned and implemented a 5-day choir tour with 42 students through Memphis,Hot Springs, and St. Louis which included performances and student homestays