Experience

Great Hearts Texas
• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Music Teacher

  • Jul 2021 - Present


Hope Presbyterian Church

• Religious Institutions
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director Of Music Ministry

  • May 2020 - Present

  • Selected and arranged songs in a way that supported the liturgical rhythms of weekly public worship and the church calendar. • Led and directed the worship band on Sunday mornings and special events. • Built relationships with music volunteers, sought out new instrumentalists, and worked to develop and encourage younger musicians in their skill sets. • Composed musical arrangements of Scripture to be sung in corporate worship. • Continued theological enrichment through books and virtual seminars on worship. • Other concurrent part-time work: songbook design; music notation; weekly solo jazz piano residency at local music venue; podcast music composition; keyboard session work; producing; data research; string arrangement composition. Show less



Trinity Presbyterian Church (PCA)

• Religious Institutions
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Ecclesial Worship Arts Fellow / Interim Music Director

  • Aug 2017 - Jul 2018

  • Prepared and directed 14 weeks of Sunday worship services for 2,000+ member church. • Coordinated with and directed a team of 10-15 volunteer musicians each week. • Transcribed 120+ songs into musical notation for lead sheets and chord charts, using Finale notation software. • Composed over 20 original string and brass arrangements for performance. • Gained extensive familiarity with sound system and musical equipment, transporting and setting up for Sunday mornings and special events. • Assisted employer in studio productions and distribution of recordings. • Planned songs and liturgies for the order of Sunday worship. • Contributed as a studio session musician to multiple recording projects. • Developed a deeper grasp of songwriting and artistic collaboration through periodic conferences and seminars. • Cultivated piano performance abilities in professional settings. Show less



Reformed University Fellowship

• United States
• Religious Institutions
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intern

  • Jun 2015 - Aug 2017

  Served as a 2-year full-time staff member with RUF, a campus ministry of the Presbyterian Church in America. Experiences included the following: • Personally fundraised $65,000 over the course of two years. • Developed and maintained a network of 70 financial donors through personal meetings, phone calls, and quarterly newsletters. • Mentored and counseled over 50 undergraduate students in weekly one-on-one meetings, addressing a wide variety of life situations. • Coordinated weekly ministry meetings and strategic outreach events. • Equipped students to assume leadership roles and undertake responsibilities. • Undertook 5 weeks of extensive training on mentoring and fundraising. Show less