B.A Music, Calvin College
Certified piano teacher through Michigan Music Teachers' Association since 1998
Regular attendee at teacher education meetings, conferences, seminars
Frequent adjudicator for piano events
Active member of:
Music Teachers' National Association
Michigan Music Teachers' Association
--presently serving on the Handbook Testing committee writing tests for statewide use, chair of committee since 2017
--presently serving on the SAT Advisory committee
Holland Piano Teachers' Forum
--past and/or present offices held include: president, vice president, board member, Student Achievement
Testing chair and scheduler, Piano Clubs committee, Awards Competition chair
--presently serving as SAT chair
2000, 2012, and 2023--honored as Teacher of the Year by Holland Piano Teachers' Forum and Michigan Music Teachers' Association