Personal Self-Employment Mission:
To achieve my personal and professional goals without having to sacrifice one for the other.
History of Employment/Studies:
Master of Music, University of Texas at Austin, 2005
Bachelor of Music, Eastman School of Music, 2001
Arts Leadership Certificate, Eastman School of Music, 2001
Founding member of the Mountain Music Ensemble
Performance experience with the Austin Symphony, Binghamton Philharmonic, Boulder Philharmonic, Canyon Concert Ballet, Cheyenne Symphony, Colorado Chamber Orchestra, Colorado MahlerFest, Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Fort Collins Symphony, Greeley Philharmonic, Opera Fort Collins, San Antonio Symphony and Steamboat Springs Chamber Orchestra
Teaching and Outreach Experience with the Colorado Harmony Project, Parlando School for the Arts, Rocky Mountain Center for Musical Arts, and the Rochester Philharmonic Education Department
Summer Music Festivals including the Banff Centre for the Arts, Colorado Lyric Theater Festival, Domaine Forget de Charlevoix Dublin International Symphonic Festival, International Festival-Institute at Round Top
Colorado Young Musicians Foundation Roster Member, 1998
Winner, Marrowstone Music Festival Concerto Competition, 1998
If you could only listen to one song for the rest of time, what would it be? Why?
Kenny Rogers’ "The Gambler." This may seem like an odd choice for a classical oboist who generally doesn’t like country music, but I always gain insight from that song. Fortunately several people have covered it, so I could hear some variety that way, but I think I’d always come back to the Kenny Rogers original.
God comes to you with a plate. And says that you can pick a main dish, a side dish, a dessert, and a drink to put on this plate. But whatever you choose, that is what will be on your plate everytime you eat for the rest of time. What do you choose:
Main Dish: Lobster Macaroni and Cheese from Mizuna
Side Dish: Mom’s salad with oranges and red onions with candied nuts, dressing on the side.
Dessert: 70% chocolate squares with fresh berries and a variety of ice creams
Drink: Water with tea bags on the side.
You've just won $100,000,000. What are the first 5 things you do?
1. Pay off my mortgage, student loans, and other debts
2. Buy a car, but not a jaguar or anything. Something reliable for the mountains.
3. Set aside enough to pay for retirement, college funds, emergencies, and an excellent accountant.
4. Have a huge party with my friends from SEWAGE.
5. Travel the world in search of worthy causes, educating myself on how best to serve the world in charity, and giving my husband almost total control of the remaining money to execute maximum positive impact.
Favorite Quote:
Don't "should" on yourself. -Dad
