EDUCATION

Doctor of Arts in Music History
& Literature

University of Northern Colorado

Dissertation — Building Blocks of a National Style: An Examination of Topics and Gestures in Nineteenth-Century American Music as Exemplified in
Scott Joplin’s  Treemonisha

Committee: Jonathan D. Bellman, Deborah Kauffman, Carissa Reddick, Stephen Luttmann  
August 2017 • GPA 3.87

Master of Music in Bassoon Performance

University of Northern Colorado

GPA 3.96 • May 2009

MBA / Arts Management

State University of New York at Binghamton

Concentrations in Marketing & Development
GPA 3.5 • Dec. 1987

Bachelor of Music in Bassoon Performance

College of Music at Loyola-New Orleans

Minors in French, Art, Philosophy-Theology
GPA 3.74 • May 1981

Principal teachers include Crawford Best,
Chuck Hansen, Sylvia Kushner and Carl Rath (bassoon); Estelle (Mrs. H.D.) Dear (piano);
nd Fr. C.J. McNaspy, S.J. (harpsichord).

Other

Graduate, Advanced Management Training Courses (General Management, Marketing, Development) 
American Symphony Orchestra League (1987-1988)

Speaker, Regional Conferences
American Symphony Orchestra League (1986-1988)

Graduate, Landmark Forum and
Advanced Training Course in Commitment (2009)