I have always loved performing, since I was a child.  I grew up in a musical family, and all of us played instruments and sang.  My father spent his career as a music teacher in the public school system, and he still plays his trumpet and performs in a jazz band.  My mother was a piano teacher and sang in the choir.  My siblings are all quite talented, and one of them chose a career in music as well.  I was privileged to attend Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, to study music with some excellent teachers, which you can read about in other places on this site.

I made a change in my life when I was introduced to my own voice teacher in the Chicago area.  When I followed the path he showed me, everything clicked into place, and I realized that my mission in life is to teach what I have learned, make my own discoveries, and add them to the mix!  I teach the ease, joy, freedom, release of singing, how it contributes to a healthy and happy life, and of course the discipline of training to be the best singer you can be.  I have been blessed to work with all different ages and levels of expertise; very young kids just starting to learn melody, harmony, and rhythm; the student who has decided to become a professional singer and performer; high school students auditioning for their school ensembles, musicals, and talent shows; adults who have always wanted to study voice but never seemed to find the time.  I love the journey that my students and I take together to find their best and most confident voice.  I have been thrilled to see many of them go on in their lives to accomplish wonderful things in our field.  My studio boasts accomplished music teachers, opera singers, Broadway musical cast members, college students continuing their musical studies, rock and death metal singers, church and temple soloists, choir members, young children who love music, and people who just want to sing in their house of worship with their fellow congregants.