Holds a master’s degree from Bowling Green State University; involved in both national and international activities; has represented the United States in an introductory recital at the World Harp Congress in Holland; participated in the Maria Korchinska International Harp Competition and workshop held on the Isle of Man, the Ninth International Harp Competition in Israel and the Cours International d’Éte de Gargilesse in France; has appeared as soloist with orchestras in the United States and Canada; former principal harpist of the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra; teaches privately and is in demand as a free-lance musician in northwest Ohio and southeastern Michigan.