Curriculum Vitae Graffiti at the Berlin Wall. Japleenpasricha (Photographer). 2009, Jan 14. Retrieved from here
Curriculum Vitae Highlights
Professional ExperienceMusic Department (2020 to present)
University of St. Thomas Adjunct Faculty - Voice Minneapolis, MN Dougherty Family College (2019 to present) University of St. Thomas Adjunct Faculty - Music Minneapolis, MN Music Faculty Member (2018-2019) Perpich Arts High School Golden Valley, MN Dean-Counselor (2017-2018) Saint Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists St. Paul, MN Vocal Arts Department Chair (2014-2017, 2018) Saint Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists St. Paul, MN Business Owner, Private Music Studio (ongoing) Volare Music Studio Italy, Minnesota, Florida, Maryland Presentations & Workshops
Spring Retreat Call-to-Action
Co-Presenter with Dr. Jayne Sommers UST School of Education & Dougherty Family College Online Presentation, Jan 2021 Dean’s Forum Co-Facilitator with Dr. Aura Wharton-Beck UST School of Education Online Presentation, March 2021 Music History Lecture Early Opera in Renaissance Italian City States Guest Lecturer UST Music Department - Undergraduate Music Education Online Presentation, Nov 2020 Faculty Lunch Workshop Engaging & Supporting ELL students through Creative Low-Stakes Assignments Co-presenter with Dr. Carla Gonzalez Writing Across the Curriculum Online Presentation, Oct 2020 Fall Retreat Reflection Reflecting on the Urgency of Anti-racist Teaching Co-presenter with Dr. Shelly Neilsen Gatti UST School of Education & Dougherty Family College Online Presentation, Sept 2020 Fall Retreat Problems of Practice Workshop Equitable Classroom Policy and Practices Co-Facilitator with Emily Buehler UST School of Education & Dougherty Family College Online Presentation, Sept 2020 Equity Through the Arts Conference Leaving the White Privilege Bubble Presenter Perpich Center for the Arts Golden Valley, MN, June 2019 Qualitative Research Presentation “I Do Want to Know:” Case Studies of Effective Teachers of Students of Color Guest Lecturer UST Graduate School of Education, Education Leadership Minneapolis, MN, April 2019 Ethnographic & Qualitative Research Conference, Poster Session “I Do Want to Know:” Case Studies of Effective Teachers of Students of Color Poster Session - Presenter University of Nevada, College of Education Las Vegas, NV, Feb 2019 Additional Leadership ExperienceDFC Strategic Planning Committee, 2020- ongoing
University of St. Thomas, Minneapolis, MN UST Adjunct Faculty Council, 2020- ongoing Appointed to represent Dougherty Family College University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN Faculty Leadership Advisory Committee, 2018-2019 Perpich Arts High School, Golden Valley, MN Board Member & Arts Faculty Representative, 2016-2018 Saint Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists, St. Paul, MN |
Educational ExperienceEducational Leadership and Learning
Doctoral Program, Concentration: Music Education Expected graduation: Fall 2022 University of St. Thomas St. Paul, MN Master of Music, Vocal Performance Peabody Institute, Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD Bachelor of Arts, Italian Studies Phi Beta Kappa University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN Continuing EducationPopular Singing Styles
Berklee Online, Summer 2020 "Microinterventions in the Classroom", Dr. Derald Wing Sue UST Center for Faculty Development Workshop, Feb 2020 DiversityEdu (DEI Professional Development Program) Modules 1-3: Engagement with Diversity, Communication for Inclusion, The Influence of Unconscious Bias University of St. Thomas, Jan 2020 Writing Across the Curriculum Seminar University of St. Thomas, Jan 2020 Summit on Inclusive Learning UST Center for Faculty Development Workshop, Aug 2019 Faculty Retreat: "Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies" Dougherty Family College, University of St. Thomas, Aug 2019 White Privilege Conference The Privilege Institute Cedar Rapids, IA, March 2019 Equity Training Education Reform Enterprises, Tamika Fuller Golden Valley, MN, 2018-2019 Racial Equity Advocate Training Minnesota Educator Academy: Facing Inequities and Racism in Education Education Minnesota St. Paul, MN, 2018-2019 Delivering Effective Professional Development: “Understanding & Overcoming Racial Bias & White Privilege” and “Interrupting Racism in Our Learning Communities” MEA PD/FIRE Train-the-Trainer Workshop Education Minnesota St. Paul, MN, 2019 Culturally & Linguistically Responsive Lesson Planning Equity Alliance Woodbury, MN, 2018 Contemporary Commercial Music Vocal Pedagogy Institute Shenandoah University Winchester, VA, 2017 Charter School Board Training University of St. Thomas St. Paul, MN, 2016 Innocent Classroom Innocent Technologies St. Paul, MN, 2015-2016 Awards and HonorsEducation Leadership Dept Scholarship, 2018
School of Education University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN AU Fall Scholarship Augsburg University, Minneapolis, MN George Castelle Memorial Award Peabody Institute, Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD Professional MembershipsEducation Minnesota, Since 2018
National Association of Teachers of Singing, Since 2017 Phi Beta Kappa, Since 2002 Mu Phi Epsilon, Since 2002 |