About

I am an improvisor, organizer, and educator based in Waterloo, Ontario.  Recent honours include the WLU Alumni Gold Medal (2017),  First Runner-up in NUMUS' first annual Emerging Curators Competition  (2015), and the Evelyn Mae McLaughlin Memorial Award in Music Composition (2014).

I completed a degree in Composition-Improvisation and Music Theory at Wilfrid Laurier University, studying improvisation under Kathryn Ladano. I have also studied composition with Linda Catlin Smith and Glenn Buhr,  classical piano with Marnie Van Weelden, and jazz piano with Tania Gill and Jason White. A highlight was pursuing a directed study in music curation with Peter Hatch, where I acted as Co-Organizer and Director of Marketing of the inaugural  Laurier New Music Festival. 

Past community-based roles include serving on the board of  NUMUS Concerts and as Administrative Head of the Waterloo Region Contemporary Music Sessions, where I created a space  for fellow composers, performers, and improvisors to explore and deepen their practice, as well as engage as part of a community of fellow musicians from around the world. I also spent a term as Interim Executive Director at the Hepcat Swing dance studio, where I continue to teach Lindy Hop and Charleston.

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