I grew up in Lake Jackson, Tx., moving to Houston in 1986 to attend the University of Houston. I came to Northwest Houston in 1997, choosing at that time to make teaching piano the focus of my career. In an age of easy comforts, pleasures and fun, I hope to channel that fun, through the discipline of learning the piano, toward the deeper enjoyment obtained through hard work and the creation of beautiful and exhilarating musical experiences.

As a pianist, I have performed in a variety of roles, including the following:

Rehearsal and/or orchestral pianist for productions by the UH Opera Theater and Opera Rediviva (now known as Opera in the Heights).

Class accompanist for the Houston Ballet Academy.

Staff accompanist for Lee College and St. Francis Episcopal Day School .

Accompanist for Houston Grand Opera's outreach program Opera to Go!

Recital accompanist for numerous vocal and instrumental performances in Houston, Galveston, Dallas, Austin and San Antonio.

I was also Music Director for the HITS  theatre school from 1995 to 1997. In 1999, I became Associate Music Director for HITS, substituting for the primary Music Director & performing as Music Director for outreach programs and the HITS day-time classes for home-schooled students.

After initially attending Baylor University on a scholarship in music composition, I attended the University of Houston where I earned a B.M. in Music Composition and a M.M. in Music Theory. While at UH,  I studied piano with Nancy Weems and Robert Brownlee, composition with Dr. Michael Horvit, and piano and composition with the eminent opera composer, Carlisle Floyd.

I was the recipient of the Young Artist Recognition Award in the National Federation of Music Clubs 1989 Young Composers Competition and the Cultural Arts Council of Houston's 1992 Grant Award for Composition. I am a member of the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, American College of Musicians/National Guild of Piano Teachers, and a former member of Houston Music Teachers Association, for which I have served as Piano Contest Chair, Treasurer, Jazz-Pop Festival Chair and Website designer/webmaster. In May, 2001, I received the HMTA President's Bravo Award and in May 2003, I received the HMTA Teacher Service Award. In 2005, I transferred my membership to Cypres Creek Music Teachers Association, having served as Program Chair and on the Piano Contest & Yearbook Committees.