Music Course Career and Technical Education Certification Designer | Fort Collins High School - Fort Collins, CO | 2023

Lead writer and researcher in the crafting of a proposal to add CTE certification to over 80% of the music courses offered at FCHS that resulted in increased opportunities related to work-based learning, internships, and post-secondary credit for enrolled students. These changes will increase access and opportunities for interaction with music curricula as well as support non-traditional pathways for students to enter the music industry or other fields as integrative musicians.

• Facilitated positive negotiations with high level district and state officials that resulted in proposal approval and additional school funding upwards of $150,000.

• Revised and translated Colorado state music standards and FCHS faculty syllabi to embody both CTE Performing Arts and music-specific learning objectives.

• Expanded real-world outcomes for Performing Arts students at FCHS enabling more diverse specialties and foci of integrative musicianship to be taught.

Peer Reviewer of Conference Proposals | American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education - Denver, CO | 2023

Academic leader as a part of the AACTE conference which meets annually and presents research on current practices and trends in the field of educator preparation towards the systemic reform and advancement of current collegiate and K-12 practices. There is a distinct focus on the inclusion of DEI and social justice initiatives towards creating a high-quality, retained, and student-centered teaching workforce.

• Evaluated and considered 11 proposals from various scholars for inclusion into the 2024 Annual Meeting.

• Critically reviewed materials in academic strands of Advancing Innovation and Impact; Resilient Leadership During Unprecedented Times; Education Policy and Advocacy in an Era of Inequality; Deepening the Impact of Education Research and Research to Practice; and Prioritizing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

• Collaborated with distinguished academic practitioners as well as graduate students on utilizing current norms of academic review along with receiving training in the professional skill.

Staff Equity Coalition Member - Poudre School District | Fort Collins, CO | 2022 - Present

Engaged stakeholder and ally for facilitating the review and reform of policy and protocols towards the cultivation of inclusivity, diversity, and equity system-wide in PSD. The coalition is a cross-site collective of educators and staff representative of multiple populations and identity groups.

• Participates in professional development and helps coordinate district-wide intellectual and skill development for willing champions of DEI.

• Brainstorms with multiples levels of district stakeholders towards the purposeful development of organizational strategies around DEI practices that will simultaneously help the district meet its four priorities: Graduate with Options, Literacy, Mental Health and Belonging, and Safety.

• Coordinates with colleagues to foster cultural inclusion with collaborative learning/planning and action.

• Creates action plans that progress towards equitable outcomes for underrepresented groups in various facets of district operations.

Course Proposal Committee Member | Fort Collins High School - Fort Collins, CO | 2022 - Present

Content expert and curricular leader in the assessment and critical evaluation of courses at FCHS to help ensure the site is continuing to meet student needs while proactively addressing real-world applicability. The committee features representation from every curricular department and helps mediate internal disputes and course progressions.

• Evaluates, alongside a cross-departmental team of colleagues, current and new courses in consideration of relevancy, rigor, and inclusion.

• Provides equitable structure for all educators and departments to submit proposals for new courses.

• Facilitates transparency and communication between building and district-level administration with educators towards representing the authentic needs of all students.

President of the Collegiate National Association for Music Education | Colorado State University - Fort Collins, CO | 2019 - 2020

Champion and leader for high-quality undergraduate professional development and community service as a part of the teacher preparation program. The music education studio at CSU is one of the most successful (with a job placement rate of 97%), and NAfME serves as the peer support and governance structures of the student body.

• Created and implemented on-site professional development clinics for the continuing education of undergraduate music education majors.

• Communicated and worked with local northern Colorado music teachers and programs to provide service and outreach.

• Coordinated events and delegated administrative tasks between faculty and a peer leadership team.