Chair, Music Department
Associate Professor

Education

Central Michigan University, Bachelor Music Education
Michigan State University, Masters of Music Composition
Roland Corporation, Synthesizer Training
Bowling Green State University, Media 100 Video Training

Recent Awards and Achievements

• 1985 Patents – First Digital Jukebox, Audiocomp
• 2007 Patents – My-Gig-Rig a custom keyboard stand for the professional musician
• 1970-2007 – Many presentations for Michigan Band and Orchestra Association
• Toured Europe and Scandinavian countries with jazz group
• Regularly perform throughout Michigan, Ohio and Ontario, Canada
• Former director of the Toledo Jazz Orchestra

Teaching Philosophy

“Honesty, the ability to organize, order and solve problems, compartmentalize and retrieve information and live a creative life style is what I wish to give my students. I practice what I teach and model a lifestyle that encompasses a love for people, books, technology, creating a finished product and entrepreneurship. I teach to create citizens that are inquisitive, flexible, creative, project oriented and love to learn new and exciting things In order to be successful in this world.”