Education:
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Bachelor Of Music Education - Baylor University
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Master of Music - San Diego State University
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Certificate of Theological Studies - Texas Christian University
Professional Experience
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Choir Director - Heritage Middle School, Grapevine, Texas - 28 years (1992-2020)
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Choir Director - Granger Junior High, National City, California - 4 years (1989 – 1992)
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Music Minister - Heritage UMC - Grapevine, Texas (1994 - 2002)
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Music Minister - Ramona UMC - Ramona California (1989 - 1992)
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Awards and Accomplishments
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Heritage Middle School Choir program earned more than 65 Texas UIL Sweepstakes Honors
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Heritage Middle School Choirs have earned 3 "National Winner" Awards from the National Choral Honors.
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Secondary Choral Music representative group in Austin for the Texas Arts in Education Day (2015)
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Presented a Key to the City in National City California for work with under-served and at risk students at Granger Jr. High
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Included in Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers 8 times
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Selected by CHHS Graduating Senior Students as a Distinguished Teacher 3 times
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PTA Friend of the Children 3 times
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PTA Honorary Lifetime Membership
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Clinic Presenter at TMEA
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Clinic Presenter at TCDA
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Member of TMAA (Active)
I have a passion for empowering those around me. Whether I am working with teachers, groups who are seeking to gain personal strength and spiritual growth, or with students, I strive to empower those whom I encounter. I focus on instruction that is honest, uplifting, and motivating. My life experience as a young widow who faced raising two children along with more than 30 years of public school teaching equips me to address challenges with creative and unique perspectives. I bring an understanding of the obstacles adults face as they strive to meet the demands of life, our culture, and remaining true to their values and beliefs. Additionally, I connect with those who struggle with grief and the feelings of isolation.
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Through decades of working with students, I understand what motivates students, and what is important to them. I have experience with students from under-served inner-city settings and students from suburban areas. I am driven to empower adults to strengthen their teaching skills so they will genuinely connect with students. I am committed to empowering students to understand their own motivations and reasons for the choices they make that will impact the future they can build for themselves. All of this is focused on the objective to strengthen their sense of self and give them the strength to choose the path they determine for themselves.
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I offer a variety of tools to assist those who seek to establish stronger relationships with the people they impact in their homes, at work, and in school.
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