PROFESSIONALISM AND EXPERIENCE

Diverse background in sciences, music, mentoring, and tutoring. Excellent communication, leadership,

and listening skills. Fluent in French and English.

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EDUCATION

2022 RCM Teaching with the RCM Piano Syllabus and Celebration Series

2022 RCM Toronto Intensive Workshop​

2022 Canadian Federation of Music Teachers' Association Conference 

2019 Participation at the Royal Conservatory of Music Summer Summit: Artistry & Innovation

2018​ Participation at the Royal Conservatory of Music Summer Summit: Music For All

2017 Recertified Tissue Bank Specialist Certification, AATB, USA

2017 Participation at the Royal Conservatory of Music Summer Summit: Transform your Teaching

2016 Participation at the Royal Conservatory of Music Summer Summit: Exploring the Language of Music, Toronto, ON

2015 Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM) Advanced Specialist, Piano, Toronto, ON

2011 Certified Tissue Bank Specialist Certification, AATB, USA

2008 The University of Western Ontario, M.Sc. in Medical Biophysics, London, ON

​2006 The University of Western Ontario, Honors B.M.Sc. in Microbiology and Immunology, London, ON

​2002 Lester B. Pearson College of the Pacific, Bilingual Baccalaureate Certificate, Victoria, BC

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CAREER EXPERIENCE

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​2012 to present       Piano and theory teacher, private business, London and St. Thomas, ON

Provide piano lessons and theory with the Royal Conservatory of Music curriculum

Instructed in Blind River from 1998-2003

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2010 to present       Tissue Recovery Coordinator, Ontario Health, Trillium Gift of Life Network, London, ON

Perform the surgical recovery of eye tissue from deceased donors.

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2004 - 2010 Research/Laboratory Assistant, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, ON

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ACADEMIC DISTINCTIONS/SCHOLARSHIPS AND ORGANIZATIONS​

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2012-current Certified Tissue Bank Specialist by the American Association of Tissue Banks

2010-2021 Member of the American Association of Tissue Banks

2002-2005 The Canadian Millennium Scholarship Foundation Provincial Excellence Award

2002 The Western Scholarship of Distinction

2000-2002 Full Scholarship to Lester B. Pearson College of the Pacific, Victoria BC

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