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Experience
Drummer
Jun, 1993 - Aug, 1995The Fiends (Misfits Cover Band)
Began my drumming career learning how the play songs by The Misfits, and performing them at local venues like the YMCA :)
Drummer
Feb, 2007 - Jul, 2009The Jenny Kerr Band
Performed with The Jenny Kerr Band, a blues/rock singer/songwriter, in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Special Education Teacher
Oct, 2005 - Sep, 2018Spectrum Center, Soaring Eagle Academy, and Mid-Valley Special Education Cooperative
Spent 13 years teaching students who are moderately to severely affected by Autism. Beginning in Oakland, CA and finishing in the suburbs of Chicago, this work included two years solely focusing on music education, seven years as a classroom teacher, and three years as a teaching assistant and substitute teacher. Additionally, my classroom teacher role included serving as acting principal for Soaring Eagle Academy during one and a half years of my time there.
Owner / Teacher
Aug, 2002 - Jun, 2010In Your Home Lessons
Independently managed a roster of students aged 7 to 56, in the San Francisco Bay Area. All lessons were conducted in students' homes. The majority of lessons were one-on-one and focused on drumset. Additionally, group and private percussion lessons were conducted regularly, including a 6-month class for at-risk young students in San Francisco.
Drummer
Nov, 1999 - May, 2005Drunken Cat Paws
Performed throughout California with Drunken Cat Paws, an instrumental jazz/funk/rock fusion trio.
Drummer / Concert Promoter
Oct, 1995 - Aug, 1997The Castaways
Wrote and performed with The Castaways, a 50's/60's Rockabilly & Surf band. Additionally, co-managed and promoted a loose organization of underground venues in the Western Suburbs of Chicago.
Education
Bachelor's of Music
Sep, 1997 - May, 2001Berklee College of Music
Master's of Education
Sep, 2011 - May, 2013Lewis University
Certifications
LBS1 (Learning Behavioral Specialist 1)
Jun, 2013Illinois Department of Education
Current certification to teach Special Education classes with students aged 5 to 20 in Illinois.
Languages
English
Native Proficiency
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