Advanced degree in Education, UC Santa Barbara; BA in English Lit, UC Santa Barbara. Fellow NY Cabaret Symposium; faculty, Blue Bear School of Music; faculty, Jazzschool since 2002, private coaching, 30 years; producer, 10 recordings; producer, 25 concerts and instructor/mentor for Jazzschool concert series; bandleader, performing artist, recording artist; awarded Best of the Year in Jazz by the San Francisco Chronicle; visiting clinician, St. John’s U.; graphic artist, web designer.