Doctor of Musical Arts in Conducting, Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY; Master of Music in Conducting, Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY; Bachelor of Music in Clarinet Performance and Composition, Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY; Master of Science in Music Education, Hofstra, Long Island, NY; performances as pianist with Third Coast Percussion in Milan, Turin, NYC, and Chicago (Grammy winning album, 2017), and Lucerne Festival Academy Ensemble and Pierre Boulez (Switzerland), performances as conductor and pianist with Ensemble Signal and Steve Reich (NYC), performances as conductor with Ensemble Intercontemporain (Paris), Gerald Alston of the Manhattans, Russell Thompkins, Jr. of the Stylistics, Howard Hewett of Shalamar, American Composers’ Orchestra (NYC), Musicians of the Orchestre national de Lyon (France), East Coast Contemporary Ensemble (Boston and NYC); Conducting and Chamber Music Faculty, Juilliard Preparatory Division (NYC), Director of Orchestras, Newark Academy (Livingston, NJ), Guest Conductor, Tactus Ensemble, Manhattan School of Music (NYC), Guest Conductor, Philharmonic Orchestra, Mannes Preparatory Division (NYC).