PROFESSIONAL ACADEMIC & EXECUTIVE HISTORY

CEO, Artistic Director, Master Artist/Performance Coach
Stagebound, Inc.
(New York, NY | Los Angeles, CA)

● Executive Producer & Artistic Director, "Decolonized: The Matriarchs" Conceive and direct a curated musical narrative exploring the intersection of Black womanhood and vocal heritage, utilizing Dr. Daina Ramey Berry's scholarship (A Black Woman's History of the United States) as a foundational framework to decenter Eurocentric narratives in classical and folk vocal literature.

● Executive Producer & Artistic Director, "In Her Key," Conceive, direct, and produce theatrical showcases, galas, and concert series, including "A Salute to the US Presidential Scholars," and “Stagebound Presents.” scholarships for workshop participants and clients.

● Offer “Stagebound Masterworks” masterclasses with renowned Broadway, Pop, Jazz, and Classical artists, such as Chris Jackson, Norm Lewis, Francesca Harper, and Randy Graff. national tours, film, and TV.

● Oversee all executive operations, including multi-year budgeting, strategic programming, staffing, marketing, and high-donor fundraising securing full participant scholarships.

● Direct, coach, and manage a rotating worldwide client roster across elementary, high school, collegiate, and professional levels, successfully placing artists on Broadway, Off-Broadway, national tours, film, and TV.

● Vocal and Performance Coach/Consultant for GRAMMY CAMP (East Coast), Converse Rubber Tracks Studio, Brooklyn, NY.

Associate Professor of Practice, Vocal Arts, Opera, Musical Theatre, and Contemporary Music | University of Southern California, Thornton School of Music (Los Angeles, CA)

● Chair & Director, Musical Theatre: Organized, led, and mentored departmental faculty; tripled program enrollment, modernized curriculum for inclusivity, and dramatically increased student placements in major professional productions.

● Taught and mentored 175+ students each semester (~350+ annually) while generating over $4 million in annual departmental programming revenue across core classes, ensembles, and applied voice instruction.

● Authored, conceptualized, and implemented core undergraduate and graduate courses, including “The Broadway Musical: Reflections of American Diversity,” “Vocal Performance and Production,” two series of “Musical Theatre Workshop, I & II,” “and “Performance Practices of the African American Spiritual” (designed for graduate and undergraduate classical Vocal Arts majors in response to social justice movements).

● Directed and Produced "In Her Key" Women's Voices of Broadway Cabaret, The Ebell of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.

● Presented “The Essence of Singing” and “Vocal Poise in Ensemble Performance” workshops for the Choral Directors Leadership Conference, Los Angeles, CA.

● Presented “The Importance of Vocal Health” workshops at the School of Dramatic Arts Orientation.

● Presented performance workshops to Helsinki’s Sibelius Academy on “Contemporary Musical Theatre Performance” and “Performance Practices of the African American Spiritual.”

● Founded the Executive Foundational American Heritage Performance Collective.

● Mentored the student-directed film “The Principles of Progeny.”

● Presented performance workshops for Helsinki's Sibelius Academy.

● Coached classical singers and classical collaborative pianists on audition and performance practices from the musical theatre canon. Coached members from the classical strings department on instrumental arrangements of African American Spirituals for performance.

● Awarded the Thornton School of Music Faculty Award for Excellence in Service.

● Elected to and served on numerous committees, including the Accreditation committee, Faculty Council, Dean Search Advisory Committee, and Thornton Choral Faculty Search Committee.

Full-Time Adjunct Professor of Vocal Performance | New York University, Tisch School of the Arts (New York, NY)

● Taught and mentored 90+ students each semester (~180+ annually) across large-group classes, advanced acting/singing workshops, vocal performance classes, and high-level individual coaching.

● Maintained a private studio of exceptionally gifted juniors and seniors for weekly applied voice lessons and advanced performance coaching in preparation for professional auditions.

● Served as Vocal and Performance Coach/Consultant for major NYU mainstage productions.

● Interviewed, consulted, and recommended voice faculty for the NYU/New Studio on Broadway program.

● Coached students for public masterclasses featuring renowned Broadway guest artists.

● Served as an Artistic and Audition Evaluator for incoming and current student admissions and juries.

● Designed audition and callback strategies for advanced students, liaising directly with professional casting directors and talent agencies.

● Developed and led vocal performance intensives, summer programs, and workshops for Broadway, national tours, and commercial cabarets.

YoungArts.org | Presidential Scholars of the Arts: Master Artist, National Panelist, Director, Vocal Consultant, Classical Voice Instruction and Musical Theatre Coach

● Created qualification, rules, and curriculum for the classical voice division of the national arts competition, YoungArts, Miami, Florida.

● Evaluated and coached the nation’s most gifted young classical singers for the livestreamed YoungArts Showcase performance, New World Center, Miami, Florida.

● Member of the Creative Team and Vocal and Performance Coach/Consultant for the US Presidential Scholars showcase and exhibition, Smithsonian and the Kennedy Center, Washington, DC

● Awarded the YoungArts Distinguished Teacher recognition, the Kennedy Center, Washington, DC

● Vocal and Performance Coach/Consultant and Creative Team Member for Regional YoungArts Winners, Mikhail Baryshnikov Arts Center, New York, New York

● Directed and coached YoungArts winners for all competitions, including the Showcase Competition and Awards Competition, YoungArts, New World Center, Jewel Box & Gallery, Miami, Florida.

Assistant Professor (Classical Voice) | Kennesaw State University (Kennesaw, GA) Artist in Residence

● Served on the Planning and Design committee for the Board of Regents.

● Founded the First Performance Club "fp" for graduate and undergraduate performance majors.

● Developed and presented vocal technique masterclasses for graduate and undergraduate music majors.

● Academic Advisor for graduate and undergraduate music majors.

● Maintained a studio of weekly applied voice lessons for graduate and undergraduate students.

● Initiated weekly studio performance classes.

● Performed numerous concerts and public recitals, including guest appearances with celebrated symphonies and national organizations.

Head of Vocal Division | The Fine Arts Center (Greenville, SC)

● Authored, created, and developed an inclusive and expansive curriculum for gifted magnet high school students.

● Revised the curriculum to expand from only classical repertoire to multiple genres of music, including classical, classical sacred, musical theatre, pop, and jazz.

● Maintained daily classes including voice lessons, performance coaching, IPA, diction, audition preparation and practice, acting the song, and vocal poise and presentation.

● Coached numerous student winners in NATS and Classical Singer competitions

● Designed, staged, and directed all showcase performances appearances with celebrated symphonies and national organizations.