Played in the band (trombone), piano; won the John Phillip Sousa Band Award, Wisconsin Honors Academic Scholarship, Two Rivers Washington High School graduate
College Career
Bachelor’s in Instrumental Music Education, UW–Green Bay; Master’s in Music Education, Master’s in Educational Leadership, and Ph.D. in Curriculum/Instruction, UW–Madison
Professional Achievements
Band Director in LeRoy, MN, Marion, WI, Rice Lake WI; bands marched 5 NFL games, Wisconsin National Band Association Convention, Wisconsin Music Educators Conference
Trombonist in Green Bay Packer Band; conductor trombonist in pit orchestras in Madison area, including Evansville Community Theater’s “The Music Man” (2003)
As school superintendent, facilitated the passage of a referendum (2000) that included the high school and Performing Arts Center
Co-produced “Lion King Jr”, at Wauzeka-Steuben School District (2019)
Additional Accomplishments
Staff Member of the Year — Wauzeka-Steuben School District (2018), Evansville Citizen of the Year (2000), Evansville FFA Golden Heart Award (2002), Bolz Fellow/UW Madison (1991), Wisconsin State FFA Distinguished Service Award/FFA Band (1991), Rice Lake School District’s Outstanding Young Educator (1984)
