Objective
To effectively teach children vocal techniques through proper training exercises.

Qualifications
Professional singer in the Tampa Bay area for seventeen years and Director of two local youth performance ensembles “Standing Ovation & Show Stoppers.”  Also directs "Wee Sing with Mrs. Music", a preschool music program incorporating sign & foreign languages as well as various rhythm instruments & props.  I have performed for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Orlando Magic, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, City of Safety Harbor, the Gramatica Family Soccer Event & many other community events.

Professional Experience

Owner/Director
Standing Ovation Performance Troupe, Tampa, Florida 1999-Present

Individual and group performances at Marriott Stratford Court Nursing Home, Safety Harbor Tree Lighting, Safety Harbor Community Center Grand Opening, Radio Disney Pop Star Contest, St. Petersburg Pier, Fabulous Rockers Show & Dance, Florida State Fair, Strawberry Festival, Children’s Guavaween, Ybor City’s Fiesta Day, Christ the King Carnival, Pasco County Fair, St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital, Joshua House, University of South Florida Basketball, Tampa Bay Rays, Clearwater Threshers, St. Francis of Assisi Carnival, Safety Harbor’s Third Friday Music Series, Rigatoni’s Italian Restaurant, Skyway Park’s Homecoming Tribute, Novemberfest, Santafest, Fusion Show Ruth Eckerd Hall, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Italian Idol Competiton, Festa Italiana, Safety Harbor's Taste Cafe, Columbus Day Commemoration, and the NCAA Baseball Playoffs.

Director
Wee Sing Preschool Music Program
Safety Harbor Library
Dunedin Library
Tarpon Springs Library
Childlife Preschool, Tampa, Florida 2004-present

Vocal Instructor
Self-Employed Palm Harbor, Florida 1996-present
Providing individual private vocal instruction and training for children ages four to eighteen years.

Vocal Instructor
Safety Harbor Community Center 2004-present

Vocal Instructor
Elsa Pardo Dance Center, Tampa, Florida 2006-2008

Vocal Instructor/Music Teacher
Faith Outreach Academy, Tampa, Florida 2006

Vocal Instructor
St. Lawrence Catholic School 2002-2003
Provided vocal instruction during after school program “Spotlight” for children in grades kindergarten through second grade.

Community Relations Assistant
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1997-1999

Education
1996 Bachelor of Arts, University of South Florida