-Bachelor’s degree in Dance Education & thesis on Dance Education in Schools from UMass Amherst
-Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education (UMass)
-Kindergarten teacher for the past 17 years at South Shore Charter Public School, including many original dance performances such as Carnival of the Animals and The Tale of Peter Rabbit and choreography for school musicals including The Wizard of Oz and Annie.
-Former children’s dance and theatre teacher at Bay Colony Performing Arts Academy in Foxboro.
-Lots of community theatre productions (before kids!), and (post-kids) tons of adult dance classes all around the south shore in ballet, tap, and jazz.