I am a life-long musician. I sing, play the piano, clarinet, alto recorder, and melodica, and compose and arrange songs for various instruments. I studied music education at Doane College (Crete, NE), theater, English, and art at Southwest MN State University, and massage therapy at St Paul College. I have performed with the St. Anthony Civic Orchestra, St. Anthony Community Theater, Calliope Women's Chorus, and One Voice Mixed Chorus. When COVID affected my primary job as a myofascial massage therapist for performers and people dealing with pain relief/pain management, I was able to spend more time composing, writing, and leading online enneagram workshops. This led to the birth of Kintsugi Publications (self-publishing business for music, poetry, and stories) as an addition to my myofascial work and enneagram teaching. I became a member of ASCAP, wrote and recorded my first album of 9 enneagram songs (premiered in Canada April of 2022), and arranged original solo compositions for SATB choir. I'm currently notating all of my handwritten scores into software, composing songs for upcoming enneagram workshops, working on a song commission and an art commission, and a multi-movement piece for choir and band about the Tulsa Race Riot Massacre.
