Curriculum vitae

Education

Doctor of Musical Arts (Organ Performance)
University of Kansas, 2008
     Organ study with James Higdon 
    D.M.A. Document—“The Embodiment of Harmony: A History of Organs
     in the Roman Catholic Cathedrals of Omaha Culminating in an Organ by
     Martin Pasi with Two Temperaments” (Defended 16 July 2007)

Master of Music (Organ Performance and Literature)
University of Notre Dame, 1992
     Organ study with Craig Cramer and David Boe

Bachelor of Music (Church Music/Organ)
St. Olaf College, 1988
     Organ study with John Fergson and Robert Thompson
     Choral conducting study with Kenneth Jennings
     Voice study with Robert Scholz

Professional History

2010-present
Lecturer
School of Music / Division of Organ and Church Music
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

2008-present
Music Director 
St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Parish
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas
Leawood, Kansas

2000-2008
Executive Director
Saint Cecilia Schola Cantorum
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha
Omaha, Nebraska

2003-2004
Artist in Residence
Visitation Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph
Kansas City, Missouri

2001-2003
Visiting Lecturer
The Liturgical Institute
University of Saint Mary of the Lake
Mundelein, Illinois

1998-2003
Director of Music / Cathedral Organist
Saint Cecilia Cathedral
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha
Omaha, Nebraska

1997-1998
Director of Liturgy and Music
Our Lady of the Presentation Church
Roman Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph
Lee’s Summit, Missouri

1996-1997
Director of Music
St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

1993-1996
Director of Liturgy and Music / Cathedral Organist
Cathedral of Saint Paul
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Paul-Minneapolis
St. Paul, Minnesota

1992-1993
Director of Liturgical Music
St. Pius X Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend
Granger, Indiana

1990-1992
Graduate Assistant
Basilica of the Sacred Heart
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, Indiana

1988-1990
Director of Music and Worship
Church of Saint Mary
Roman Catholic Diocese of New Ulm
Willmar, Minnesota