Education and Musical Training

St. Leo University, BA in Business Administration/Management Specialization-2005; graduated with honors; member of Delta, Epsilon, Sigma; National Dean's List, 2002-2005.

Regis University, MBA in Marketing-2007; graduated with honors; National Dean's List, 2005-2007.

I am a classically trained violinist, pianist, and soprano. I enjoy singing everything from arias, art songs, and lieder, to Broadway showtunes and contemporary music.

Interests

I love to read, write, watch movies, perform, travel, and spend time with my family.

Favorite Books

I love historical fiction, classics, Gothics, fantasy, young adult literature, non-fiction, history, memoirs, short stories, and contemporary novels. My favorite books include Dracula, The Black Tulip, The Other Boleyn Girl, I Capture the Castle, David Copperfield, The Woman in White, The Turn of the Screw, Mary Reilly, Emma, The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings, The Chronicles of Narnia, The King of Elfland's Daughter, Silverlock, The Bunnicula series, the Last Apprentice series, The Six Wives of Henry VIII, The Thirteenth Tale, and anything by Georgette Heyer, Victoria Holt/Jean Plaidy, P. G. Wodehouse, and Edgar Allan Poe.

Favorite Music

I enjoy classical music, showtunes, The Eagles, Roxette, Celine Dion, Disco, 80's music, and movie soundtracks.

Favorite Movies

My favorite movies include:  Jaws, Pirates of the Caribbean I, II, & III, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The Chronicles of Narnia:  Prince Caspian, Gladiator, Ben-Hur, the Indiana Jones trilogy, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Batman Begins, Willow, Return to Oz, Dragonslayer, Ella Enchanted, Jurassic Park, Alien, Corpse Bride, Van Helsing, Anne of the Thousand Days, Anastasia (1997), The Great Race, Some Like It Hot, Fiddler on the Roof, The Court Jester, Wonderman, The Phantom of the Opera, Finding Neverland, Monsters, Inc., Ghostbusters I & II, Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice (2005), Wives & Daughters, The Princess Bride, The Princess Diaries I & II, Transformers, Casino Royale, Terminator Salvation, and several others.

Other Favorites

Some of my favorite shows are:  NCIS, Psych, As Time Goes By, and Hetty Wainthropp Investigates.