Board & Staff - The Pops Orchestra

Pops Board and Staff

Board member since 2013 and board president since 2016
Former federal executive holding a variety of senior administrative positions with the Department of Army and Department of Housing and Urban Development
Over 26 years of active and reserve service in the US Army, retiring in 1996
Consultant to over a dozen federal government departments and agencies specializing in continuity of operations, resource management and personnel
Past member and officer of numerous professional, neighborhood, condominium and non-profit boards
Percussionist with the Pops Orchestra

Born in Worcester, England and moved to Florida in 2011
Graduated in 2017 from Manatee School for the Arts where he was President of the Tri-M Music Honors Society
Graduated in 2019 from State College of Florida with an A.A Degree focused in Music Education
General Manager & Part Owner of SeaBreeze Vacation a Family Owned and Operated Vacation Rental & Property Management Company on Anna Maria Island
Plays both Trumpet and Percussion in the Pops
Pops Board Member since 2020

Board member since 2019
Owner of It All Adds Up Bookkeeping Services, LLC, providing bookkeeping services to small-mid size businesses and individuals.
Bachelor of Science in Business with a Concentration in Accounting, Graduated from University of Phoenix with Honors, GPA 3.85
Advanced Certified Quickbooks ProAdvisor
Lifetime Member of the National Business Honor Society

Educator, Writer, Amateur Musician, Former Lawyer and Child Advocate
Juris Doctor degree (University of Miami School of Law)
F.A. in Creative Writing (National University)
Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude, (Howard University)
Secondary teacher for the School District of Manatee County and Adjunct instructor for the Department of Language of Literature of the State College of Florida
Cellist (2009-present) for the Pops Orchestra of Bradenton and Sarasota
Classically trained in piano, violin, and cello
Active Member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and Bradenton/Sarasota (FL) Chapter of The Links, Inc.

Classically trained pianist and flutist.
Tenured graduate faculty member and program coordinator in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at University of South Florida.
At USF, she served as Executive Director for the Florida Center for Partnerships in Arts Integration (PAInT) for five years.
Recently served for seven years as a trustee/director and Vice Chair/Vice President for Education and Outreach on the board of the Perlman Music Program Suncoast

Member of the Board since 2014
Doctor of Musical Arts from State University of New York at Stony Brook
Adjunct Flute Professor at State College of Florida
Principal flute with The Pops Orchestra since 2012
Founding member of Trio Voila
Performed with Sarasota Opera, Venice and Charlotte Symphonies and the Craig Turley Orchestras
Adjunct instructor of flute, saxophone, clarinet at Booker Middle School and Riverview High School
Director of The Hecht School of Music 1999-2007 and Faculty Member at Humboldt State University 1984-1992

Resident of Florida and Ohio.
Voice major at Capital University in Columbus.
Owner of Jack & Jill Boutique, a children’s clothing store.
Member of both the choir and handbell choir at St. Armand’s Key Lutheran Church.
Volunteered with Southeastern Guide Dogs, All Faith’s Food Bank. Save & Serve Ministry, and the Love Center Food Pantry.

Organist/Choir master, St. Mary Magdalene Church, Lakewood Ranch
Music Director, Key of Sea Chorus, Longboat Key
Teacher for Manatee and Sarasota counties
Graduate of Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA
Graduate studies at Pennsylvania State University, Bloomsburg University, Westfield State University and South Florida School of Theological Studies
Former board member of the American Guild of Organists