January 2015 - Present | Assistant Professor, Nova Southeastern University ‐ Halmos College of Arts and Sciences - Department of Communications, Media, and the Arts | |
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May 2008 - Present | Founder / Owner: Composer, Producer, Sound Designer, Music Consultant, NIZCO MUSIC, LLC | |
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2015 - 2016 | Visiting Music Faculty, Nova Southeastern University | |
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2012 - 2014 | Music Teacher, Miami-Dade County Public Schools | |
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2009 - 2011 | Substitute Teacher K-12, U.S. Department of Defense Education Activity ‐ Fort Bragg Schools | |
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2008 | Music Teacher, Miami-Dade County Public Schools | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Professional Service and Affiliations
Member, Academic Internal Review Committee, Nova Southeastern University | Member, Alliance for Women Film Composers | Member, Association for Popular Music Education | Member, Broadcast Music, Inc. | Member, Broward Cultural Council (Broward County Cultural Division) | Member, College Music Society | Member, Events Management Committee, Nova Southeastern University | Member, Multicultural Affairs Committee, Nova Southeastern University | Member, Multidisciplinary Studies Curriculum Committee, Nova Southeastern University | Member, Music Major Curriculum Committee, Nova Southeastern University | Manager, Pelagic Sound Studio, Nova Southeastern University | Member, Recruiting and Retention Committee, Nova Southeastern University | Member, Society of Composers & Lyricists | Member, The Recording Academy | Member, Undergraduate Retention Council, Nova Southeastern University |
Honors and Awards
- (2019) NAMM / College Music Society Fellows Award / Grant Recipient
- (2019) Hit Like A Girl International Contest Award Recipient
- (2012) Composers Fellowship Award Recipient - Vermont College of Fine Arts
- (2004) Bertha Foster Music Scholarship - University of Miami
Courses
- Conducting
- Freshman Seminar/First Year Experience University course
- Ensemble
- Applied Lessons
- Music Business
- Film Music Studies
- Musicology
- Music Appreciation
- Music Production and Technology
- Music Composition
- Music Theory
2014 | M.F.A., Music Composition, Vermont College of Fine Arts | |
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2008 | B.M., Music in Instrumental Performance, University of Miami | |
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