About Me
"About Me" is a misnomer. It's
not about me. It is about God's work in my life because it is He who has
blessed me.
"
If anyone is
in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!" (2 Corinthians 5:17)
Music
Background
• Director, Praise Team, Gaithersburg
Presbyterian Church (Gaithersburg, MD), 2000 to present (link to GPC Praise Team)
• Hymn Composer; choral music arranger
• More than 40 years wonderful experience
playing piano, hymns, and contemporary Christian music for congregational worship and church choirs
• Trained in church music and classical music; played professionally with a dance band in the Washington, DC area
Church Background
• Member (since 1991) and Elder (since 1993), Gaithersburg Presbyterian Church, Gaithersburg, Maryland. Co-founded the Growth & Evangelism Ministry. Active in Music Ministry.
• Member (1973-1990), Faith United Methodist Church, Rockville, Maryland. Served as Chair, Council on Ministries and as Co-Teacher, Adult Bible Study.
Education
• MBA, with honors, University of Maryland
• MS, George Washington University
• BA, Gettysburg College
Inspiration and Affiliations
My inspiration is from God, and my music is from my heart. Music is my "occupassion."
I am a member of the the Presbyterian Association of Musicians, the Hymn Society in the United States and Canada, and the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society.