
TRAINING
Training & Education
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Acting
City Academy London
• Acting on Film: Tom Colley
• Meisner Technique: Dan Cohen
American Conservatory Theater (ACT) Studio
• Advanced Acting
Berkeley Repertory Theater
• Advanced Acting
• Advanced Film Acting
Shakespeare and Company - Dennis Krausnick
• Advanced Shakespeare Workshop
University of San Francisco Performing Arts & Social Justice
• Solo Performance: Michelle Maxson
• Scene Study: Ken Sonkin
• Theater & Social History: Christine Young
Santa Rosa Junior College Theater Arts Department
• Shakespeare Workshop: Leslie McCauley
• Advanced Acting Workshop: Laura Downing Lee
• Film Acting & Voice Over: Reed Martin
• Musical Theater Techniques: Leira Satlof
• Multicultural Theater: John Shillington
• World Theater: Laura Downing Lee
• Intro to Theater History: John Shillington
• Mime, Movement & Improv: Eliot Fintushel
• Theatrical Makeup for Stage & Film: Maryanne Scozzari
Workshops
• Shakespeare and Company - Dennis Krausnick
• American Conservatory Theater (ACT) Studio - Advanced Acting
• Berkeley Repertory Theater - Advanced Acting
• Improv Technique - David Book
• The Craft of Film Acting - Patrick McNamara
• Advanced Acting Workshop - SRJC
• Advanced Shakespeare Workshop - SRJC
• Opera Training Workshop - Jody Benecke
• Opera Training Workshop - Jeanne Piland
Singing
Vocal Coaches
• Lynn Asher
• Jamie Chamberlin
• Jody Benecke
• Mark Krats
• Donna Bruno
• Carol Menke
Choirs
• University of San Francisco Choir - Rebecca Seeman
• USF Chamber Singers - Rebecca Seeman
• The St. Cecilia Choir - Carol Menke
• Concert Choir - Jody Benecke
• Oak Tones A Capella Group - Stacey Rutz
• Santa Rosa Children's Choir - Carol Menke
Music
Instrumental
• Piano: Gwen Churchill, Monica Crevelli-Salle, & Ed Cupman
• Guitar: Ron Atchison
Education
• Music Theory & Musicianship: Dr. Mark Anderman
• Introduction to Opera: Pamela Kamatani
Dance
• San Francisco Academy of Ballet - Richard Gibson
• Santa Rosa Dance Theater: Tamara Statkoun & Gina Ness
• Ballet California: Keith Martin & BJ Martin
• Modern / Contemporary - Lines Ballet
• Jazz / Lyrical: Lines Ballet, Broadway Dance Center
• Hip Hop: The Movement Lab & Breakthrough Dance
• Tap: Nina Raggio & Connee Lutz
• Flamenco: Señora Elena Marlowe
• Ballroom: Stephen Nordquist
Ice Skating
• Head Coach: Choeleen Laudagin
• Coach / Choreographer: Lisa Navarro
• Coach / Choreographer: Rudy Galindo
• Coach: Angelo Dagostino
• Coach: David Glynn
• Ice Dance: Paul Spruell
• Ice Dance / Tests: Ainis Lejins
Education
• University of San Francisco, San Francisco CA - Performing Arts & Social Justice
• Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa CA - Theater Arts / Dance
• Santa Rosa High School, Santa Rosa CA - Art Quest Program - Dance
Awards
Theater
• San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Awards - Nominee: Featured Actor in a Musical (Kismet)
• Two Time Nominee - Irene Ryan Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival
• Marquee Theater Journalists Association Awards - Nominee: Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical (Illyria)
Academic
• University of San Francisco Dean's Honor Roll
• Santa Rosa Junior College Dean's Honor Roll
Figure Skating
• Artistic National Showcase Champion
• Two Time "Most Artistic Free Skate" - Crystalline Classic
• Most Artistic Free Skate - CCIA Competition
• Most Artistic Free Skate - St. Moritz Figure Skating Club
• Crystalline Classic overall winner
• Three Time Spring Preview overall winner
• Two Time Gold Rush Ice Skating Competition overall winner
Other Skills
• Aerial Silks
• Ice Skating
• Roller Blading
• Ballet / Pointe
• Stage Combat
• Lifeguarding / Swim Instructor
• Certified in C.P.R.
• American Sign Language 2
• Stage Flight Training
Technical Experience & Appreciation
• Documentary Film - Director & Producer
• Stage Management
• Assistant to the Director (on multiple productions)
• Theatrical Makeup Design for the Stage and Film
• Stage Lighting Hang and Focus