I was born and raised in Oklahoma City, and have been a member of Epiphany parish since 1980. I am married, have a son and two daughters and three grandchildren. I went through the religious education program at Epiphany and was a member of the Youth Group. It has been great for me to see my children go through these same programs and become involved in the life of the parish.

I started my life as a musician with piano lessons when I was about 8 years old. While in grade school I took piano lessons several years, and a similar amount of lessons on the Cello. I am self-taught on the guitar and many other instruments. I have always been grateful for those few years of lessons where I learned to read music. For the last several years I have gone to the summer guitar school offered by the National Pastoral Musicians Organization with several other members of the contemporary choir. We have enjoyed these opportunities for personal growth, and feel that we bring a lot back to the whole group.

As director of the contemporary choir my hope is that we continue to grow as a group both musically and spiritually as contributors to the beauty of the liturgy. I also hope that perhaps other instruments might be introduced into the group to enhance that growth.