TRAINING
Training & Education
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Acting
City Academy London
• Acting on Film: Tom Colley
• Meisner Technique: Dan Cohen
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American Conservatory Theater (ACT) Studio
• Advanced Acting
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Berkeley Repertory Theater
• Advanced Acting
• Advanced Film Acting
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Shakespeare and Company - Dennis Krausnick
• Advanced Shakespeare Workshop
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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 Workshops: Leslie McCauley
• Advanced Acting Workshops: Laura Downing Lee
• Film Acting & Voice Over: Reed Martin
• Musical Theater Techniques: Leira Satlof
• Multicultural Theater: John Shillington
• World Theater: Laura Downing Lee
• Mime, Movement & Improv: Eliot Fintushel
• Theatrical Makeup for Stage & Film: Maryanne Scozzari
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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
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Singing
Vocal Coaches
• Lynn Asher
• Jamie Chamberlin
• Jody Benecke
• Mark Krats
• Donna Bruno
• Carol Menke
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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
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Dance
• San Francisco Academy of Ballet : Richard Gibson
• Santa Rosa Dance Theater : Tamara Statkoun & Gina Ness
• Ballet California : Keith Martin & BJ Martin
• Lines Ballet : Modern / Contemporary
• Broadway Dance Center
• The Movement Lab
• Breakthrough Dance
• Tap Intensive : Nina Raggio
• Flamenco Workshops : Señora Elena Marlowe
• Ballroom : Stephen Nordquist
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Ice Skating
* Double Gold Medalist *
• 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
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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