Before that, she was a choral music educator in the public schools for 24 years. Her work has been published in NAfME's Music Educators Journal and NYSSMA's School Music News and she co-authored a chapter in the book Community Music Today. She has presented at state, division, and national levels on diverse topics such as choral curriculum and assessment, adult music literacy, and cognitive apprenticeship. She also adjudicates and provides clinics in choral work throughout New York State.