She taught both in Ukraine and Russia. Now she has been teaching in Melbourne. Nellie started her piano study since she was five years old. She graduated from the State Odessa Music School, the State Odessa Music College and the State Musical Conservatoire with honours. She completed Master in music performance from Monash University. Besides being a teacher, she is also an accompanist. She worked as an accompanist in the State Odessa College of Arts, Monash University and Wesley College. Many times her students were winners of the Dandenong Musical Festival and the Mordialloc Eisteddfod; a few of them won some prestigious private school scholarships and scholarships to the Victoria College of Arts. Some of her VCE students studied in University of Melbourne, Monash University and Deakin University. She enjoys a traditional Russian, blended with European approach to teach. Now she runs her own piano school.