Chronological Listing of both Full-time and Part-time Employment:

~ Director of Music Ministries - United Methodist Church, Fredericksburg, TX (4/2007)
~ Assistant Band Director - Harper ISD (8/2006)
~ Minister of Music - First Baptist Church, Ingram, TX (7/2006)
~ Band Instructor - Vanguard Christian Institute (8/2005)
~ Choir Instructor - Geneva School of Boerne (8/2004)
~ Minister of Music - St. Mark Presbyterian Church, Boerne, TX (5/2003)
~ Band and Choir Instructor - Ingram ISD (8/2001)
~ Music Director - St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Kerrville, TX (3/2001)
~ Managing Editor - American Portal Corporation/Texas Ministries (12/1999)
~ Associate Minister of Music - Trinity Baptist Church, San Antonio (9/1989)
~ Interim Minister of Music - Red Bank Baptist Church, Tulsa, OK (8/1988)
~ Interim Minister of Music & Youth - Broadway Baptist Church, Sand Springs, OK (3/1987)
~ Assistant Hotel Manager - Sheraton Inn - Tulsa Airport (2/1986)
~ Band and Choir Instructor - Metro Christian Academy (8/1985)
~ Assistant Orchestra Director - First Baptist Church, Tulsa, OK (8/1985)
~ Minister of Music & Youth - First Baptist Church, Atoka, OK (5/1982)
~ Band and Orchestra Instructor - Dunbar Middle School, Ft. Worth, TX (9/1980)
~ Music Assistant - Travis Avenue Baptist Church, Ft. Worth, TX (1/1979)
~ Minister of Music - Calvary Baptist Church, Shawnee, OK (8/1976)
~ Varous Earlier Employment

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Director of Music Ministries
Fredericksburg United Methodist Church
March 2006 to current
1800 North Llano Street
Fredericksburg, TX 78624

Overall supervision of all musical groups and planning, rehearsing and directing weekly anthems for the Chancel Choir as well as the special musical events in the year: Easter special services, Christmas Musicals/Cantatas, and Fredericksburg Annual Fireworks July 4th Concert at the park.  
Coordinating, planning and performing in our Praise Band for the contemporary worship times using midi equipment and arranging songs for each weekly worship time.
Responsible for children and youth choirs, establishing the Kid's Music Academy in response to poor showing in previous years for children's choirs.  Special attention given to helping home-school kids to have an additional music education opportunity.
Occasional work with instruments including arranging parts for music which doesn't have instrumental accompaniment.

Assistant Band Director / Elementary Music
Harper Schools
September 2005 to June 2006
PO Box 69
Harper, TX 78631

Assist in all areas of the HS Band management and direction. Plan curriculum for beginning band program and Elementary grades K-6.

Minister of Music
First Baptist Church of Ingram
January 2005 to May 2005
405 Main Street
Ingram, TX 78025

Part-time supervision of music ministry including planning song services and rehearsing and directing Adult Choir.  Planning special services for Easter and Christmas including musicals.

Band Instructor
Vanguard Christian Institute
September 2005 to Present
43360 IH 10 West
Boerne, TX 78006

Rehearse and direct beginning, Junior and Senior High School instrumental programs and curriculum; prepare yearly schedules for performances and contests; write and arrange necessary parts to fill in missing voices.

Choral Instructor
Geneva School of Boerne
January 2005 to May 2005
113 Cascade Cavers Road
Boerne, TX 78015

I was asked to begin a choral program at the school for grades 4 - 7. Not many students volunteered to give up an hour after school, but we ended the year with a good group of a dozen girls that enjoyed most of the music that they sang, and did a pretty good job.

Minister of Music
St. Mark Presbyterian Church
May 2003 to March 2006
208 West Bandera Street
Boerne, TX 78006

Plan music for both traditional and contemporary worship times. Organize, plan and direct Praise Team for contemporary worship, and Chancel Choir for traditional. Creating new music groups within congregation including orchestra and handbells. Organize, plan and direct yearly musical productions for Easter and Christmas seasons. (Part-time)

Band & Choir Instructor
Ingram Middle School & Tom Moore High School
August 2001 to May 2003
510 College St
Ingram, TX 78025
 
Band Instructor - Rehearse and direct the Beginning and Middle School Bands. Assist in the rehearsal and planning of the Senior High School instrumental programs and curriculum; prepare yearly schedules for performances, football games, festivals and contests; teach private instrumental lessons, assist in the writing and arranging of halftime shows for games and contests; oversee Color Guard and Winter Guard programs.
Choral Instructor - Rehearse and direct the new Middle School choir at Ingram.

Music Director
St. Paul's United Methodist Church
April 2001 to April 2003
135 Methodist Encampment Road
Kerrville, TX 78028
(830) 895-2212

Coordinate music for worship times. Rehearse Praise Team and Choir for two different styles of worship. Design and conduct musical productions for Easter and Christmas seasons. (Part-time)

Managing Editor
American Portal Corporation/Texas Ministries
December 1999 to January 2001
4736 Shavano Oak
San Antonio, TX 78249

Designing web page look and feel for Christ Harvest portals, managing and editing article content to the online magazine, configuring editor management system to control 160 pages of content, writing interactive pages using Macromedia Flash, HTML and Java. (Full-time)

Associate Minister of Music
Trinity Baptist Church
September 1989 to August 1999
319 East Mulberry
San Antonio, TX 78212
(210) 733-6201

Instrumental Music Ministry - Rehearsing and directing the Sanctuary Orchestra; writing and arranging for instrumentation and choral accompaniments using Finale (computer program); coordinating Preludes and Offertories; scheduling outside concerts and performances; write and lay-out weekly newsletter; developing lay leadership through officers; managing instrumental library; purchasing needed equipment and instruments; writing special arrangements for Chorale and Orchestra including the Living Christmas Tree; recruiting and training new instrumentalists; oversee operations of Trinity School of Music.

Youth Music - Rehearsing and directing both youth choirs, Reflections (Middle School grades 7 & 8) and Mainstream (High School grades 9 through 12); planning yearly calendar of performances, retreats and summer mission trips; writing and arranging special songs for younger voices (cambiata) to use with Reflections; writing and arranging songs for Reflections and Mainstream using computer and midi accompaniments; coordinate student leadership through choir officers; write and lay-out weekly newsletter; webmaster for now defunked Youth Choirs web page - write musicals for both choirs; working with Student Ministry to coordinate joint efforts in training students; training and directing camp musicians  plan and coordinate fund-raising activities; administer, rehearse, and direct youth praise team; organize and direct youth instrumentalists.

Senior Adult Music - Rehearse and direct J.O.Y Choir (Just Older Youth); select or arrange songs for program; schedule and plan yearly calendar of performances outside of church at nursing facilities; plan trips out of town; coordinate lay leadership through choir officers.

Other Duties - Fill in for Minister of Music during absences; set-up and administer Novell computer network throughout church offices; writing or finding computer programs to better handle office duties including library, attendance, finances, fund-raising and ticket sales. Authoring website for church using FrontPage and NetObjects Fusion. (Full-time)

Interim Minister of Music
Red Fork Baptist Church
August 1988 to May 1989
2821 West 40th
Tulsa, OK 74107
(918) 446-4445
 
Rehearse and direct the Adult and Youth Choirs; plan and lead worship services; schedule soloists; plan and direct summer youth mission trip; plan, rehearse and direct Christmas Pageant and Easter Musical.

Interim Minister of Music & Youth
Broadway Baptist Church
March 1987 to August 1988
1000 Adams Road
Sand Springs, OK 74063
 
Plan and organize youth materials and studies; rehearse and direct the Adult and Youth Choirs; plan and lead worship services; schedule soloists; plan and direct summer youth mission trip; plan, rehearse and direct special musicals and dramatic programs for Christmas and Easter.