I was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1966. One Christmas when I was five years old, I received my first piano - a toy piano - much like the kind Schroeder played (from Charlie Brown fame). I took to it quickly, and was soon enrolled in piano lessons. Not too much later, my parents invested in a real, full-sized piano.

Fast forward to college... I became a music major at UW-Superior, and then UW-Stevens Point, where I earned my degree in Composition/Theory. It was in Point that I landed my first teaching position as a private piano instructor with the conservatory.

I moved from Stevens Point back to the Milwaukee area in 1990. There I met my husband, Todd. His family owned a local music store and I started teaching piano there. In 1993 we married, and went on to have two beautiful boys - Nick (1995) and Andy (1999).

In 2001 I started a new adventure in music - I found Plank Road Publishing (MusicK8 Magazine)
and became a music editor there. Eventually I had a few recorder tunes published
​with Plank Road, as well as one sacred vocal selection.

In 2011 I "retired" from my day job as a music editor,
and now I spend my time working here in my home studio!
I love to create multitrack music videos on Youtube, and since I started that,
I've been able to build up a small business selling sheet music
​arrangements and learning tracks packages.
​I'm so happy to be able to do what I love most - make music!