"In addition to being a bona fide nerd, I am a teacher born. My love and enthusiasm for teaching and learning come before everything. And it is my wide-eyed appreciation for learning that I mean to impart to those under my tutelage.

My raison d'être is in guiding the development of critical skills, whether that's through the traditional academic research argument or in basic listening, speaking, reading, writing.

And, yes, I am also a classically trained musician and vehement advocate for thorough music education, not just training in performance techniques."