ACADEMIC PROFILE

• Teacher-scholar-performer whose work integrates music education research, ensemble artistry, teacher preparation, and community-engaged partnership.
• More than thirty-three years of K-12 music teaching and program leadership, with higher-education teaching in instrumental methods, conducting, ensemble instruction, brass pedagogy, and graduate professional learning.
• Research program focused on pedagogical creativity, adaptive expertise, teacher decision-making, student agency and belonging, and the human dimensions of technology-supported music learning.
• Extensive clinical supervision of one to three student teachers annually from eight universities and colleges, 1995-2026.
• Nationally active conductor, hornist, clinician, presenter, reviewer, festival founder, and professional-organization leader with a record of interdisciplinary and school-community collaboration.

EDUCATION
Boston University | Doctor of Musical Arts, Music Education, 2025
              Dissertation: Pedagogical Creativity: A Multiple Case Study of Concert Band Director Practices
Aurora University | Master of Educational Leadership, 2003
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Master of Music Education, 1997
Illinois State University | Bachelor of Music Education, summa cum laude, 1993
Rock Valley College | Associate of Arts, high honors, 1990

HIGHER EDUCATION TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Elmhurst University, Elmhurst, IL | Adjunct Faculty, 2025-Present

• Varsity Band

VanderCook College of Music, Chicago, IL | MECA Graduate and Continuing Education Instructor, 2014-Present

• Developing the Young Band Sound
• High Brass for Music Educators
• Middle School Topics
• Beginning Band: Laying the Foundation for Years of Success
• Brass Pedagogy for Music Educators

North Central College, Naperville, IL | Adjunct Faculty, 2000-2008

• Advanced Instrumental Conducting
• Brass Methods
• Woodwind Methods

Selected University Guest Teaching and Professional Learning

• Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL, November 21, 2024, Online, "Interview Strategies"
• McMurry University, Abilene, TX, May 1, 2023, Online, "Middle School Topics"
• Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL, April 19, 2023, Online, "Interview Strategies"
• Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL, April 12, 2023, Online, "Classroom Management"
• Illinois State University, Music Education Courses, Normal, IL, October 17, 2022, "Current Topics in Music Education"
• VanderCook College of Music MECA, July 13, 2021, Online, "Help for Your Horn Players"
• Temple University, Composer Diversity in School Instrumental Music Forum, June 29, 2021, Online
• University of Indianapolis, September 16, 2020, Online, Artistic and "Interpretive Elements in John Mackey's Sheltering Sky"
• Elmhurst University, April 7, 2020, Elmhurst, IL, Clinician, "Recruiting & Retention"
• Roosevelt University, April 8, 2020, Clinician, Online, "Classroom Management"
• Illinois State University, March 30, 2020, Normal, IL, Clinician, "Recruiting & Retention"
• Lewisville School District, April 25-28, 2018, Site visit action research at Dallas, TX

K-12 TEACHING AND ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP
Oswego Community Unit School District 308, Oswego, IL | Director of Bands, Traughber Junior High School, 1995-Present

• Lead a comprehensive middle-level instrumental program serving beginning through advanced musicians; direct curricular, rehearsal, assessment, recruitment, retention, and community-engagement initiatives.
• Music for All National Festival invited ensemble (2027); Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic ensemble (2026, 2024, 2018, 2013, 2007); Illinois Music Educators Association All-State Conference formal concerts (2017, 2008, 2000).
• University of Illinois SuperState Concert Band Festival appearances (2025, 2024, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2016, 1999, 1998).
• National Band Association Programs of Excellence Blue Ribbon Award, North Central Division (2025); NAMM SupportMusic Merit Award recipient in multiple years.

Oswego Community Unit School District 308 | Junior High Performing Arts and Band Coordinator, 2007-2020

• Coordinated district-level programming, events, professional collaboration, and curricular initiatives across junior high performing arts programs.

Oswego High School | Marching Band Staff, 2022-2024
Oswego High School | Assistant Band Director, 1995-1999
West Aurora School District 129 | Elementary Band Coordinator; Summer Band and Marching Band Staff, 1993-1995

​CLINICAL SUPERVISION AND MENTORING
Cooperating Teacher for Student-Teaching Placements | One to three interns each academic year,1995-2026
Supervised and mentored preservice music educators in planning, rehearsal pedagogy, classroom management, assessment, reflection, professional communication, and transition to full-time teaching.
Partner institutions: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; University of Iowa; Illinois State University; VanderCook College of Music; Northern Illinois University; Elmhurst University; North Central College; Bowling Green State University.

• Early-Career and Preservice Teacher Development | Invited clinician and course instructor, 2002-Present
• Frequent sessions on beginning-band pedagogy, classroom management, inclusive ensemble practice, interviewing, rehearsal planning, technology integration, and teacher sustainability.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Pedagogical creativity and adaptive expertise in secondary instrumental rehearsals
• Teacher noticing, decision-making, metaphor, ambiguity tolerance, and care-centered pedagogy
• Student agency, belonging, persistence, and equitable access in middle-level ensembles
• Research-practice partnerships, professional learning, and design-based research
• Digital assessment and feedback tools in instrumental music education

RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP
Peer-Reviewed Article
Maxwell, R. J. (2025). Secondary music educators' use of pedagogical creativity in large ensembles during COVID-19 school shutdowns: A literature review. Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 44(1), 9-17. https://doi.org/10.1177/87551233241263771
Dissertation
Maxwell, R. J. (2025). Pedagogical creativity: A multiple case study of concert band director practices (Doctoral dissertation, Boston University). ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global; Boston University OpenBU.
Practitioner Publications
Maxwell, R. J. (2023, December 14). Introducing young percussionists to concert music. MakeMusic Blog.
Maxwell, R. J. (2023, November 16). Five survival tips for the days before break. MakeMusic Blog.
Maxwell, R. J. (2021, Spring). Help for your horn players: Guiding young horn players to success. Illinois Music Educator.
Maxwell, R. J. (2017, January). Six music classroom management strategies. MakeMusic Blog.

​RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS
Maxwell, R. J. (2026, Oct. 1). Pedagogical creativity in the wind band: Teaching as adaptive practice. Research Poster Session. NAfME Biennial Music Research and Teacher Education Conference, Long Beach, CA.
Maxwell, R. J. (2026, April 10). Pedagogical creativity in the band room: Insights from a multiple case study of concert band directors. CBDNA/NBA North Central Division Conference, Ann Arbor, MI.
Maxwell, R. J. (2026, January). Ambiguity tolerance as a catalyst for pedagogical creativity in concert band education. Research Poster Session and Spotlight on Research Session, Illinois Music Educators Conference, Peoria, IL.
Maxwell, R. J. (2024, January). Secondary music educators' use of creative pedagogy during COVID-19 school shutdowns: A literature review. Research Poster Session, Illinois Music Educators Conference, Peoria, IL.
Maxwell, R. J. (2018, April 25-28). School-site action research residency. Lewisville Independent School District, TX.

RESEARCH AGENDA AND EXTERNAL FUNDING POTENTIAL
Active agenda: multi-site and mixed-methods studies of creative rehearsal decision-making, student agency and belonging, and professional learning that develops adaptive expertise.
Partnership infrastructure: long-standing relationships with public schools, universities, professional associations, and dozens of middle-school band programs through the Prairie State Middle School Concert Band Festival.
Collaborative capacity: experience coordinating multi-institutional projects, national commissioning consortia, district initiatives, professional events, and practitioner-facing dissemination; prepared to collaborate across quantitative methods, teacher education, adolescent development, and learning sciences.

SELECTED GUEST CONDUCTING AND ARTISTIC RESIDENCIES
Collegiate and Adult Ensembles
Rockford Wind Ensemble, Concert Cycle 2 Residency, December 7, 2025, Rockford, IL
Quinlan & Fabish Back to School Reading Band, August 9, 2025, Hinsdale, IL
Sterling Municipal Band, July 30, 2025, Sterling, IL
Elmhurst University Summer Band, June 25, 2025, Elmhurst, IL
Illinois State University Symphonic Winds, March 22, 2019, Normal, IL

Middle School and High School Ensembles
Tennessee Music Education Association Middle School Honor Band, January 13-14, 2027, Nashville, TN
Illinois Summer Youth Music Junior Band, July 13-18, 2026, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL
District #87 9/10 Honor Band, March 10, 2026, Carol Stream, IL
Illinois Valley Massed Band Festival, February 28, 2026, Ottawa, IL
Upstate 8 9/10 Conference Honor Band Festival, February 10, 2026, Norridge, IL
U-46 Honor Band, January 22, 2026, Romeoville, IL
Elmhurst University 9/10 Honor Band, January 17, 2026, Elmhurst, IL
Illinois Music Educators Association District #7 Junior Festival, November 1, 2025, Schaumburg, IL
Illinois Summer Youth Music Junior Band, July 6-11, 2025, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL
Fox Valley Conference Honor Band, April 9, 2025, Johnsburg, IL
Ramsey High School Honor Band, February 25-26, 2025, Ramsey, IL
West Virginia Junior High All-State Symphonic Band, March 6-8, 2025, Charleston, WV
California Junior High All-State Symphonic Band, January 16-19, 2025, Sacramento, CA
Illinois Music Educators Association District #5 Junior Festival, November 23, 2024, Charleston, IL
Illinois Music Educators Association District #8 Junior Festival, November 16, 2024, DeKalb, IL
Anchorage School District Clinician, Conductor, Adjudicator Residency, March 23-27, 2024, Anchorage, Alaska
Virginia Band and Orchestra Directors Association Dist VI Middle School Symphonic Band, February 16-17, 2024, Blacksburg, Virginia
Marywood University Junior Wind Band Celebration, December 2-3, 2023, Scranton, PA
UW-Milwaukee Middle School Honor Band Festival, November 17-19, 2023, Milwaukee, WI
Illinois Music Educators Association District #4 Junior Festival, November 4, 2023, Macomb, IL
Illinois State University Junior High School Band Camp, June 2023, Normal, IL
Rockford Wind Ensemble High School Honor Band, February 25-26, 2023, Rockford, IL
Interstate Eight High School Conference Honor Band, February 21, 2023, Plano, IL
Illinois Music Educators District 6 Junior Festival, November 19, 2022, Belleville, IL
St. Ambrose University Honor Band, October 29, 2022, Davenport, IA
Unit District 46 Middle School Band Festival, March 12, 2022, Elgin, IL
Clark County School District Middle School Honor Band, February 19-20, 2020, Las Vegas, NV
Tennessee Mid-State 7th/8th Gold Band, January 9-11, 2020, Murfreesboro, TN
Music for All National Camp Junior High Band, June 25-July 1, 2017, Lafayette, IN
Illinois Summer Youth Music Junior Band, June 2016, University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois
North Carolina Middle School All-State Band, April 2016, Chapel Hill, NC

PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE - HORN
Chicagoland Educators Band of the Midwest, Naperville, IL | Member, 2025-Present
Midwest Clinic Conference Session, New Music Reading Band, 2025.
Chicagoland Educators Orchestra, Naperville, IL | Member, 2015-Present
Midwest Clinic New Music Reading Orchestra, 2015-2023; Illinois Music Educators Conference formal concert, 2020.
Naperville Winds, Naperville, IL | Member, 2021-2022
Shawn Maxwell's Alliance | Horn, 2011-Present
Horn and Trumpet Studio | Private Instructor, 1993-2021
Aurora American Legion Band | Principal Horn, 1993-2002
Rivendell Brass Quintet | Solo Horn, 1993-1998
Fox Valley Symphony Orchestra | Second Horn, 1993-1997
Peoria Symphony Orchestra | Assistant Principal Horn, 1991-1992

​CREATIVE ACTIVITY: WIND LITERATURE COMMISSIONS
2027, Owen Meldon Project TBA, Commission Lead
2027, Katahj Copley Project TBA, Commission Team
2026, Carol Brittin Chambers Phi Beta Mu Commissioning Project, Consortium Member
2026, Peaceful Energy, Laura Estes, Commission Team
2026, Techno Blade: Reforged, Benjamin Taylor, Consortium Member
2025, Chicagoland Invitational Concert Band Festival Consortium Project, Consortium Member
2025, Unwavering, Heather Hastings, Consortium Member
2025, Tock, JaRod Hall, Consortium Member
2025, Fingerprints, Hailey Woodrow, Consortium Member
2025, Dune Aurora, Jennifer Jolly, Consortium Member
2025, Player Two Press Start, Benjamin Taylor, Consortium Member
2024, Forward/Still, Omar Thomas, Commission Lead
2024, Shuffle, Ty Bloomfield, Consortium Member
2024, On the Grid, Aaron Perrine, Consortium Member
2024, Shattering Stars, Joni Greene, Consortium Member
2024, The Sound of Numbers, Ivette Herryman Rodríguez, Consortium Member
2024, Slump, Alex Shapiro, Consortium Member
2023, Life Unto the Age, Hailey Woodrow, Consortium Member
2023, Electric 49, Keith Secola, Consortium Member
2023, Next Music Project Consortium (Joni Greene, Ivette Herryman Rodriguez, Aaron Perrine), Consortium Member
2023, Consortium for Native Composers, Keith Secola, Consortium Member
2023, Blackstar Alpha, JaRod Hall, Commission Lead
2022, Salt March, Aakash Mittal, Consortium Member
2021, Unspoken, Katahj Copley, Consortium Member
2021,10 Adaptable Works For Band, Haley Woodrow, Consortium Member
2021, Dream of Ember, Dream of Star, David Biedenbender, Commission Lead
2020, The Kneel Consortium-To Right Our Wrongs, Harrison Collins, Team Project Creator and Manager (102 members, 6 Contributing Artistic Collaborators)
2020, Garden Suite, Randall Standridge, Consortium Member
2020, A Darkening Twilight Sky, Kent Baker, Commission Lead
2020, Love and Light, Brian Balmages, Consortium Member
2019, L'Englisina adaptation, Andrew Hunter, Commission Lead
2019, Float, Roy Magnuson, Consortium Member
2018, Our Cast Aways, Julie Giroux, Commission Lead
2018, Frogs, Randall Standridge, Consortium Member
2017, Shubuduba, Dana Wilson, Consortium Member
2017, N-BEAM Electronic Works with Band Group, Consortium Member
2016, Atmospheres, Scott McAllister, Commission Lead
2014, Sol ye' Sombra, David Grantham, Commission Lead
2012, Sheltering Sky, John Mackey, Commission Lead

PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH-TO-PRACTICE PARTNERSHIPS

• Prairie State Middle School Concert Band Festival | Founder and Manager; Music for All Regional Affiliate Festival, 2018-Present
• Developed and administer a noncompetitive educational festival connecting school ensembles with expert evaluators, recorded feedback, and applied clinics.
• Build sustained partnerships among directors, schools, clinicians, universities, and a national arts-education organization; center access, professional learning, and practical improvement.
• MakeMusic Innovator Team | Music education technology and pedagogy, 2023-Present
• Collaborate on technology integration, assessment, instructional resources, and practitioner communication for MakeMusic and Alfred Publishing.
• Phantom Regiment Community Outreach | DCI Bandtastic and PHANtastick Programs, 2023-Present
• Support community-based instrumental music experiences and access for young musicians.
• The Kneel Consortium - To Right Our Wrongs | Project creator and manager, 2020
• Coordinated 102 consortium members and six contributing artistic collaborators for a new work by Harrison Collins.
• Wind Literature Commissioning | Commission lead, team member, and consortium participant, 2012-Present
• Initiated and supported new works by established and emerging composers; connected creative activity with school ensemble learning and field-wide repertoire development.

​SELECTED INVITED PRESENTATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
National Conferences
The Midwest Band & Orchestra Clinic, December 2025, Chicago, IL, "Developing the Young Band Sound"
Tennessee Band Masters Summer Symposium, June 13, 2025, Franklin, TN, "Developing the Young Band Sound," "Inclusive Actions from the Podium", "Band Director Hacks"
South Dakota Bandmasters Conference, February 8-10, 2024, Brookings, SD, Young Band Specialist Residency
The Midwest Band & Orchestra Clinic, December 2018, Chicago, IL, "Excellence and The Inclusive Ensemble"
The Midwest Clinic, December 2013, Chicago, IL, "Help for Your Horn Players: Guiding Your Young Horn Players to Success!"
Music Education Pedagogy and Teacher Development
Beyond The Notes Rising Music Educators Program, May 23, 2026, Wisconsin Dells, WI, "Horn Basics for Band Directors", "Developing the Young Band Sound"
Illinois Music Educators State Conference, January 2025, Peoria, IL, "Developing the Young Band Sound," "Inclusive Actions from the Podium"
Illinois Music Educators State Conference, January 2024, Peoria, IL, "Play This, Not That"
Massachusetts Music Educators Association All-State Conference, Marlborough, MA, March 1-2, 2022, "The Art of the Start; Excellence and Your Beginners", "Anti-Racist Actions From The Podium"
Illinois Music Educators Association All-State Conference, Peoria, IL, January 27, 2022, "Top Tips To Survive The First Years"
Kentucky Music Educators All-State Conference, February 6-7, 2020, Louisville, KY, "Excellence and The Inclusive Ensemble"
ILMEA District 7 Professional Development Session, November 3, 2018, "Nuts & Bolts of Excellence & The Inclusive Ensemble"
ILMEA District 9 Professional Development, November 2016, "The Danielson Framework Through The Eyes of a Music Teacher; Actions & Evidence to Demonstrate Distinguished Teaching"
Illinois Music Educators Conference All-State, January 2014, Peoria, IL, "How to Survive & Thrive with a Middle School Beginning Band"
Illinois Music Educators Conference, January 29, 2010, Peoria, IL, "Help for Your Horn Players: Guiding Your Young Horn Players to Success!"
Illinois Collegiate Music Educators Association, 2002, State Conference Clinician, "Practical Solutions from the Podium"
Online and Distance Professional Learning
Maine Middle School Band Directors Fall Conference, October 6th, 2023, Online, "Developing the Young Band Sound, 2023."
MakeMusic Connect Virtual Summer Summit, June 13, 2023, Online, "MakeMusic Cloud: Beyond the Practice Room"
McMurry University, Abilene, TX, May 1, 2023, Online, "Middle School Topics"
Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL, April 19, 2023, Online, "Interview Strategies"
Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL, April 12, 2023, Online, "Classroom Management"
Illinois Music Educators Association Online Clinic Series, September 8, 2022, "Developing the Young Band Sound"
Iowa Music Educators Association 2021 Professional Development Conference, Iowa State Center, November 21, 2021, "The Art of the Start: Excellence in Your Beginner Band"
Peoria School District Professional Development, Peoria, AZ, October 2021, Online, "Music Teacher Hacks"
MusicFirst Music Ed Tech Conference, July 20, 2021, Online, "Should It Stay or Should It Go; Technology We Love"
VanderCook College of Music MECA, July 13, 2021, Online, "Help for Your Horn Players"
Temple University, Composer Diversity in School Instrumental Music Forum, June 29, 2021, Online
Illinois Music Educators Association Virtual Music Educators Conference, February & April 2021, "The Art of the Start: Excellence and Your Beginning Band", "Band Director Life Hacks"
California All-State Music Education Conference Virtual Music Educators Conference February 19-20, 2021, Online, "Band Director Life Hacks"
Arizona Music Educators Association Virtual Music Educators Conference, January 29 & 30, 2021, Online, "Band Director Life Hacks"
Iowa Music Educators Association, Virtual Music Educators Conference, January 14-16, 2021, Online, "Band Director Life Hacks"
Indiana Music Educators Association Virtual Music Educators Conference 2021, January 14-16, Online, "The Art of the Start: Excellence and Your Beginning Band"
Minnesota Band Directors Association, October 24, 2020, Summer Teaching Symposium Follow-Up Session, Online
University of Indianapolis, September 16, 2020, Online, Artistic and "Interpretive Elements in John Mackey's Sheltering Sky"
Duxbury School District, September 9, 2020, Duxbury, MA, Online, "Practical Rehearsal and Practice Applications of the New Smartmusic"
Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education Summer Seminar, July 29, 2020, Online
Minnesota Band Directors Association, July 20, 21, 22, 2020, Summer Teaching Symposium, Online
Director's Toolbox Webinar Series, June 10, 2020, Online, with Don Stinson & Corey Graves, "Creating a Supportive Ensemble Community"
Iowa Band Association Conference, May 15, 2020, Online, "Instrument Sanitation in a COVID World"
Roosevelt University, April 8, 2020, Clinician, Online, "Classroom Management"

EDITORIAL, PROFESSIONAL, AND ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP
International Journal of Education and the Arts | Associate Editorial Board, 2026-Present
National Association for Music Education | Teaching Music Advisory Editorial Board, 2023-Present
Illinois Music Educators Association | Presenter's Bureau, 2025-Present
National Band Association | New Music Committee, 2023-Present, Member since 1993.
American School Band Directors Association | Illinois State Chair, 2020-2022, Member since 2000
The Band Room's Page, 2016-Present
Music for All | Prairie State Regional Festival Coordinator, 2018-Present
Illinois Music Educators Association | District and state professional-development leadership, 1993-Present
Board of Professional Development, 2002-2004; junior high festival band/jazz chair and co-chair; audition and festival host; jazz festival host.
Illinois Grade School Music Association | District IX event leadership, 1999-2002
Solo and Ensemble Contest Host; Organizational Contest Host.
Facebook Band Directors Group | Advisory Team, worldwide professional learning community,  2011-2020

HONORS AND AWARDS
Illinois Music Educators Association - Mary Hoffman Award of Excellence, 2026
National Band Association - Presidential Medal of Distinction, 2025
National Band Association - Programs of Excellence Blue Ribbon Award, North Central Division, 2025
National Band Association - Citation of Excellence, 2025, 2022, 2019, 2017, 1999, 1998
Illinois State University School of Music - Outstanding Alumni, 2023
Music for All Advocacy in Action - National Winner, Outstanding Program Website, 2020
NAMM - SupportMusic Merit Award, Traughber Junior High School, 2026, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016
Phi Beta Mu, Xi Chapter, 2019
ASBDA/UMI Outstanding Young Band Director, Junior High Division - North Central Region, 2000
Chicagoland Outstanding Music Educator Award, Quinlan & Fabish Music Company,1999
Pi Kappa Lambda, Illinois State University,1992
Drum Corps International - National Jim Ott Scholarship,1991

ADJUDICATION AND CLINICAL SERVICE
Music in the Parks Festival, Zion, IL, May 1-2, 2026
SouthEast DuPage Band Festival, Willowbrook, IL, March 14, 2026
National Band Association Collegiate Conducting Workshop, Winnetka, IL, February 27, 2026
Batavia High School Concert Band Festival, Batavia, IL, February 13-14, 2026
Monticello Music Festival, Monticello, IL, May 3, 2025
Batavia High School Concert Band Festival, Batavia, IL, February 8, 2025
Illinois State University Concert Band Festival, Normal, IL, April 28-29, 2023
Joliet All-City Band, March 6, 2020, Joliet, IL
Music for All Regional Festival- Metro-East Band Festival, March 2, 2020, O'Fallon, IL
Plainfield Band Festival, February 24, 2018, Plainfield, IL
Lockport Township High School, 2001, Lockport, Illinois, Audition Adjudicator
Naperville North High School, November 1998, Naperville, IL
Illinois Grade School Music Association, District I Adjudicator Organization Contest, 2023, 2016, 2003, 2001, 2000,1999 Solo and Ensemble Contest, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998
Illinois Music Educators Association District VII, Audition Adjudicator 2003, 1997, 1996

MEDIA INTERVIEWS
Culture Before Content with Music for All, February 2, 2025, podcast guest, "Young Band Culture."
Beyond Artless, February 11, 2025, podcast guest
The Growing Band Director, December 8th, 2023, podcast guest, "Developing the Young Band Sound, 2023."
The Instrumentalist, "Including Everyone: An Interview with Rachel Maxwell," interview by Kevin Schoenbach, Oct/Nov 2020
Band Talk with Charlie Menghini and Friends, April 23, 2020, webinar guest
Hey Band! Network, April 2020, webinar guest "Band Programs and Remote Learning."
The Bandmasters Podcast, July 13, 2018, podcast guest

​COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Community Cares | Community support for Oswego CUSD 308 charitable projects and initiatives, 2020-Present
Christian Youth Theater, Aurora Chapter | Production Volunteer, 2019-2025
The Agape Principle | Meals for Hesed House Homeless Center, 2019-2021