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EDUCATION
JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY Harrisonburg, VA
Bachelor of Music: Music Education: K-12 Instrumental Music (August 2019 - Present) Minor:
Honors Interdisciplinary
• GPA – 3.881
• Honors: 2019 Fall Semester Deans List, 2020 Spring & Fall Semester President’s List

HAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL Hampton, VA

High School Diploma – Advanced Studies (September 2015 - June 2019)
• GPA – 4.21
• Relevant Coursework – International Baccalaureate Programme
• Honors: Highest Honors Graduate, International Baccalaureate Diploma Candidate
• Extracurricular Activities: City of Hampton School Board Student Representative, City of
Hampton Youth Commission Vice-Chair, City of Hampton Neighborhood Commission member,
Hampton High School Senior Class Officer, Hampton High School Drum Major, Hampton High
School Principal’s Advisory Board Member, and Calvary Community Church Pastoral Adjutant.

MUSICAL EXPERIENCE
JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY Harrisonburg, VA
Marching Royal Dukes (2019-Present)
1st Trumpet Player during Home Football Games and Exhibition Performances
Pep Band Member (2019-Present)
1st Trumpet Player during Men’s and Women’s Basketball Games
Concert Band (Fall 2019 – Spring 2020)
1ST Trumpet Player (Co-Principal)
Wind Symphony (Fall 2020)
Ensemble member
JMU CCM Quartet Performer (Spring 2020 – Present)
1st Trumpet for the JMU Catholic Campus Ministry Brass Ensemble
PROFESSIONAL ENVOLVEMENT
Student Intern – Office of the President (2019-Present)
JMU Commencement Grand Marshall (Fall 2019)
JMU Centennial Scholars Program – Scholarship Recipient (2019 – Present)
JMU Student Virginia Educators Association – Secretary (Fall 2020 – Present)
JMU Black Student Alliance (Fall 2020 – Present)
JMU School of Visual and Performing Arts Ambassador – (Spring 2020 – Present)
JMU Brothers of a New Direction (Fall 2020 – Present)
JMU Task Force on Racial Equity: Awareness/Communication Member – (Fall 2020 – Present) City
of Hampton Chief of Police Search Committee Member (Fall 2020 – Present)
RESEARCH AND PRESENTATIONS
“Join the Dream: An Interactive Music Experience” (Fall 2019)
• Interactive music experience focused on the I Have a Dream Speech by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr. presented at the Celebration of Innovation in Music Learning and Teaching
“Unforeseen Inequality” (Fall 2019) - 2020 JMU General Education Student Conference Recipient
• WRTC 103 research study on the racial, economic, and social inequalities in the college
admissions process.
“The Role of Educators in the Success of African-American Students” (Fall 2020)
• An honors research paper discussing the role 21st century educators have in helping close the
achievement gap in the African-American community.