LI Music Hall of Fame, Educator of Note, 2010
Grammy Foundation: Music Educator of the Year Quarterfinalist, 2017
Jenkins Award, 2011
Syosset High School Grammy Signature School
NAMM Foundation "Best Communities for Music Education"
NYSSMA (NY State School Music Association)
NYSSMA Technology Committee Member
NMEA (Nassau Music Educators)
IAJE (International Association of Jazz Educators)
AES (Audio Engineering Society)
TI:ME (Technology in Music Education)
Who's Who In American Teachers
AFM (American Federation of Musicians), Local 802
Master of Science in Music Education
Long Island University, C.W. Post
Bachelor of Science in Music Education
Hofstra University
Completed all audio (Analog and Digital) MIDI courses at Five Towns College
TI:ME Certified, Levels 1 & 2
Music Software Notation and Sequencing,
MIDI and Digital Audio