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**I am an Associate Professor of Theatre and Lighting Designer at the University of Montevallo in Alabama and a member of United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829. My work focuses on lighting and scenic design for theatre and live events, and I am passionate about mentoring the next generation of theatre artists through both classroom instruction and production work.\

Before joining the faculty at Montevallo, I served as an Assistant Professor of Theatre and Lighting and Scenic Designer at Susquehanna University. There I taught courses including Scenic Production, Scenic Design, Lighting Design, Introduction to Theatre, From Page to Stage, and Production Lab while supervising student electricians and scenic charge artists and mentoring student designers.**

**Professionally, I have worked as a lighting designer for theatres and live events across the country. I served as Resident Lighting Designer for the 2024–2025 and 2025-2026 seasons at Virginia Samford Theatre in Birmingham, Alabama, and have spent several summers as the Resident Lighting Designer at Millbrook Playhouse in Pennsylvania. Earlier in my career, I designed lighting for concerts, corporate events, weddings, and galas with Harvest Productions in Kansas City, Missouri, and worked with Shawnee Mission Theatre in the Park in Kansas.\

I hold an MFA in Scenography from the University of Kansas and a BA in Theatre Arts from Texas A&M University. While at Kansas, I worked as a graduate teaching assistant for Stage Makeup and Lighting Production, an experience that sparked my long-standing passion for teaching. I believe teaching and design inform one another, and I am continually inspired by the collaborative process of bringing stories to life on stage.**