- Bachelor of Science, Music Education, University of Minnesota Minneapolis; Master of Music in Double Bass Performance, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
- Principal Instructors: James Clute, University of Minnesota; Warren Benfield, Northwestern University; Stuart Sankey, Aspen Music Festival; Eugene Levinson, Aspen Music Festival
- Professional Membership: South Dakota String Teachers Association
- Ensemble Memberships: Northwest Iowa Symphony Orchestra, Principal Bass; Sioux City Symphony, Associate Principal Bass; South Dakota Symphony, Bass
- Recent Performances: Faculty Bass Recital, Augustana College, Sioux Falls, South Dakota