When I was six years old, I witnessed my first live halftime show and immediately fell in love with baton twirling. Shortly after, my parents enrolled me in majorette lessons thus beginning my career from grade school twirler, high school drum major, feature twirler, majorette captain/choreographer, as well as an apprentice coach. Moreover, I have won several awards for my performances including t
he prestigious Excellence Award from the DeVenney Halftime USA Camp and the Outstanding Leadership in Twirling Award. Over the years, my routines have included single and double baton, hoop, ribbon, glow stick and fire batons, as well as group and duet performances. I have found that skills learned while twirling can be applied to a vast range of disciplines including my work as a collegiate instructional support tutor, physical therapy technician, library assistant, as well as achieve degrees in Biology and Medical Laboratory Science. The discipline and pursuit of perfection I learned at a young age led to my career as an environmental chemist and medical microbiologist. I have now entered a new chapter in my life and returned to the sport I love: coaching young twirlers. My goal is to help them reach their dreams and strive for perfection. My focus for instructing athletes in the sport of baton twirling is to provide for the progression of skills in a safe and fair recreational environment. I am committed to supporting and enforcing the goals and philosophies of the United States Twirling Association (USTA). I am dedicated to continuing my education in the science of baton twirling through attending seminars and webinars and reading current materials on the subject. I encourage my students to grow and expand their skills by performing and competing. I believe that high ethical and behavioral standards for myself and students are vital to proper psychological and social development of individuals participating in class, performances, and competitions, fostering growth, pride, and respect. I thoroughly understand, acknowledge and pledge to provide each athlete with the following
unqualified USTA rights:
• Right to participate at a level commensurate with the athlete’s maturity and ability
• Right to have ethical and qualified adult leadership
• Right to participate in a safe and healthy environment
• Right to proper preparation and training
• Right to equal opportunity to strive for success and reach her/his own unique potential
• Right to be treated with dignity and respect
• Right to have fun in our sport
I ascribe to the concept that setting and maintaining high standards of achievement is
necessary in order to sustain the environment that supports, aids, guides and fosters
excellence and creativity.
