The Violinist has been playing the violin since she was a little girl. She studied violin under Rodica Weber, concert Master of The Houston Symphony for several years. In 1995, she placed in Region Orchestra in Texas. In 1997, she received a first place medal for her solo performance in Solo & Ensemble in Houston, TX. She placed 5th chair in Region Orchestra in Hattiesburg, MS in 2000. She studied violin at USM under Dr. Stephen Redfield and in 2002, she was named his most improved student. She was a member of the University of Southern Mississippi Symphony Orchestra from 2000-2005 as an undergrad and from 2009-2010 as she completed her Master’s degree in Library and Information Science. She is author of two books of poetry, Phenomenally Me and Once Tangled Wings. She enjoys teaching, writing, performing poetry, and playing violin for special events on occasion.