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Skills

  • Expanding music attendance through program innovation
  • Collaborating with choir directors
  • Community outreach through music
  • Original songwriter
  • Music program administration
  • Cross-functional collaboration with religious communities
  • Incorporating contemporary music arrangements
  • Extensive performance background
  • System expertise
  • Leading choral rehearsals

Work Experiences

  • Chose appropriate pieces to meet the needs of the performance and to demonstrate my abilities.
  • Composed, arranged, and recorded music for radio, film, and television in studios.
  • Boosted attendance by 22%.
  • Collaborated with the dance department in order to create scores for choreography projects.
  • Arranged over 15 public performances per year.
  • Bridged worship between multiple denominations.
  • Performed across the method region as part of an international tour with procedure group.
  • Collaborated with religious educators.
  • Maintaining a website or social media presence helped me promote my musical career.
  • Collaborated on the selection of hymns and service music with pastoral staff, creating harmonious and thematic worship experiences.

Summaries

  • Accomplished Organist leading the music program for 9 regular services a week, configuring music in alignment with religious observances and congregational preferences.
  • Church Organist with a proven track record of mentoring choir members, enhancing vocal performance, and preparing groups for successful Lean achievements.
  • Achieved 22% growth in participation.
  • Built connections within the local religious community.
  • Musician with method instrument expertise and 16 years of experience.
  • Church Organist with expertise in organizing public performances.
  • Church Organist passionate about providing personalized, memorable music for 12 weddings per year, working closely with couples to enhance the beauty of their ceremonies.
  • Accomplished Organist with experience in churches.
  • Accomplished Organist with experience substituting for churches across Seattle, ensuring seamless musical integration even during last-minute changes in service personnel.
  • Overall morale and productivity are boosted by experience in policy development and staff management procedures.

Accomplishments

  • Maintained organ tuning and repair schedules, ensuring peak instrument performance for worship services and special events.
  • Prepared and executed organ performances for 12 funerals annually, offering comfort through personalized music choices for grieving families.
  • Mentored 4 youth organists, providing personalized instruction and performance tips, contributing to a stronger next generation of church musicians.
  • Trained 12 assistant organists, growing a team that could step in and lead services when needed.
  • Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
  • Developed a flexible substitute program for organists, reducing worship service disruptions by 52% during absences or emergencies.
  • Facilitated workshops on sacred organ music, attracting participants from Denver and boosting interest in the church's music program.
  • Organized and conducted weekly rehearsals with 6 choir members, improving harmony and ensemble unity by 73%.
  • Participated in state or regional organist conventions, continually improving skills and integrating new techniques into weekly services.
  • Established a new seasonal concert series featuring organ and choir, which increased attendance during non-traditional times of the church calendar by 28%

Affiliations

  • Toastmasters
  • Assisted with local Seminary Music Curricula Advisory Board
  • Southeastern Music Ministry Conference - Attendee
  • Jaycees
  • Faculty of Church Music Studies (standard) - Graduate
  • Attendee - National Sacred Music Retreat (2017)
  • Collaborated with Phoenix Chaplains for Events
  • Conductor & participant - Regional Choral Union Performance
  • International Association of Administrative Professionals
  • Served on category Music Leadership Advisory Committee

Certifications

  • Certificate in Ecclesiastical Music – Cedar Works
  • Advanced Certificate in Church Service Music Leadership – standard
  • Salesforce
  • Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
  • Google Certified Professional Cloud Architect
  • Certificate in Liturgical Music – procedure
  • AGO (American Guild of Organists) Associate Certification
  • Certified Director of Liturgical Music – category
  • Certificate in Worship and Music Leadership – Vantage
  • ServSafe

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