About Me

My love for dance began at the age of ten after trying on a friend's pair of tap shoes. I started training at a local studio prior to becoming a four-time high school State champion. As a senior co-captain, I helped lead the team to the program’s first ever UDA National Championship for Eden Prairie High School in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. My college experience includes dancing with the University of Louisville Ladybirds, University of Minnesota Golden Gophers, earned a National Championship with the Minnesota State University-Mankato Mavericks, and was a member of the MSU-Mankato University Repertory Dance Company.

After taking the opportunity to study ballet, modern and jazz in the California Bay Area, I decided to focus more on the dance team path and became a Head Instructor and a High School and College Curriculum Choreographer with the National Dance Alliance (NDA) where I received individual awards in instruction and leadership.   

For nearly 30 years as a choreographer (now retired), I contributed my creative talents to college, high school, and all-star teams; which won multiple state and national championships, as well as, ranking in the top ten at the USASF Dance Worlds.  During this time, I also coached on the all-star and high school levels leading teams to State, National, Regional, and Worlds titles.

Last, but certainly not least, I began judging at the age of 17 and haven’t stopped educating through assessments on the state, regional, national, and international levels. I am also part of the membership board with the National Dance Coaches Association as the Judges Credential Development Manager.

As the owner of Impact Dance Consulting LLC., I combine over three decades of dance experience with my Bachelor of Science in Psychology and minor in Sociology to continue to share my coaching and judging expertise, passion for dance and desire to create a positive team culture for educators and students throughout the dance industry.

When not immersed in the dance world, I am a wife and mother of two active kids and two crazy pups. I collect quotes, I’m addicted to books and the Food Network, and I believe puns and “dad jokes” are comedic gold!