Originally from the Washington, DC area, she has been playing the cello for nearly 30 years, receiving her B.A. from the University of Maryland, College Park, and her master's degree from the University of Colorado, Boulder. She has had the privilege of playing in venues as near as Boulder and as far as the Czech Republic. While she enjoys playing with groups of all shapes and sizes, her specialty is chamber music and she plays with friends as often as possible. She is a member of the Stratus Chamber Orchestra and plays with two chamber ensembles.