1998-2002
         Master of Music, Percussion Performance - State University of New York at Buffalo

1998-Present
         Anthony Miranda, Private Percussion Study

1998
          Czech-American Summer Music Institute - Prague

1993-1998
         Bachelor of Arts, Music Theory and Composition - St. Cloud State University

1997
          Eastern European Music, Art, and Culture Exchange - Palacky University, Czech Republic

1997
          Jan Vicar, Ph.D., Private Composition Studio, Palacky University, Caech Republic

1995-1998
         Scott L. Miller, Ph.D. Studio, Private Composition Study

1993-1998
         Terry Vermillion, Ph.D., Private Percussion Study

1989-1993
         Diesel Tucker, Private Percussion Study