Ohio ENT (November, 2004 to present) Clinical voice pathology and singing voice specialist. Clinic duties include oral and trans-nasal endoscopy procedures, voice therapy, laryngectomy care, and dysphagia diagnosis (FEES) and therapy.

Central Ohio ENT Inc. (2004 to 2010) Clinical voice pathology and singing voice specialist. Contract work for trans-oral and trans-nasal endoscopy procedures.

President of the Ohio Voice Association (2003- present) Chief planner and presenter in September ’03, March ’05, May ’07, and Fall ‘09 conferences. Also implemented study on CAPE-V usage within state voice clinics

ExcellENT Voice Institute. March, 2000 – August, 2004 (Clinic Director as of July, 2003.)

Clinical voice pathology, singing voice specialist, and voice scientist. Clinic duties include oral and trans-nasal endoscopy procedures, voice therapy, dysphagia diagnosis (FEES) and therapy, head and neck cancer/laryngectomy services, and intern supervision. Coordinator of bi-weekly article presentations and strobe review.

UNIVERSITY OF IOWA: (1997-99) Vocology track MA program in which specialized courses have been taken in Principles of Voice Production (Ingo Titze), Voice Rehabilitation (Kittie Verdolini), Voice Disorders (Maureen Higgins), and Instrumentation for Voice Analysis (Titze). Courses taken in medical speech language pathology are: Swallowing (Michael Karnell), Head and Neck Cancer (Karnell), Cleft Palate (Karnell), Neurogenic Disorders of Speech (Don Robin), Neurogenic Disorders of Language (Kirrie Ballard), Anatomical Dissection (Jerry Moon), and Bioethics (Helen Sharp).

CLINICAL INTERNSHIPS: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics: Departments of Neurosurgery and Neurology (incl. videofluoroscopy/dysphagia, stroke, TBI, RHD), Pediatrics (incl. Behavior Management Clinic/Autism), and Child Psychiatry.

· Blaine Block Institute for Voice Analysis and Rehabilitation (Joseph Stemple, Ph.D.): videolaryngostroboscopy, CSL, aerodynamic measures, voice therapy methods, and laryngectomy.

RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIP at the NATIONAL CENTER FOR VOICE AND SPEECH: (1997-99) under the guidance of Ingo Titze, Ph.D. Presentation of a research paper and poster session judge at the 1999 Voice Foundation Symposium: Care of the Professional Voice in a basic science session, co-authored with Dr. Titze, entitled “An investigation of a modal-falsetto register transition hypothesis using helox gas”. Accompanying article published in Journal of Voice and NCVS Status and Progress Report – 14. Later research in lumped element computer modeling of chest register phonation.

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO: B.A. in Musicology, 1981. Also prerequisite courses for speech language pathology in Biology, Physiology, Psychology, Child Development, Linguistics, Statistics I and Statistics II (1993 – 1996).

BANFF SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS Music Theater Studio Ensemble: charter member of a two year resident program emphasizing equal training in singing, acting, and dance, 1982-84. Opera program in 1985.

BRITTEN-PEARS SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED MUSICAL STUDY (Aldeburgh, England): Opera program, and courses in Scandinavian song with Kerstin Meyer and American/English song with Sir Peter Pears.

· Associate planner of Fall, 2009 Ohio Voice Association meeting hosted by University of Michigan Departments of Otolaryngology, Music, and Theater entitled “Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation of the Professional Voice.”

· Publication: “Integration of Singing into Voice Therapy.” Journal of Singing, editorial column Care of the Professional Voice (Robert T. Sataloff, MD DMA ed.) November/December, 2009.

· Associate planner for April, 2009 Voice, Swallowing, and Airway Conference held in North Palm Beach, Florida and organized by MEDspeech.

· Publication: "Intervention for Bilateral TVF Nodules in a Praise and Worship Leader." Chapter author for textbook Voice Therapy: Clinical Studies 3^rd ed. Edited by Joseph C. Stemple, PhD.

· February, 2009: Soloist in Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Five Mystical Songs. Covenant Presbyterian Church. Columbus, OH.

· Author of textbook chapter on “Breath Sensitivity Training” in Voice Therapy Workbook (ed. Alison Behrman). Plural Publishing (2008).

· Advisor in CAPE-V Validation Study for ASHA, Voice specialty interest division (SID#3).

· Chief planner of May, 2007 Ohio Voice Association meeting, Mid-Western Voice and Airway Perspectives, hosted by Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.

· November, 2006. Organized and implemented workshop on videolaryngostroboscopy for Cleveland Clinics Health System.

· Publication: “Laryngopharyngeal Reflux; diabolus in gula?” Journal of Singing, editorial column Care of the Professional Voice (Robert T. Sataloff, MD DMA ed.) November/December, 2006.

· August, 2006. Attended 5^th International care of the professional and occupational voice symposium, Canadian Voice Care Foundation, Banff, Alberta.

· Member of ASHA, Specialty Interest Division on Voice and Voice Disorders, committee on billing and reimbursement issues. Helped to generate a within-profession national questionnaire on billing practices.

· July, 2006 and April, 2005. Resident ENT vocology lecture: Doctors’ West Hospital, Columbus.

· November, 2005 Formation of “Rhymetime” barbershop quartet → numerous subsequent engagements.

· September, 2005. Joined the Singing Buckeyes and membership in the Barbershop Harmony Society.

· March, 2005. Ohio Voice Association presentation on “Rehabilitation of the Singing Voice”. Co-authored with Wendy LeBorgne, Ph.D.

· December, 2004. Tenor solos in Handel’s “Messiah” with Bluffton University Choral Society.

· “Publication: Hybrid Voice Therapy” Journal of Singing, editorial column Care of the Professional Voice (Robert T. Sataloff, MD DMA ed.) November/December, 2004.

· October, 2004. “Vocal Fitness” lecture series on “Anatomy, Physiology, and Acoustics of the Singing Voice”, “Singing and Vocal Health”, and “Clinical Voice: Diagnosis and Treatment” for OperaColumbus academy.

· October, 2004. Podium presentation: “Objective Measures of Craft and Potential in Developing Singers” at Second Physiology and Acoustics of Singing Conference (PAS II), Denver.

· June, 2004. Third annual lecture on “Voice, Speech, and Dysphagia” in Oral Physiology course at the Ohio State University, College of Dentistry

· May, 2004. Lecture on “Hybrid Voice Therapy” in Voice Disorders course at OSU Department of Speech and Hearing.

· March, 2004. Presentation: “Patient Response to Hybrid Voice Therapy” at ‘Therapy on the Slopes’, Park City, Utah.

· February, 2004. Lecture on “Vocal Health for Singers & Voice Therapy Techniques” at Ohio University Music Department, Athens, OH.

· Lecture on “Physiology of the Singing Voice” for OSU Department of Otolaryngology residents.

· Chief planner of the inaugural meeting of the Ohio Voice Association held on September 19th, 2003 in Columbus, Ohio.

· November, 2003. Attended conference on “Outcomes Research & Evidence-based Practice” at ASHA National Convention, Chicago.

· Publication: “Foibles of the Singing Voice” in Perspectives on Voice and Voice Disorders. ASHA Voice Specialty Division newsletter. Volume 13:2 July, 2004

· Publication: "The Voice Category Template and Ratio System (VCTR): a Viable Tool for Singing Voice Categorization?” Presented at 2003 Voice Foundation Symposium. Co-authors; L. Arick Forrest, M.D. and Karen Peeler, D.M.A.

· Tenor solos in Mendelssohn’s “Elijah” with Bluffton College Choral Society.

· Co-presented a short course on “Nasopharyngoscopy” at 2003 OSHLA state convention.

· “Publication: Hybrid Voice Therapy” Poster for 2002 ASHA National Convention. Co-author; L. Arick Forrest, M.D.

· Author of poster on “Laryngopharyngeal Reflux; Mechanisms, Diagnosis, and Treatment”. Distribution by Communicare Publishing.

· Lecture on “Healthy choral singing, and tips for touring” presented at Otterbein College, Department of Music.

· Publication: ":The Voice Category Template and Ratio System (VCTR)”. Presented at 2002 Voice Foundation Symposium. Co-authors; L. Arick Forrest, M.D. and Karen Peeler, D.M.A.

· Publication: "An Investigation of a Modal-Falsetto Register Transition Hypothesis Using Helox Gas”. Martin L. Spencer and Ingo R. Titze. Journal of Voice Vol.15 No.1 pp 15-24.

· Publication: Laryngopharyngeal Reflux: Its Mechanisms and Treatment from an SLP Perspective” Poster for 2001 ASHA National Convention. Co-author; L. Arick Forrest, M.D.

· “Presentation: "A Longitudinal Study Concerning the Voice Range Profile as a Comparative Measure of Progress in the Craft of Singing” by Martin L. Spencer and Diane Pulte. Presented at 2001 Voice Foundation Symposium.

· Planner of an OSU sponsored seminar in Lessac-based Resonant Voice Therapy presented by Kittie Verdolini.

· Co-author of “Acoustic Characteristics of the Singer’s Formant: A perceptual study of center frequency” presented at the 2000 Voice Foundation Symposium.

· Tenor arias in Bach’s “St John Passion” with members of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra.

· Attended seminars in Estill Voice Training Systems, and Corporate Speech Pathology.

CANADIAN OPERA COMPANY: Tenor comprimario roles, and full-time chorus (1988 – 1996). Also, creator and director of several ‘Create an Opera’ programs within Toronto Board of Education schools.

HUMBER COLLEGE: Professor in Jazz Studies Program, 1987-1996. Private lessons in vocal technique and improvisation, and lectured in courses in music theory and ear-training. Developed courses for singers in acting (Theatrical Improvisation and Scene Study), and vocal studies for instrumentalists (Vocal Minor).

STRATFORD FESTIVAL: Stage and film productions of The Mikado and The Gondoliers. Tours across Canada and played at the Old Vic in London, England. Also Shakespearean roles in Hamlet and Much Ado about Nothing, and Mr. Snow in Carousel. Received the Maureen Forrester Award for voice studies with Sir Peter Pears in Aldeburgh, England.

“He did superbly”

Edward Greenfield, Guardian

“Sustained his high tenor role with distinction”

Felix Aprahamian, Sunday Times

“The vocal triumph of the production; his round and resonant tenor reverberated against the walls and his diction was eloquent”

Joanna Watkin, Opera Canada

“certainly a voice we shall be hearing more of”

Bayan Northcott, Sunday Telegraph

“a model of youthful ardor in the title role”

William Littler, Toronto Star

“his performance was just about ideal”

Ruby Mercer, CBC radio

“his breath control in the long runs of Ev'ry Valley was quite phenomenal . . . deeply felt rendering of the recitatives in the Passiontide section . . . produced effortless and thrilling high As in Thou shalt break them”

Geoffrey Thomson, the Beacon Herald