Theresa holds a Masters of Music in trumpet performance from University of Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, and a B.A. from the University of Dayton. She currently teaches World Music and Applied trumpet at Cuyahoga Community College and John Carroll University. She has been teaching in and around Northeast Ohio for the past 12 years, including working with Cleveland Heights students at the Reaching Heights summer music camps. She performs with Mourning [A] BLKstar, the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra, and Gabriel’s Horns. Theresa loves connecting, sharing, and collaborating with artists and communities.