| Education | ||
| 1987 - 2001 | Pedagogical and vocal studies with Professor Cornelius Reid - Adjunct Professor at Columbia University's Teachers College, New York | |
| 1983 - 1987 | Private studies with tenor Franco Corelli | |
| 1981 - 1984 | Private Alexander Technique studies in Chicago and New York | |
| 1979 - 1983 | Bachelor of Arts from Northwestern University, Chicago | |
| 1979 - 1989 | Private piano studies with Ruth Geiger from the Julliard School of Music, New York |
| Master classes and coachings | |
| Licia Albanese, Mignon Dunn, Joan Dornemann, Nico Castel, Walter Tausig (all from the Metropolitan Opera) |
| Teaching | ||
| Since 2001 | Private vocal studio in Geneva, Lausanne and Fribourg (Switzerland) | |
| 1991 - 2001 | Private vocal studio in New York | |
| 1993 - 2001 | Adjunct Professor at the American Music and Dramatic Academy (AMDA), New York | |
| 1992 - 1994 | Adjunct Professor at New York University - Tisch School of the Arts (TSOA) | |
| 1991 - 1994 | Adjunct Professor at Lee Strassburg Institute of Acting, New York |
| Stages | Director of International Summer Vocal Institute | |
| Since 2007 | Borgo val di Taro, Italy | |
| 2005 - 2006 | Estavayer-le-lac, Switzerland | |
| 2004 | Rigi Kaltbad, Switzerland | |
| 2003 | Vaison-la-Romaine, France |