Education: Florida State University, Bachelor of Music Therapy (Major in Music, Minor in Psychology) graduated 1965; Florida International University, Master of Science (Special Education) graduated 1974.
Teaching and Administrative Experience:
1965-68-Music Therapy Director, Petersburg State Hospital, Petersburg, Virginia
1968-2006- Music Therapy Director (15 years), Volunteer Service Coordinator (2 year), Director of Education (2 year), Recreation Director (7 years), Training Educator (10 years), Landmark Learning Center, Miami, Florida
CERTIFICATES:
Basic American Sign Language (Miami-Dade County-Disability Service and Independent Living) • School of Puppetry (Miami, Florida) • Inter-Behaving Interaction Skills (State of Florida) • Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program (Miami, Florida) • Creating Satisfied Citizens and Customers & Handicapped Consumer Movement (State of Florida) • Inter-Behaving Interaction Skills Training (State of Florida) • (Prevention and Intervention Training (State of Florida) • Domestic Violence: Law Enforcement and Families in Crisis (James and Harrell Center, Tampa, Florida) • Domestic Violence: Empowerment and Self-Help: Advocacy for Victims (James and Harrell Center, Tampa, Florida) • Domestic Family Violence Train the Trainer (Florida International University) • Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program (Miami-Dade County) • Personnel Performance Evaluation (State of Florida) • Supervisory Training Part 1 and Part II (State of Florida) • Supervision Training-Employee Performance Evaluation (State of Florida) • Supervision Training-Personnel Management (State of Florida) • Supervision Training-Basic Principles of Supervisory Management (State of Florida) • Supervision Training- Developing Supervisory Leadership Skills (State of Florida) • Creating Satisfied Citizens and Customers (State of Florida) • Fire Safety and Evacuation • Upper Pinellas Association on Children Under Six • Train-the Trainer Family Violence-Fl International |
MASTER THESIS: “TEACHING THE DEAF-MENTALLY CHALLENGED CHILD PIANO THROUGH COLORS”
CHILDREN'S RECORDINGS: 9 CD'S-KIMBO EDUCATIONAL, LONG BRANCH, NJ; WILLIAM JANIAK PRODUCTS: “SONGBOOK” & 11 GAME IDEA & MOTIVATIONAL BOOKLETS;
NEWSPAPER RECOGNITION: MIAMI HERALD, SAINT PETERSBURG TIMES FL, TALLAHASSEE TIMES, MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL, PETERSBURG DAILY, VA, STROUDSBURG TIMES, PA
TELEVISION APPEARANCES: CBS (MIAMI, FL) - ABC (MIAMI, FL) - PBS (MIAMI, FL) “THE WONDROUS YEARS” - NBC (MIAMI, FL) “HORIZONS ON FAITH” - “THE SKIPPER CHUCK SHOW” and “THE SUNDAY FUNNIES SHOW” ( TV MIAMI, FL) - VIDEO ACCESS EDUCATIONAL TV, CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA - THE MUSIC ROOM” (25 VIDEO PROGRAMS USED IN 32 STATES) - THE TV NEWS STROUDSBURG, PA;
RADIO APPEARANCES: WINZ (AM) “VOICE OF THE HANDICAP (MIAMI, FL) - WMCU (FM) MIAMI, FL
“VERY SPECIAL ARTS FESTIVAL”-THE KENNEDY ESTATE IN WEST PALM BEACH, FL
BOOK REVIEW: “The MUSIC SHELF-MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW
GLOBAL INVITATIONS ON COMMITTEES: BEIJING, VANCOUVER, SOUTH AFRICA REPUBLIC, & TAIWAN
COMMITTEES and AWARDS: FL Governor’s Committee on Employment of the Handicapped, Special Presentation for Miami-Dade Mayor’s Office, State Directors Conference - Special Olympics, Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation Award, SACUS Awards ('83, '84, '87, '88, '90), AAMT Outstanding Contribution National In-Service Training Music Therapy for Handicapped Children
PROFESSIONAL KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS AT LEADERSHIP CONFERENCES: CHADRON, NE, STROUDSBURG & CHAMPION, PA;
AAMT: MILWAUKEE, TALLAHASSEE, TUSCALOOSA, NEW ORLEANS, ORLANDO, ATLANTA;
ACEI: BALTIMORE; ACSI: DAYTONA BEACH;
PEC: CAMP CAESAR, WVA;
SECA: NEW ORLEANS, ORLANDO, TULSA, DALLAS, BILOXI, RICHMOND, LEXINGTON, MEMPHIS, CHARLESTON, SC;
ECAF: JACKSONVILLE, DAYTONA BEACH, TAMPA, MIAMI, SARASOTA, CLEARWATER; FLACE: ORLANDO, TAMPA BAY, ST. PETERSBURG, SARASOTA, CLEARWATER BEACH, HOLLYWOOD, FL;
NAEYC: WASHINGTON, ATLANTA, CHARLESTON & MORGANTOWN, WV, FT. WALTON BEACH, FL, BOSTON; MENC: MIAMI BEACH
AAIDD: SAN FRANCISCO, JACKSON, DENVER, HOUSTON, CHARLESTON, SC, LEXINGTON, MEMPHIS, TAMPA, MIAMI BEACH; CEC: DALLAS, ORLANDO, DAYTONA BEACH, BALTIMORE, NASHVILLE, DETROIT, HOUSTON, LOS ANGELES, ANCHORAGE, AK, WINNIPEG & VANCOUVER, CANADA
OTHERS: EARLY CHILDHOOD CONFERENCE OF ALACHUA COUNTY GAINESVILLE, FL, MOUNTAIN STATES EARLY HEAD START, IDAHO ASCI, DAYTONA BEACH, UPPER MIDWEST HOSPITAL CONFERENCE, MN |