Awards and accomplishments . . .

I have been fortunate to have won a number of awards for my vocal and music performances, some for acting on stage and others for filmmaking and animation. 

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• 2022 Canada Council Grant - Research and Creation funding award
• 2021 Arcady Composer Competition award  - Ballad of Suicide
• 2020 University of Manitoba - Graduate Fellowship
• 2020 SSHRC Canada Graduate Scholarship - Masters  (CGS-M)
• 2020 Federal Tri-Agency Masters Top Up Award 
• 2019 IODE Jon Sigurdsson Chapter - IODE Music Scholarship
• 2019 University of Manitoba - Graduate Fellowship
• 2019 Vancouver Opera - selected for Vancouver Opera Festival "New Works Project" - Opera Performance
• 2019 Sonic Boom - selected for Vancouver Festival - Composition
• 2018 Vancouver Opera - selected for Vancouver Opera Festival "New Works Project" - Composition
• 2018 University of British Columbia - Dean's List
• ​2018 Union of BC Performers - member scholarship for voice/composition
• 2017 University of British Columbia - Elizabeth Lamberton Scholarship in Voice
• 2017 University of British Columbia - Dean's List
• 2017 Poetry In Voice - Host of the Canadian national high school poetry recitation competition sponsored by Scott Griffin
• 2016 University of British Columbia - Erika Nalos Kurth Scholarship in Voice
• 2016 University of British Columbia - Gordon and Euna Lumb Award in Voice and Opera
• 2016 University of British Columbia - Maureen Patricia Russell Marchak Scholarship in Music
• 2016 University of British Columbia - Dean's List
• 2016 BC Arts Council - Classical Voice / Opera Performance scholarship award
• 2015 University of British Columbia - Maureen Patricia Russell Marchak Scholarship in Music
• 2015 Vancouver Kiwanis Music Festival, highest overall mark in Intermediate Level for Canadian Composers
• 2014 Royal Conservatory of Music Gold Medal - highest mark in British Columbia for Classical Voice - RCM grade nine   
• 2014 First Place Overall - British Columbia Performing Arts Provincial Festival - National Class of Musical Theatre
• 2014 First Place Overall - British Columbia Performing Arts Provincial Festival - National Vocal Variety Class for Light Opera
• 2014 Poetry  In Voice - First Place in Canada - national high school poetry recitation competition sponsored by Scott Griffin
• 2014 Top Overall Music Student - Vancouver Technical Secondary School
• 2014 Gold Service Award and Five Year Honour Roll - Vancouver Technical Secondary School
• 2014 Visual Arts Award - Vancouver Technical Secondary School
• 2014 BC Government Passport to Education Scholarship Award
• 2014 BC Government District Scholarship Award​
• 2014 BC Arts Council - Classical Voice / Opera Performance scholarship award
• 2014 Vancouver Kiwanis Music Festival , Lenora Doyle Vocal Scholarship for Intermediate Classical Voice
• 2014 CDMF BC Provincial representative in National Class for Musical Theatre
• 2014 John Livland Award - Coquitlam Music Festival highest overall marks in Classical Voice and Musical Theatre
• 2014 Lila McCormick award for most promising vocalist in Classical Voice
• 2014 Ireland freshfilmfestival - Jury Special Mention for my film "Johnny Goes To Fight The Great Lake Monster" 
• 2013 Vancouver Kiwanis Music Festival, Linda-Mae Chan-Kent Scholarship for most  promising vocalist in Intermediate Art Song
• 2013 John Livland Award - Coquitlam Music Festival highest overall marks in Classical Voice and Musical Theatre
• 2013 Maureen Dixon Award - Coquitlam Music Festival overall winner in Intermediate Classical Voice
• 2013 Selina Scott Award - Coquitlam Music Festival greatest potential talent in Intermediate and Senior Voice
• 2013 Reel2Real International Film Festival - Jury Special Recognition Award for my film "O Sinking Ship"
• Scholarship for the 2013 Arts Umbrella Electronic Arts sponsored digital animation program
• 2012 Vancouver Kiwanis Music Festival Provincial Alternate Representative for Classical Voice
• 2012 Reel2Real International Film Festival - Special Mention for my film "The Compromise"
• 2012 Calgary International Film Festival - Honorable Mention for my film "O Sinking Ship"
• 2012 EyeLens Film and Video Festival - Winner Youth Dramatic Filmaking for my film "The Compromise"
• Scholarship for the 2012 Arts Umbrella Electronic Arts sponsored digital animation program
• 2011 Vancouver Kiwanis Music Festival Provincial Alternate Representative for Classical Voice;
• 2011 Vancouver Kiwanis Music Festival overall Junior Vocal winner for Light Opera
• 2011 Vancouver Kiwanis Music Festival overall Junior Vocal winner for Art Song
• 2011 Vancouver Kiwanis Music Festival Flo Morrow Scholarship for Outstanding Junior Classical Voice
• Scholarship for the  Gulf Island Film School and created lead music video for 2011 “Eyelens Film Festival” (part of CBC On The Coast prize)
• Winner of the 2010 CBC “On The Coast” high school singer/songwriter competition
• 2011 Van East Cultural Centre songwriting mentorship program with Veda Hille
• 2008 Theatre Under The Stars Aida Broadbent Award – Professional Conduct and Performance, Actor Female

Education and other . . .

- Opera               U of Manitoba - Opera Performance Master of Music
- Opera               UBC Music – 2018 Opera Performance major grad
- Composition   UBC Music – 2019 Composition double major grad
- Voice                 Royal Conservatory of Music - grade 9 classical voice
- Music                Conservatory Canada grade 8 piano, trombone, violin,                                         ukulele and guitar
- Acting               Young Shakespeareans at Bard on the Beach; Arts Club                                      Theatre Intensive
- Dance               The Goh Ballet Academy (7 yrs), Vancouver Tap Dance                                     Society (7 yrs)
- Union               Actra # 01-08791 / Union of BC Performers # 60449

Click here for an article about the Arts Umbrella / Electronic Arts digital animation scholarship program