Thanks to Maestro Lorin Maazel and to Doug Beck for making the recent production of The Turn of the Screw so successful and enjoying. Thanks for the opportunity and I look forward to future ones.

A very big thanks to Mrs Elizabeth Oxnard of Savannah, GA, for providing the Golden Medal award from the American Traditions Competition. I had a wonderful time in Savannah and was thrilled to have been chosen to receive this award.

Thanks to David Hugle and the Merola Opera Board for the grant that made my fall, 2006 recital in NYC possible. It makes all the difference to have any help towards this career and the Merola Program has been invaluable.

I would like to thank those sponsors who made it possible for me to take part in the Merola Program in the summer of 2003.
They are:
- Merola Members Endowment Fund
- Mr Paul Ruby
- Ms Mary A Goodman
- San Jose Opera Guild

I had such a wonderful and challenging experience the summer of 2003 in the Merola Program. I wish to thank all of the sponsors and board members for making the program possible. Thanks to Sheri Greenawald for her constant attention to detail in every aspect of the program. Thanks to all of the staff who work very hard to make the program run smoothly. And a special thanks as well to Mark Morash, Kathryn Cathcart and Monica Vanderveen for their expertise and desire to help us grow as artists. Finally, and most importantly, thanks to all the 'Merolini' for being the greatest colleagues - Cheers to a fabulous group of incredibly talented and real people.

Thanks to Alfred Hubay for his recent grant allowing me to take the Role Preparation class lead by Martina Arroyo. Thanks Mr Hubay!
And thanks to Martina Arroyo for a great class and for believing in young singers and helping them get their feet wet with an entire role!.

Thanks to the board of Chautauqua Opera for their support and love of opera and to Jay Lesenger and Carol Rausch for making the program in 2002 such a success.
Special thanks go to Kathryn and Jack Furman, my 'Opera Parents' for my time at Chautauqua opera and for supporting me since. They are two of the most generous, interesting, loving and supportive people I know. Thanks!

A HUGE thanks to the man who has helped my career most likely more than any one person - my teacher, Michael Paul - a great teacher, technician - and a great support! Thanks Michael.

Thanks to some of my favorite and most influential teachers: Dr Carl Gerbrandt who helped me get grounded in my voice and helped me learn so many important roles. Thanks as well for being so important a presence for opera in Colorado and for making the UNC Opera program the amazing program it was. We can only hope for the same funding, support and faculty for future students.
Thanks to Sheri McKelfresh for being such a positive, believing teacher. Thanks for being such a great inspiration.
Thanks to Dr William Hall, one of the best conductors I've had the pleasure of singing under and to my first teacher in California, Patrick Goeser for the technical foundation and the master classes.
Thanks to Doc Goodrich, for being such a great conductor and motivator at Rocky and for making my first trip to New York possible. To James Macneal for the orchestra experiences. You were always an example for us in music. I hope you know how many lives you changed with music.