Originally from the Chicago area, Rebecca has been a clinician since 2005.  Rebecca's undergraduate studies in music performance as an oboe major and in psychology were completed at the University of Michigan and she earned her Master's degree at University of Iowa in music therapy. As a music therapist,  Rebecca has worked as a leader in the culture-change movement and staff member in residential long term and sub-acute care , established and implemented a music therapy program for a hospice care agency, and has facilitated music therapy individual and group sessions for a variety of clientele in many different settings as a private practitioner.  She has made many contributions to the fields of health, eldercare, and the creative arts therapies including:

• Presenting at national and regional conferences as well as for local organizations about music therapy with older adults, dementia, neurological challenges, collaboration across disciplines, as well as multicultural awareness and competency in practice.  
• Providing training for the Alzheimer’s Association National Headquarters, the Illinois Alzheimer’s Association, the Illinois Activity Professional Association,  the American Society on Aging, and guest lecturing at colleges and universities.  
• Supervising and mentoring several students in the fields of music therapy, dance/movement therapy, and art therapy.
• Publishing research in the hospital setting and about multicultural music therapy practice. 

 In recent years, Rebecca became an ambassador volunteer for Be The Match, the national bone marrow registry, and has worked with this organization as well as Gift of Life to help build this important resource. Rebecca is a board member of Northwest Compass in Mount Prospect, IL, and she and her husband volunteer with the Bridge Family and Youth Services in Palatine, IL where she is a youth mentor.  Rebecca is a carepartner within her own family and enjoys playing with her cat, Santo, and dog, Molly.