Amy graduated with a Bachelor's of Music in Music Therapy from West Texas University in Canyon, TX.  She completed her internship at the Matheny Medical and Educational Center in Peacock, NJ and then began her graduate work at Colorado State University, in Fort Collins, CO.  Amy worked for Metro Music Therapy, serving the Denver metroplex and a wide variety of clients including:  Alzheimer's group homes, long term care facilities, adult day habilitation programs, and homebound and medically fragile children.  After marrying the man of her dreams and moving back to Texas, Amy began working as a music therapist for the special education program in a large public school district for 9 years, serving over 400 students in 38 classrooms, ranging from life skills to functional academic skills each year.  Amy also contracted with a Medicaid Family Service Waiver program for 7 years on a part time basis, serving clients in their homes as a part of their community integration program.  Fulfilling a long desire to return to San Angelo to be near family, Amy and her family moved back to the Concho Valley and has developed contracts to bring music therapy to this area.  Amy served as the Southwestern Region of the American Music Therapy Association (www.swamta.com) as Treasurer, and the American Music Therapy Association (www.musictherapy.org) as a representative on the financial advisory committee.