Affiliations

• Ohio Arts Council, Artist-in-Education Program
• Urban Appalachian Community Coalition, Cultural Advisor http://uacvoice.org
• Cincinnati Arts Association, Artists on Tour

Awards

• 2009 Appalachian Community Development Association’s Ernie Mynatt Award Recipient
• Kentucky Art Council’s Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program - Master Artist of Banjo
• Ohio Art Council’s Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program - Master Artist of Banjo
• 2000 Appalachian Community Development Association Heritage Award
• Kentucky State Clawhammer Banjo Champion (3 years)
• Clawhammer Banjo Contest Old Fiddlers’s Convention - Galax Virginia