Education
Bachelor of Music, University Central Florida, Orlando, 1998.
Bachelor of Music, University Central Florida, Orlando, 1998.
Orchestra director Maitland Middle School, Orlando, since 1998.
Member Florida Symphony Youth Orchestras, Orlando, 2007—2008. Member of Music Educators National Conference, FMEA, American String Teachers Association, Florida Orchestra Association (all-state chair & district chair 2000-2006), Sigma Alpha Iota.
Daughter of Nancy R. Ridzik and John James Hopko, Stephen Ridzik (Stepfather).