Priscilla has a Masters in Education Administration and Supervision and earned her B.M.E. (Music Education) from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth. Her major instrument was classical piano, having studied under Adel Galanffy, Tomas Ungar, and John Owings. She also played the flute and percussion in the TCU band, violin in the TCU orchestra, and sang in the TCU Chorale. There is currently a Piano Scholarship in her name available for piano majors. For more information, students may contact John Owings in the piano department at TCU.
Over the years, Priscilla has been involved in singing, composing, and directing several recording projects including: Our God is One featuring Nancy Grandquist, Joe Pace and the Colorado Mass Choir featuring Fred Hammond, Kid's T.O.W.N. featuring the children's choir of Heritage Christian Center, a live music recording in Las Vegas performing songs from Fred Hammond's project Purpose by Design, and her favorite accomplishment of all, Magical Holidays Vol. II where her choir sang "O Holy Night" with Grammy winner Billy Dean.
Priscilla is in her 13th year of teaching public school and currently teaches Advanced Placement Music Theory at Smoky Hill High School in the Cherry Creek School District. She has experience teaching elementary through high school music and continues to have a successful career in the music industry. In November 2002, Priscilla became the first and only National Board Certified Teacher in Early Adolescent/Young Adult Music in the State of Colorado. In 2004 she became an assessor for the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. In the summer of 2002, Priscilla escorted her students to Beijing where they made history by singing in the first ever performance of Carl Orff's Carmina Burana in China under the direction of Dr. William Hall. In July of 2004 Priscilla chaperoned a choir trip to Sydney, Australia where they performed the Berlioz Requiem to a sold out crowd at the Opera House. Priscilla is also an avid supporter of Barbershop and has had great success in sharing the style with her students. In 2002, while teaching at George Washington HS, her boy's quartet "Dinner for Four" took 1st place and girl's quartet "Fame and Four-Tune" took 2nd place in the Rocky Mountain High School Quartet Competition. In 2005, her Overland HS boy's quartet "Boomerang" and girl's quartet "Tag, You're It!" both took 1st place at the annual competition! To hear them sing, click here. In 2004, Priscilla was awarded into Who's Who of American Woman and Who's Who Among America's Teachers (for the second time!)
Priscilla gets her instruction by a great team of coaches. Frank Adams, Charlton and Karine Eagle, and Rich Benvin have all developed her game.
"Frank has coached me the longest. I consider him to be my mental and strategic coach. He has also taught me the most about coaching. What I like most about him is that he's tough, he doesn't allow me to make excuses about anything, and he knows my game inside out."
"Charlton and Karine are both former ATP & WTA tour players. Charlton has an extensive resume and has coached the Fed Cup team for South Africa, World Team Tennis with Billy Jean King, and not to mention some of the top players in the world (i.e. Mary Pierce). Charlton and Karine have helped me hit with more pace and focus on patterns of play."
"Rich also played on the tour. He is a master at B.S…. uh, backhands and serves. He always starts the lesson with, 'So what do you want to work on today?'. I'll say something and then he responds with, 'And we'll work on your backhand and take a look at the serve.' The two things I like about Rich are that he hits the ball hard and he has a good sense of humor."
In 2002, Priscilla ended the year ranked #1 in the State of Colorado in her division.
Priscilla is a level P2 coach certified by the United States Professional Tennis Association. She coaches high school tennis as well as camps and clinics throughout the year. Priscilla is also the Intermountain USPTA Multi-Cultural Committee Chair. In 2005 Priscilla won the Intermountain USPTA Seminar Contest! To top that, she represented the Intermountain to win the National Seminar Contest in Marco Island, FL in September. Her topic?... Taking P.M.S.to the Next Level!!
Priscilla volunteers her time to coach Star Search and gives presentations on Mental Toughness. In 2002, Priscilla was awarded the Althea Gibson Volunteer Award by the Intermountain Tennis Association.
Priscilla is a member of Heritage Christian Center. She has been active as the choir director for the Children’s Ministry, Praise and Worship leader for the Prison Ministry team, and member of the Drama Team. She also helps with Sunday School at First Korean Church.
Priscilla is the youngest of six (4 older sisters and 1 older brother). Her father is retired after 29 years in the Army. And her mother is retired from working as a private detective, entrepreneur, and 5th degree black belt hapkido/karate instructor.
"My dad is the one who instilled a lot of good values in me: patriotism, writing thank-you notes, financial responsibility, and family values."
"My proudest moment was when my mom earned her Bachelor's degree at age 60 and her Master's degree at age 62."
Priscilla is the past Treasurer for the Denver Classroom Teachers Association (DCTA) where she managed a budget of over $1 million and was a board member of the DCTA PAC. Prior to being elected Treasurer, she was a board member the South East quadrant, and chair of the Elections Committee. Priscilla is starting her third year as an appointee to the board of the Colorado Fund for Children and Public Education (the State's PAC). Her favorite part about being involved are going to Democratic and Republican Party fundraisers and interviewing local, state, and national candidates for office.
Priscilla is a charter member and past Vice President of Programming for the TCU Mile Hi Alumni Chapter. She also travels to Ft. Worth several times a year to serve on the National TCU Alumni board and Marketing Committee.
Priscilla is a board member (and currently the Membership Chair) on the Denver Public Schools Asian Education Advisory Council which gives annual awards and scholarships to Asian students and teachers. She was the captain for the 2003 Dragon Boat Festival where she and 20 of her teammates competed in a rowing competition against 40 other teams!
Priscilla has done several acting jobs, mostly hair shows and shampoo promotions. But her coolest gigs were being on a Chunky Campbell Soup commercial and playing a role on an episode of "Busted" on Animal Planet.
"Being the image on a Pantene ad would be my dream job! I'm still waiting to be discovered."
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