She was the 2014 recipient of the UA School of Music Creative Achievement Award and was named the 2017 UA School of Music Distinguished Master’s Candidate. She was also chosen as Arizona Choral Educators’ Outstanding New Choral Educator in 2019. In her four years of teaching choir at Flowing Wells High School, her choirs have received Superior ratings at the NAU Jazz Madrigal Festival. She also won the 2019 Monte Award (Southern Arizona High School Musical Theatre) for Best Music Direction for her work as the vocal director of FWHS’s production of Newsies. Her performance experience includes roles in four U of A operas and a variety of local community and professional musical theatre credits, including Emily in Arts Express’s 2016 and 2017 productions of A Christmas Carol. Jenny lives in northwest Tucson with her husband Tyler and their dog Lacey.

Simone began dancing at the age of 7, she continued training over the years with workshops and conventions across the country with high-end choreographers - Savion Glover, Mandy Moore, Paula Abdul, JT Hornstein, Denise Leitner and many others. Currently Simone is in her 13th year at Salpointe Catholic High School and 2nd year choreographing for Arts Express. Simone’s professional achievements include work with Salpointe Pomline, Dance Force-1 Productions, Gaslight Theater and Danswest Productions and the 2001, 2005 and 2009 Link Cotillions. She thanks her husband Scot, children Lincoln and Maxine and her mother, for their support and love.