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Awards

2021 Semi-Finalist in the International Songwriting Competition for the song Be the Best Bee from the Children's CD entitled Escape of the Slinkys

2020 First place from Composers Forum Contest for the Original Composition Dance of the Midnight Mouse

2019 Second place from Composers Forum Contest for the Original Composition March of the Mannikins

2018 First place from Composers Forum Contest for the Original Composition Grasshopper’s Holiday

2010 Seal of Excellence from Creative Child Magazine for the Children's CD entitiled Glad that you Asked

2007 Finalist in the Unisong International Songwriting Competition for the song Frank Stein from the Children’s CD entitled Escape of the Slinkys

2006 Winner of a Gold National Parenting Publications Award (NAPPA) for the Children's CD entitiled Escape of the Slinkys

2006 Winner of a Gold Parents’ Choice Award for the Children’s CD entitled Escape of the Slinkys

2006 Seal of Excellence from Creative Child Magazine for the Children’s CD entitled Escape of the Slinkys

2006 Winner of a Gold Award from the Mid-Atlantic Song Contest, Washington, DC for the song Be the Best Bee from the Children's CD entitled Escape of the Slinkys

2006 Winner of a Children's Music Web Award for the song Frank Stein from the Children's CD entitled Escape of the Slinkys

2004 Indie of the Year Award for Outstanding Achievement and Exemplary Dedication to the Independent Music Industry

2004 Lifetime Achievement Award (Ct Songwriters Assoc.)

2002 Grand Prize Winner of the Connecticut Comedy Festival 100 contestants from the east coast, three weeks of competition (Sponsored by Connecticut Public Television and Seven Angels Theater)

2002 Issued a patent for her invention, Percussion Additions to Stringed Instruments

2001 Third place Songwriting Competition of Washington for the original children’s song, Hairy Harry the Happy Horse (Songwriters Association of Washington)

1999 Finalist in the Children’s Music Web Awards  (The only award decided entirely by children) for her CD, Glad That You Asked

1996 Outstanding Achievement as a Performing Songwriter (Ct Songwriter’s Association)

1994 Outstanding Artistic Achievement for the original one woman show, Everything Reminds Me of my Therapist (Ct Songwriter’s Association)

1990 Second place, New Hampshire Guitar Competition  Portsmouth, New Hampshire

1984 Fourth place, New England Guitar Competition New Haven, Connecticut

1980 Connecticut Songwriter of the Year Award  (Ct Songwriters Association)