Versatile as a teacher and performer, Kirsten is active in the Austin area as a musician and theatre director.  She current serves as the Director of Music & Arts at First Protestant Church, the Producing Artistic Director for the Coll Street Players, and Director of the First Protestant Music School. Career highlights include positions as Director of Worship & Arts at Truro Anglican Church, Fairfax, VA, Producing Artistic Director for The City of Fairfax Theatre Company, teaching tiny humans, and music directing for High School theatre programs in the Washington DC area.
Kirsten is the founding Producing Director for ATX Musical Theatre Collective a group committed to connecting local theatre artists and enriching the ATX community through seasonal live performances and open mics. Kirsten holds music degrees in piano and French horn from North Park University and Western Illinois University.