Marci is a singer, speech pathologist and clinical singing voice specialist. An active performer in her earlier years, Marci completed her degree in vocal performance at Peabody Conservatory before entering the field of Speech Language Pathology. Specializing in the rehabilitation of injured voices, Marci has worked clinically for over 20 years at The University of Michigan Vocal Health Center, which was recently ranked nationally in the top 1% for patient satisfaction and care. Additionally, she serves as the on-site vocal health consultant to the Department of Musical Theatre at University of Michigan. Marci teaches workshops and lectures nationally and internationally on a wide array of topics including vocal fitness, application of SOVT’s to voice training, managing vocal injuries and rehabilitation in elite singers, application of kinesiology and motor learning principles to voice training, and healthy belting. She is co-author of The Vocal Athlete, and The Vocal Athlete - Application and Technique for the Hybrid Singer, going into its 3rd Edition. She is a featured author in several voice pedagogy books and a collaborator in numerous research publications. She is guest faculty at The New CCM Summer Pedagogy Institute at Shenandoah and served as Vice President for the Pan-American Vocology Association. Among the first cohort to receive the PAVA-RV distinction, Marci Chairs the PAVA Symposium Oversight Committee and continues to be very active with PAVA. Marci was recently a featured voice expert on the award-winning Canadian science documentary program The Nature of Things - A User’s Guide to the Voice.In addition to her clinical practice, Marci maintains a private voice studio and consulting practice. Her varied clients include performers, executives, and teachers spanning the Boardroom, Broadway stage, Metropolitan Opera, and everything in between. Contact vocalathlete@gmail.com.