Well-known for her commitment to program expansion and innovation, Marcia is recognized as a leader among her peers for her creative approaches to curriculum design and implementation. One of the most successful is the CCSD's standards-based Mariachi Program which was instituted in 2002 with four (4) instructors teaching 250 students and is now staffed by nineteen (19) full-time, licensed mariachi educators teaching over 3,000 students. Marcia is the lead author of ¡Simplemente Mariachi!, an instrumental and vocal method series for mariachi students and educators. Over the years, she has become a leader in assessment-driven curriculum for mariachi education. As a result of her National Mariachi Workshops for Educators® held annually in Las Vegas, she has been instrumental in starting or developing over 100 mariachi programs across the nation.

Marcia is an ardent Music Education advocate at the local, state, and national levels and serves on the Supportmusic.com Steering Committee. She has authored and edited an array of articles and publications for NAfME, the National Association for Music Education, School Band and Orchestra (SBO) Magazine, Strings Magazine, Parent Magazine and Leadership Magazine. Marcia and her husband, Keith, are honored to serve as Music Ambassadors to The Ohio State University School of Music.

Marcia serves as Educational Advisor to The Music Achievement Council, a 501(c)(6) non-profit corporation whose main focus is professional development for educators to reach and serve more music students. Her busy schedule has her providing motivating keynotes and workshops all across the country for educators looking to grow their programs and sharpen their pedagogical skills thus helping their students achieve at a higher level.

Elected to numerous leadership positions, Marcia has served as Western Division President of MENC; President of the Nevada Music Educators Association (two separate terms); and President of the Nevada Choral Directors Association. She was appointed by two Nevada governors to sit on the Goals 2000 Panel and in that capacity, co-chaired the team responsible for the writing of Nevada's Content Standards in Arts Education. In 1993, The Disney Channel selected Marcia as their National Performing Arts Teacher of the Year.

Marcia is president of Music Education Consultants, Inc., a consortium of music education professionals working with a variety of educational organizations, arts associations, and school districts to foster the growth and breadth of school-based music education programs for all children. Among others, specialty areas include curriculum development and expansion, professional development, teacher induction programs, and the providing of conductors and adjudicators for honor ensembles and music festivals. She has taught and continues to teach graduate music courses at the Hartt School, Duquesne University, Villanova University and VanderCook College of Music.