mentor + artistic advisor
Justin serves as a mentor and artistic advisor to artists navigating across performance, academia, and arts leadership. From 2023-2026, he served as an Associate Editor of the Journal of Singing, where his work focused on bridging research and studio practice in vocal pedagogy. His mentees have built careers as performers, professors, administrators, and published scholars, securing faculty appointments at institutions including New York University, Temple University, Pace University, Northeastern University, Syracuse University, and AMDA, and publishing their work in leading journals such as the Journal of Singing, Journal of Voice, and Voice and Speech Review.
Recognized by the Yamaha Corporation for his structured and results-driven approach, Justin’s mentorship emphasizes long-term career strategy, scholarly engagement, professional positioning, and sustainable artistic growth. He also brings extensive nonprofit arts leadership, having secured over $2.5 million in grant funding and expanded access to arts education for underserved communities worldwide.
SERVICES
audition and application strategy (college, graduate, and professional)
offer evaluation and contract negotiation guidance
academic and professional materials (CVs, résumés, cover letters)
scholarly writing, editing, and publication support
grant writing and fundraising strategy
nonprofit and arts leadership development
CREDENTIALS
hbx certificate – sustainable business strategy, harvard business school
executive certificate – non-profit leadership, duke university
executive director, hawaii performing arts festival
associate director of vocal performance; coordinator of vocal pedagogy, nyu steinhardt
vocal arts faculty, manhattan school of music
yamaha “40 under 40” music educator
former associate editor, journal of singing
doctor of music – voice performance, florida state university
master of music – vocal performnce, university of miami
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