TIMELINE of Life Events

Music

  • 2013-2017 - Studied Music Education: Cello under Ovidiu Marinescu at West Chester University

  • 2014-2017 - Founded KIGAKU at West Chester University

  • 2016 - Color Guard Instructor at Central Bucks High School South

  • 2017 - Graduated from West Chester University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education: Cello

  • 2017 - Student taught in the Council Rock School District at Holland Middle School, Hillcrest Elementary, Richboro Elementary, and Goodnoe Elementary

  • 2018 - LTS Instrumental Strings Teacher in the Council Rock School District at Maureen M. Welch Elementary and Churchville Elementary

  • 2018-2019 - LTS Orchestra Director in the Lower Moreland Township School District at Lower Moreland High School

  • Summer 2019 - Taught a Summer Strings Camp at Central Bucks High School South

  • 2019 - 2021 - Orchestra Director in the Coatesville Area School District at Coatesville Area Senior High, Coatesville Area Intermediate High School, North Brandywine Middle School, and Scott Middle School

  • 2021 - Music Teacher at Music & Arts (Exton, PA)

  • 2022 - LTS Instrumental Strings Teacher in the Owen J. Roberts School District at East Coventry Elementary

  • 2022-present - Studied Orchestral Conducting under Paul Bryan at West Chester University

  • 2022-present - Orchestra Director at Central Bucks High School East

  • 2024 - Graduated from West Chester University with a Master’s Degree in Music Performance: Orchestral Conducting

Martial Arts

  • 2000 - Started martial arts at Action Karate New Britain/Chalfont

  • 2007 - Earned 1st Degree Black Belt

  • 2009 - Became a karate instructor at Action Karate New Britain/Chalfont

  • 2009 - Earned 2nd Degree Black Belt

  • 2010 - Demo Team Captain

  • 2012 - Began teaching at Action Karate Souderton/Telford

  • 2012 - Earned 3rd Degree Black Belt

  • 2017 - Earned 4th Degree Black Belt

  • 2019 - Began teaching at Action Karate Feasterville

Photography

  • 2012 - Starts Pastorok Photography

  • 2014-2017 - Music Building Photographer at West Chester University

Notable MUSICIANS PHOTOGRAPHED

2019
Aberdeen

2021
Sungazer, Shubh Saran, Lawrence

JAPANESE

  • 2017 - Started independently learning Japanese

  • 2021-present - Started taking private Japanese lessons

  • 2024 - Went to Japan (Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto)