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1. 1967 Began playing the piano at age 3
2. 1973-1981 Private piano teacher in Vermont at age 9 till age 17
3. 1973-1985 Faculty member, Summer Sonatina
4. 1975-1979 Scholarship student at the Juilliard School of Music, Pre-College Division
5. 1979-1986 Solo engagements with the Albany Symphony Orchestra, Vermont Symphony Orchestra, Nashua Symphony Orchestra, Sage City Orchestra, University of Vermont Orchestra
6. 1981 Scholarship student at State University of New York
7. 1982 Featured in “Seventeen Magazine”
8 1982 Selected as “Promising Young Artist” by the National Foundation for Advancement of the Arts
9. 1983 Featured on “Crossroads,” Educational TV, Burlington , VT
10. 1984-1993 Private piano teacher in New York City
11. 1984 Full scholarship student at New College Music Festival, Sarasota , FL
12. 1985 Crowned “Miss Vermont ”
13. 1986 Talent award winner, “Miss America Scholarship Pageant”
14. 1986 Earned Bachelor Fine Arts in Piano Performance, SUNY
15. 1987 Performed Bach Triple Concerto with eldest sister, Polly van der Linde and father, Rein van der Linde, with the Vermont Symphony Orchestra
16. 1989 Co-founded “Pianissimo! Piano Day Camp” in New York City
17. 1990-1992 Director, Sales & Marketing, Bosendorfer Center , New York City
18. 1992 Earned MBA in Marketing Management, CUNY Baruch
19. 1992-2005 Sales Representative, Steinway & Sons , New York City
20. 1997 Featured in Forbes Magazine article, “Ode to a Steinway,” by Joshua Levine
21. 2001 Subject of story, “Matchmaker” in The New Yorker magazine, by James B. Stewart
22. 2001-2003 Featured in: “The Journal News,” “The New York Post,” WSJ “Smart Money”
23. 2002 Featured on: “Breakfast with the Arts” with Elliott Forrest, A&E; “The Genuine Article” with Gordon Elliott, Fine Living Channel; “Nightly News” with Aaron Brown, CNN
24. 2003 Subject of documentary on “New York Streets,” NHK
25. 2004 Graced the cover of “Inc. Magazine” accompanied with feature story
26. 2005 Founded “Piano Matchmaker, LLC”