1967 - B.A. from UNC at Chapel Hill, 1969 - M.R.E. from Duke U Divinity School
1969 - 1971 U.S. Army spouse, including Irv's tour of duty in Vietnam
1970 - 2005 part-time Director of Christian Education for various Methodist & Presbyterian churches
1971 - Settled in Raleigh, NC (Irv - architect - Pearce, Brinkley, Cease + Lee, P.A.)
1971 - present - Freelance flutist, composer & arranger of numerous flute & handbell pieces
1971 - 1973 Social Worker at Methodist Children's Home
1972 - 2010 - private flute instructor, including 20 years at Saint Mary's School & 5 at Shaw University
1986 - Co-founded Raleigh Area Flute Association & Raleigh Flute Choir (contrabass flute specialist)
1987 - 2018 Handbell Choir Director at Highland UMC
1992 - 2015 Director of Chaplains' Cooperative Ministry at NCSU
2011 - present - Co-founder & Artistic Director of www.ScoreVivo.com