About
Music:
Karissa Kim is a teacher, performer, and stage director who is passionate about storytelling in many mediums. As an artist, she offers a unique interpretation as well as a genuine enjoyment and love of the process and the people involved in the arts. Her teaching focuses on healthy and efficient sound production, body/mind integration, and joyful practice and performance techniques.
Karissa has a Bachelors in Vocal Performance from Utah Valley University and a Masters in Vocal Performance from Texas State University. She has years of experience in musical theatre and classical singing. Karissa has been teaching piano and voice for over 15 years. She loves directing and working behind the scenes almost as much as she loves performing on the stage.
Training:
Karissa is an empathetic and educated Animal Trainer with 3+ years of experience working with learners of various species, dispositions, and backgrounds. She works primarily with dogs, horses, and their owners.
She meets each client where they are at and shapes training sessions around their needs. Through effective ethical, science-based training, she helps clients grow their knowledge and skill set, and strengthen the bond between them and their animals. Rather than focusing solely on training, she works to build a strong line of communication between clients and their furry friends. Her focus is building true partnerships, not just obedience.
With easy and fun training exercises, she aims to empower her clients with knowledge of behavior and force-free/fear-free training methods.
