William Gonzalez-Lopez

As a cashier at Lowe’s I am in charge of making sure our customers have had a pleasant experience in our store. This could be through guiding them towards products or assisting them through the checkout process. I also assist our Spanish speaking customers in our many different departments in order to meet their needs and get them the services or products they need.

As a Visitor Experience Ambassador at the Blue Ridge Music Center, I interacted with museum guests on weekdays. This included guiding them towards different areas of the museum and educating kids and adults on the roots of American music and the people who pioneered it.

As an audio engineer for the Blue Ridge Music Center I was in charge of setup and oversight of our Milepost Music events along the Blue Ridge Parkway. This involved setting up all audio equipment and promotional material needed for the show, interacting and making the bands feel welcome, introducing and speaking about the music and event prior to and after the event concluded, and interacting with the crowd.

Since my sophomore year of my undergraduate degree I have been involved in music education. I have had young and grown students who I meet with to help them improve upon their musical talents. I have also been brought in to many middle and high school bands to work with wind ensemble and marching band students so they can get more detailed education than with their band directors in a full ensemble scenario. Most times I choose to volunteer myself and do not charge the band directors that contact me to assist them.