Grammy-nominated producer/songwriter/bassist Paul Richmond:
"She is a highly gifted songwriter, guitarist and singer with a very creative mind".
"I am confident that her excellent musical talent combined with her dedication to hard work will take her wherever she wants to go artistically".
World experienced and acclaimed Chicago artist and arts instructor from the Art Institute of Chicago Linda Cohn has been her visual arts instructor in 2008:
See her art on: Linda Cohn Art
"She is a curious, determined and multi-talented individual with a distinct vision. She shows great promise as a unique vocal and visual communicator."
"She listens intently, asks challenging questions, learns quicly and puts newly gained information to use without hesitation."
"She shows an understanding beyond her years and her devotion to her music and art is highly commendable!"
Acclaimed Professor in Animation at the University of Chicago, Kirsten Leenaars worked with The Commander when she made her first music video:
"She is one of the very finest individuals I have had the pleasure to work with in my teaching career. She is a person of absolute integrity in her response to the demands, responsibilities and opportunities of her fields of interest and desired profession. She has an engaged and animated sense of tiredless dedication to her passion."
"Remarkable self motivation and determination. She is deeply educated, internationally experienced, awake, very smart, positive, humble, kind and critical. In response to the line "ain't no mountain high enough" there clearly isn't one too high for her".
"She is deeply experienced and multi-faceted and excels at translating her ideas into outstanding elaborate projects and thorough observations".