Meri Sheegog has been teaching violin since August 2012. She received her BA in Music with an emphasis in String Pedagogy from the University of New Mexico in May 2016. In addition to completing the Pedagogy requirements, she also completed her Suzuki Certification for Violin Books 1-10 under the tutelage of Susan Kempter.

While at school, she enjoyed being part of several string quartets, studying privately with Dr. Carmelo de Los Santos, and building her violin from scratch. Since graduating, Ms. Sheegog has been working as a private violin instructor in the Orange County area, teaching string orchestra at a middle school, and is a current member of the Suzuki Association of the Americas.