Marquita Reef received her degrees in trombone performance from the University of Denver-Lamont School of Music (BM), and Brooklyn College (MM). She was a participant in the Keystone Brass Institute and The Aspen Music Festival and performs professionally in the St. Louis area. She is a music educator in the St. Louis Public School District at Metro Academic and Classical High School. was the first recipient of the SLPS Music Educator of the Year. She is a representative of the American Federation of Musicians, serves on the Board of Directors of the International Women’s Brass Conference, and is a Selmer VIP Artist.