Edwin Aybar, DMA.

Edwin Aybar holds a doctorate in music from NDSU. He has been assistant professor of collaborative arts at the University of Jamestown, instructor at New Mexico Highlands University, Chair of Music at OPSU, and has taught in several community colleges. He also holds graduate degrees in music from SIUE and USD. While studying music he became interested in Latin dance, which he has been teaching for more than 20 years both in his own studio and at several universities.

Edwin has been interested in music, communication, and the arts ever since he moved to Minnesota from Puerto Rico with his family at the age of 13. Dr. Aybar has also self-published three books on topics of culture and interpersonal relationships. He considers the arts an essential part of what makes a flourishing society and personal life. Dr. Aybar and his wife Rebecca have three children and are looking forward to setting roots in this beautiful Missouri community. He hopes to share of himself with the HLG students and the community.