Anna has been with The COT since 2002, and also performs with the Greensboro Symphony, Salisbury Symphony, the Carolina Chamber Symphony Players and the Wake Forest University Faculty Woodwind Quintet.

A native of Detroit, Michigan, Anna received a Bachelor or Music degree from the University of Miami (Florida), a Master of Music degree from Yale University and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Anna is an adjunct oboe professor at Wake Forest University, has a private teaching studio and freelances as a performer.