Liana is nationally respected as an innovative and talented teacher, fine arts administrator, and performer. Career highlights have included administrative and faculty positions in higher education at public, private, and community colleges and universities, leadership roles with non-profit arts organizations, and performances throughout the United States and abroad of traditional and new classical vocal music. She has presented at state, regional, national, and international conferences hosted by the College Music Society, Music Teachers National Association, National Association of Teachers of Music, Sigma Alpha Iota, and National Federation of Music Clubs. Conference presentations have focused on music and performance topics, creating a more diverse and equitable environment in higher education, and quality of life issues for our aging population, Recent appearances have included SphinxConnect 2024; Arts in Society 17^th International Conference; International Alliance for Women in Music 2022 Conference; College Music Society 64^th National Conference; Aging & Social Change 11^th Interdisciplinary Conference; and the 2021 American Society on Aging Conference.

 From 2022 to 2024, Liana designed and directed Shared Voices, the flagship program of The Denyce Graves Foundation, created to achieve diversity, equity and inclusion across the musical spectrum. Through shared experiences, students and faculty worked together to expand their cultural horizons, develop networks, explore curriculum development, and engage in thoughtful dialogue. With the successful completion of the two-year pilot phase, Liana concluded her contract with DGF. Prior to that, Liana served for six years as the director of the Sigma Alpha Iota Philanthropies People-to-People Project which provides material assistance to musicians and organizations throughout the world.  She oversaw fundraising efforts, worked music industry experts, and collaborated with shipping companies and NGOs to send materials to Haiti, India, Zambia, and Canada as well as cities throughout the US. In 2016 she was appointed to serve NFMC as the Representative to the United Nations Department of Global Communications and she is honored to continue serving the Federation in this position.