Roxanne Jeppesen is a native of Northern California and received her BA from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and MA from the University of Southern California (USC). 

Roxanne is currently a part time professor at MSUBillings and has taught Applied Drum-set, Enjoyment of Music, Percussion Pedagogy and Techniques, and K-12 Music Methods.

Roxanne has a K-12 Music Teaching Credential from the State of Montana and California. She is currently working as a music teacher for Billings Public Schools, and has also taught music for the Burbank Unified School District and the Sulphur Springs Union School District.

Roxanne serves on the board for two non-profit organizations. Roxanne is the Treasurer/Secretary for Arts Without Boundaries. She is also the founder of the 501c3 non-profit organization, Cultivating Creative Minds, with the mission to promote creative programs for young people, partner with schools to organize and execute enrichment programs that promote creative thinking, and to help schools find and sustain funding for creative programs.

Roxanne studied drum-set performance with Billy Higgins, Dan Schnelle, Sherman Ferguson, Rick Lotter, and Stan Lunetta and has performed with many artists around California and Montana including Kenny Burrell, Barbara Morrison, Billy Higgins, Tom Rainer, Scott Jeppesen, Rocky Mountain Jazz Collective, Billings Symphony Orchestra, Golden Oak Community Big Band, Magic City Jazz Orchestra, Billings Community Concert Band, Backyard Theater’s production of Songs for a New World, Billings Studio Theater's production of Evita, Billings Studio Theater's production of Elf the Musical, Billings Studio Theater's production of Mama Mia, Nova Center for Performing Arts production of Inside Out, Billings Studio Theater's production of Young Frankenstein, Billings Studio Theater’s production of Disney’s The Descendants, 2nd Avenue Stompers, Reflections Band, Brickhouse Band, Free Spirit Soul, Frequency 852, Delta Bound and Skyview High School’s Spring Pops Concerts. 

Roxanne is an active member of the National Association for Music Education and the Montana Music Educators Association. She received an Honorary Award from the Sulphur Springs Union School District, a PTA Honorary Award, a Community Service Award from the Canyon Country Community Association, the Golden Apple Award from the Santa Clarita Valley Association of California School Administrators, the Max H. Gluck Foundation Award for Music Outreach, and was the Valedictorian of Rio Linda Senior High School.