We are professional artists, musicians and educators who love what we do and believe deeply in the importance of nurturing each student’s creative voice. Learn more about us below!

Administrative Staff

Piruz Partow
Executive Director

Betsy Kerlin
Associate Director

Toby Wine
Director of Programs

Sage Baisden
Marketing Manager

Abby Levin
Director of Development

Stacy Werdin
Program Coordinator

Dennis Yueh-Yeh Li
Office Manager

Art Teachers

Luisa Alcantra

Z Behl

Natalie Casagran Lopez

Wendy Cohen

Bianca Dominguez

Romina Fernandez

Isis Flores

Angela Jaeger

Cori Kresge

Rachel Leal

Ruby McCollister

Esme Shapiro

Music Teachers

Lisa Ecklund-Flores

Sabine Heubusch

Johanna Kopp

Angela Jaeger

Keve Wilson

Richard Younger

Theatre Teachers

Dennis Yueh-Yeh Li

Ruby McCollister

Elke Reid

Instrumental Music Teachers

Piano

Burak Bedikyan

Kevin Bernstein

Rob Block

Laura Dreyer

Michael Eaton

Michi Fuji

Allie Glassman

John Gray

Sabine Heubusch

Jane Irving

Jung Sun Kang

Sasha Kern

Danny Kirkhum

Tereza Lee Kirkhum

Johanna Kopp

Eri Miyashita

Abby Payne

David Stone

Yvonne Troxler

Richard Tschudy

Drums / Percussion

Matt Baranello

Peter J. Moffett

Kenny Shaw

Phil Stewart

Guitar/Bass

Rob Block

Sam Friend

Todd Grunder

Kevin Hailey

Steve Jabas

Karl Kaminski

Wilson Montuori

Sasha Kern

John Gray

Richard Younger

Allie Glassman

Strings

Nurmira Greenberg

Rosi Hertlein

Michi Fuji

Danny Kirkhum

Voice

Liz Asti

Rosi Hertlein

Jane Irving

Abby Payne

Allie Glassman

Wind, Brass & Recorder

Laura Dreyer

Michael Eaton

Susan Hyman

Danny Kirkhum

Johanna Kopp

Stacy Werdin

Outreach

David Alston

Gerand McDowell

Fatima Logan-Alston