Faculty
Please contact mya@mya.org for general information
Allan Dennis, Executive Director
Rose Armbrust-Griffin, String Chamber Music Coach
Sarah Barnes, Percussion Ensemble Coach
Robert Bassill, Chamber Music Director & String Chamber Music Coach
Karina Canellakis, Conductor & String Chamber Music Coach
Naomi Bensdorf Frisch, Woodwind Chamber Music Coach
Bruce Daugherty, Brass Chamber Music Coach
Mandy Dennis, String Chamber Music Coach
Julie Fischer, String Chamber Music Coach
Paula Fischer, String Chamber Music Coach
Gary Fry, Voices Rising Advisor
Matthew Gemmill, Chorale Accompanist
James Giles, Piano Chamber Music Coach
Ben Gray, Director of Voices Rising
Victor Goines, Jazz Program Artistic Advisor
Jarrard Harris, Director of Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combos
Joy Yu Hoffman, Harp Chamber Music Coach
Jessica Jordan, Early Childhood Education Classes Instructor
Fred Koch, Director of Mighty Maestro Singers and Little Maestro Singers
Gordon Krauspe, Director of Chorale
Peter Kupfer, Director of Theory (sabbatical 2010-11)
Chris Madsen, Director of Big Band and Jazz Orchestra
Stefan Milenkovich, String Chamber Music Coach
Patrick Pearson, Director of Cadet, Concertino, and Philharmonia Orchestras & Composition Instructor
Charles Pikler, String Chamber Music Coach
Rhona Reagen, Director of Reading Orchestra & String Chamber Music Coach
Gerardo Ribeiro, String Chamber Music Coach
James Ripley, Director of Wind Symphony Programs
Kathy Ripley, Flute Chamber Music Coach
Desiree Ruhstrat, String Chamber Music Coach
John Shaffer, String Chamber Music Coach
Rami Solomonow, String Chamber Music Coach
Steven Stenzel, Music Theory Instructor
Tatyana Stepanova, Sonata Class & Piano Chamber Music Coach
Shawn Tracy, Saxophone Chamber Music Coach
Staff
Phone: (847) 926-9898
Gena Andreasen, Volunteer Coordinator (x 305)
Will Biby, Assistant to Jazz Program Directors
Peili Chim, Registrar/Bookkeeper (x 311)
Beth Coughlin, Grants & Development
Karen Dennis, Director of Administration (x 304)
Jonathan Felbinger, IT Consultant
Cynthia Funai, Administrative Assistant (x 315)
Carl Jasieniecki, Administrative Assistant
Jessica Jordan, Early Childhood Education Coordinator
Nathan Sackschewsky, Intern
Donna Schardt, Assistant Bookkeeper (x 309)
Sandra Wu, Development Assistant (x 315)
Board of Directors
Tom Sharp, President
Stephen Fatum, Vice President
Carol Mavrakis, Vice President
Jeff Andreasen, Treasurer
Rhona Reagen, Secretary
Richard Sugar, President Emeritus
Kathy Berghoff
Kathryn Beiser
Jon Bogie
Barbara Butler
Tom Chmielinski
Paula DeBofsky
Brenda Feis
Jerry Fuller
Joan Garner
Keith Gray
John Gremer
Mee Kim
Charley Mattenson
Ken Michaels
Jim Milligan
Daryl Nelms
Allison Neumeister
Pam Owens
Charles Pikler
Cathy Popp
Dale Rudy
Alex Weiss
John Bruce Yeh
