Our Staff

Leadership

Pierre van der Westhuizen

Pierre van der Westhuizen

Executive and Artistic Director

Elizabeth Cooley

Elizabeth Cooley

Executive Assistant

Kelly W. Waltrip

Kelly W. Waltrip

Managing Director

Jazz Awards

Seth Abramson

Seth Abramson

Director of Jazz

Development

Anne Witherspoon

Anne Witherspoon

Director of Development

Gretchen Bonnema Development Associate

Gretchen Bonnema

Development Associate

Rem Cabrera

Rem Cabrera

Grants Manager

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Terri Hunter

Development & Finance Assistant

Education

Adam Schumaker

Adam Schumaker

Director of Education

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Leslie Boughton

Education & Community Engagement Manager

Sara Cleland

Sara Cleland

Battle Creek Piano Lab Coordinator & Instructor

Cora Wright

Cora Wright

Kalamazoo Piano Lab Coordinator

Annie Mittelsteadt

Annie Mittelsteadt

Piano Lab Instructor

Louie Morand

Louie Morand MT-BC

Piano Lab Music Therapist

Marilyn

Marilyn Moore

Piano Lab Instructor

John Stoll

John Stoll

Piano Lab Instructor

Luisa Zuniga Molano

Luisa Zuniga Molano

Piano Lab Instructor

Giada Pontoni

Giada Pontoni

Piano Lab Instructor

Monica

Monica Washington Padula

Piano Lab Instructor

Paula Harris

Paula Harris

Piano Lab Instructor

Sylvia

Sylvia Senchuk

Piano Lab Instructor

Jake Schott

Jake Schott

Piano Lab Instructor

Hal Hobson

Hal Hobson

Piano Lab Instructor

Colwyn Hoard

Colwyn Hoard

Education Technician

Finance

Julie Shoup

Julie Shoup

Director of Finance

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Terri Hunter

Development & Finance Assistant

Clive Beatty

Clive Beatty

Finance & Human Resources Associate

Marketing

Mindy MacInnis

Mindy MacInnis

Director of Marketing

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Christie Lee Coleman

Patron Services & Database Manager

Corinne Marsh

Corinne Marsh

Communications Coordinator

Michael Sellers

Michael Sellers

Livestream Manager

Stacy Koviak-Davison

Stacy Koviak-Davison

Graphic & Creative Design Coordinator

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Julieta Del Toro

Office Coordinator

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Lilly MacInnis

Patron Services Assistant

Operations

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Anders Dahlberg

Director of Operations

Kory Heitzig

Kory Heitzig

Operations and Volunteer Manager

Izzy Pratt, Festival Assistant, Transportation Coordinator

Izzy Pratt

Operations Assistant

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