Leadership & Staff

The MacPhail Leadership & Staff Team

The MacPhail Center for Music Leadership and Staff Team is made up of artists, administrators, and trade professionals dedicated to our students, faculty and audiences and MacPhail’s mission, vision, and values.

Administration

Kyle Carpenter

CEO

Paul Babcock

President and COO

Wendy Kellogg

Executive Assistant and Board Liaison

Development

Christine VanderHook

Christine Vander Hook

Vice President of Development

Lisa Salzl

Major Gifts Officer

Ailsa Walsh

Annual Giving Manager

Caitlynn Daniels

Development Associate

Emily Halstead

Grants Manager

Equity and Inclusion

Dr. Roque Diaz

Senior Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Christopher Rochester

Director of Global Music Initiative/Jazz Coordinator

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David Feily

Global Music Initiative Coordinator

Marketing

Beth Nault-Warner

Director of Marketing

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Garrett Young

Videographer

Syne Barr

Social Media and Graphic Design Coordinator

Mikalia Bradberry

Marketing Coordinator

Finance

Monica Cai, Senior Accountant

Monica Cai

Senior Accountant

Dale Deines

Finance Associate

Human Resources

Kristen Blue

Vice President of Human Resources

Kelsey Sieverding

Human Resources Generalist

Information Management

Chris Waterbury

IT Director

Phil Welch

IT Manager

Stu Mathews

IT Support Technician

Facilities

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Hans Christopherson

Facilities Management

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Paul Dean

Facilities Management

Nik Gruber

Facilities Management

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Noah Kuklinski

Facilities Management

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Julian Malaby

Facilities Program Support

Tikisha Torrence

Tikisha Torrence

Facilities Team Supervisor

Wiley Willis

Facilities Management

Program Administration

Student Services

Jakkee Phillips

Student Services Assistant Manager

Justin Hartke

Student Services Placement and Data Administrator

Elysa Hays

Student Services Manager

Kallysta Morgan

Student Services Representative

Rebekah Walker

Student Services Representative – Apple Valley

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Emily Komperud

Student Services Representative

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Casey Crowe

Student Services Receptionist

Merideth Jolstad

Student Services Representative

Morgan Glasheen

Student Services Representative

Program Services

Melissa Falb

Director of Program Operations

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Bjorn Grina-Shay

Program Services Manager

Lindsay Lewis

McKnight Fellowship Administrator

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Soojin Lee

Student Performance Coordinator

Miryana Moteva

Staff Accompanist

Rubina Regan

Lesson Placement Assistant

Quinn Shadko

Lesson Placement Assistant

Individual Lessons

Timothy De Prey

Director of Individual Instruction

School Partnerships

Elizabeth Winslow

School Partnership Director

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Grayson Broesch

School Partnerships Coordinator

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Ben Bussey

Partnership Development Representative

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Heather Vanderley

School Partnerships Budget & Payroll Coordinator

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Makayla Ferraro

Metro Partnerships Program Coordinator

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Rachel Hickman

Online School Partnerships Manager

Sing Play Learn with MacPhail®

Dianna Babcock

Director of SPL

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Allison Akins

SPL Department Manager

Catherine Koewler

SPL Supply and Events Coordinator

Group Instruction

Jon Iverson

Director of Group Instruction

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Craig Anderson

Coordinator of Ensembles and Certificate Program Coordinator

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Bradley Greenwald

Prelude Coordinator

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Anna Hashizume

Prelude Coordinator

Karen Moon

New Horizons String Orchestra Conductor

Ashley Ng

New Horizons String Orchestra Conductor

Christopher Rochester

Director of Global Music Initiative/Jazz Coordinator

JD Steele

MacPhail Community Youth Choir Director

Jeremy Swider

Chamber Music Coordinator

Madeline Island Chamber Music, a Program of MacPhail

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Jonathan Swartz

Artistic Director

Alyssa Saint

Director of Operations

MacPhail – Austin, MN

Cheryl Berglund

Austin Site Director

MacPhail Music for Life™

Jeanie Brindley-Barnett

Co-Founder, Senior Teaching Artist MacPhail Music for Life™, Giving Voice Artistic Director

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Kristyn Rupp

MacPhail Music for Life™ Manager

Music Therapy

Melissa Wenszell

Co-Founder and Senior Music Therapist

Jessica Nagel

Music Therapy Administrator

Stephanie Kimmes

Music Therapy Mentor

Suzuki Talent Education

Beth Turco

Director of Suzuki Talent Education

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Heather VanderLey

String Group and Department Coordinator

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Annette Lee

Suzuki Department Accompanist

Claire Miller

Suzuki Department Coordinator

Susan Sophocleus

Piano Group Coordinator

Electronic Music Recording Arts (EMRA)

Michael Cain

EMRA Program Director

Krysta “K.Raydio” Rayford

Teaching Artist

Isaac Rohr

Studio Coordinator

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