We boast a faculty of over 50 experienced teaching artists
Staff
Early Childhood
Art
Piano
Voice
Strings
Winds, Brass & Percussion
Musical Theater
Composition & Theory

STAFF
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Kathleen Suss, Executive Director M.M. Manhattan School of Music, B.M. DePauw University |

EARLY CHILDHOOD
Heather Petrie
M.M. SUNY Purchase Conservatory, B.A. Bard College

ART
Jessica Cioffoletti
M.S. Studio Art, College of New Rochelle, B.A. State University of New York at Albany
Christy Morejon
M.A. College of New Rochelle, B.A. College of New Rochelle, A.A. Fine Arts, Westchester Community College
Flladi Kulla
B.A. Concordia College-NY
Lisa Hofflich
B.A. New York University
Jackie Meier
M.F.A. Pratt Institute, B.S. Boston College, Additional Studies California College of Arts-San Francisco
Patricia Miranda, Art Department Head
B.F.A. SUNY Purchase College, additional studies at School of Sacred Arts, NYC

PIANO
Saar Ahuvia
M.M. Graduate Performance Diploma Peabody Institute
Additional studies, Tel Aviv Academy, B.A. Schasshausen Conservatory, Switzerland
Melissa Alexander, piano department head
M.M. University of Hartford-Hartt School of Music
Post-graduate studies, Mannes Collage of Music, B.A. State University of New York, Albany
Xiaojing Chang
Graduate Performance Diploma Peabody Conservatory of Music, M.M. University of Texas-Austin, B.M. University of Texas-Austin
Vivian Choi, piano
A.D. Carnegie Mellon University, G.D. New England Conservatory, M.M. New England Conservatory, B.M. Saint Petersburg Conservatory, Russia
Tom Cuffari
M.M. Manhattan School of Music, B.M. Chapman University
Yotam Haber
Ph.D. Cornell University, B.M. Indiana University
Stephanie Ho
Graduate Performance Diploma, Peabody Institute of John Hopkins University, M.M. Northwestern University, B.A. Oberlin College
Marija Ilic
D.M.A. Rutgers University, M.M. Mannes College of Music, B.M. Belgrade University
Jon Klibonoff
M.M. Manhattan School of Music, B.M. Manhattan School of Music
Caroline Park
D.M.A. Manhattan School of Music, M.M. Yale University, M.M. The Juilliard School, B.M. The Juilliard School
Matt Van Brink
D.M.A. Boston University, B.M. Indiana University
Ronn Yedidia
D.M.A. The Juilliard School, M.M. The Juilliard School, M.M. The Juilliard School
Helen Yedigarian
M.M. Manhattan School of Music, M.M. Yerevan Komitas Conservatory, B.M. Yerevan Komitas Conservatory, Professional Studies Certificate, Manhattan School of Music

VOICE
Sun Young Chang
M.M. Mannes College of Music, B.M. Hanyag University, Advanced studies at the Actor's Studio
Sarah Gleason
M.A. Columbia University Teachers College, B.M. Texas Christian University
Sheri Hammerstrom
M.M. Mannes College of Music, B.M. University of Texas-Arlington
Claire Simard
Graduate studies, Brooklyn College, additional studies, La Sorbonne-Paris, Conservatoire Paul Dukas-Paris, B.M. Catholic UniversityGraduate studies at Brooklyn College

STRINGS
John Chang, guitar
B.A., Queens College of Music, B.M. Hanyag University, Advanced studies at the Actor’s Studio
Beulah Cox, violin
M.M., CUNY Lehman College, B.M. College of William and Mary
Annette Espada, cello
D.M.A. University of Miami, M.A. New York University, B.M. Puertor Rico Conservatory of Music
Thomas Flippin, guitar & Suzuki
M.M. Yale University, B.A. University of Chicago
Robert Gingery, guitar, electric bass
M.A. City College of New York, Performance Diploma, Berklee College of Music, B.A. California State University, Chico
Emily Kalish, violin, Suzuki
M.M. Manhattan School of Music, B.M. University of Hartford-Hartt School of Music
Jee Sun Lee, violin
D.M.A. Stony Brook University, M.M. Eastman School of Music, B.M. Seoul National University School of Music
Kathryn Lockwood, viola, violin
M.M. University of Southern California, B.M. Queensland Conservatorium
Lee Metcalf, guitar
M.M. SUNY Purchase Conservatory, B.F.A. City College of New York, Diploma in music from University of Hartford-Hartt School of Music
Kiwon Nahm, violin
M.M. Yale University; B.A. Music Violin Performance, Oberlin Conservatory
Jason Sagebiel, guitar
M.A. Aaron Copland School of Music, Queens College, B.M. Loyola University, New Orleans
Stephen Sas, bass
D.M.A. The Juilliard School, M.M. The Juilliard School, B.M. The Juilliard School
Rami Vamos, guitar, string department head
M.A. Queens College, M.M. Yale University, B.M. Oberlin College Conservatory of Music

WINDS, BRASS & PERCUSSION
Ken Dybisz, flute, clarinet, saxophone
B.M. DePaul University
Michael Gorham, trumpet
M.M. Manhattan School of Music, B.M. University of California, Los Angeles
Clare Hoffman, flute
B.M. Mannes College of Music, L'Ecole d'Et Certificate
Keith Kreindler, saxophone, bassoon
M.M. Mannes College of Music, B.M. Aaron Copland School of Music-Queens College, B.A. State University of New York-Binghamton
Yousif Sheronick, percussion, world music
M.M. Yale University, B.M. University of Iowa

MUSICAL THEATER
Sarah Gleason
M.A. Columbia University Teachers College, B.M. Texas Christian University
Claire Simard
Graduate studies, Brooklyn College, additional studies, La Sorbonne-Paris, Conservatoire Paul Dukas-Paris, B.M. Catholic UniversityGraduate studies at Brooklyn College
Gregory Suss
Ph.D. Graduate Center-City University of New York, M.A. New York University, B.A. University of Pennsylvania
Matt Van Brink
D.M.A. Boston University, B.M. Indiana University

COMPOSITION & THEORY
Yotam Haber
Ph.D. Cornell University, B.M. Indiana University
Matt Van Brink
D.M.A. Boston University, B.M. Indiana University
Ronn Yedidia
D.M.A. The Juilliard School, M.M. The Juilliard School, M.M. The Juilliard School