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People

Faculty
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Board of Directors

Faculty

Shawna Balzer

Bands
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Aline Boyd

Piano
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Michael DiBarry, D.M.A.

Viola
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Mo Farag

Orchestras
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Michael Flores

Mariachi
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Arlene Frausto

Mariachi Violin
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Rose French, D.M.A.

French Horn
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Melissa Greene

Music Exploration
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Isidora Jovanovic, D.M.A.

Piano
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Julia Lougheed, D.M.A.

Clarinet
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Luis Martinez

Guitar
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Mary Petrich

Saxophone
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Elias-Axel Pettersson, D.Mus.

Piano Department Head
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Josh Pielemeier

Piano
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Jamilyn Richardson

Strings
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Tiffany Steinweg

Violin
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Carlito Stewart

Cello
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Rachel Stoddard

Choir
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Kevin Tangney

Trumpet
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Earl Thornton

Guitar Department Head
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Katie Valadez

Flute
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Alvin Valentin-Hickey

Strings
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Emilio Vargas

Digital Music
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Staff

Becky Bell Ballard

Chief Executive Officer
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Greta Castro Cruz

Program Associate
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Clarissa Flores

Administrative Coordinator
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Angela Garcia

Program Associate
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Kevin Gorman, D.M.A.

Operations Director
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Amber Johnson

Development & Communications Manager
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Israel Reyes

Program Manager
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Melissa Sainz

Program Manager
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Marvin Scott

Program & Community Engagement Director
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Board of Directors

Christina Howard

President*
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Gretchen Jewell

Vice President*
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Natalie Jones

Treasurer*
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Elsa Landeros

Secretary*
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Christina Chambers

Director
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Adriana Garcia

Director
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Thomas Gilson

Director
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Albert Leffler

Director
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Kimberly-Marshall

Kimberly Marshall, PhD

Director
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Ivan Martinez Morales

Director
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Benjamin Park

Director
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Emily Soccorsy

Director
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Melissa Soliz

Director
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Patrick Stevens

Director
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Mario Aniles

Committee Member
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Larren Winn

Committee Member
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Rosie's House loves alumni visits! This summer, Ju Rosie's House loves alumni visits! This summer, Juju stopped by to say hello and check out our new building. Juju is in her junior year at University of Rochester studying Cognitive Ethnomusicology.

About her time at Rosie's House, she shares "Thank you to all the professors, directors and administration. Each and everyone of you helped make Rosie's house feel like a second home filled with musical walls. "

Thank you Juju for visiting us and good luck in your University studies!
Thank you to azartscomm for their continued suppor Thank you to azartscomm for their continued support of Rosie's House! Their grant helps Rosie's House offer free music lessons over 600 students each week.

Link in bio learn more about Arizona Commission on the Arts and their work supporting the arts across Arizona.
Welcome back, Rosie's House students! Our team is Welcome back, Rosie's House students! Our team is excited to kick off our 27th year of free music lessons. Classes start today!

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Rosie's House is pleased to present a Musical Show Rosie's House is pleased to present a Musical Showcase this evening, August 18th at the Children's Museum of Phoenix. Thank you to the childmusephx for the opportunity to perform during Extended Play Hours!

Link in bio for details.
Thank you to coppercourier for their recent featur Thank you to coppercourier for their recent feature on Rosie's House featuring alumnus and current board member Ivan Martinez Morales!

“Learning music really enriched not only my own life, but enriched the life of everyone that was around that played music with me,” Martinez Morales shares.

Link in bio to read more about Rosie's House and the need for more instrument donations for our afterschool program.
Thank you to Ailana Kwan and arizonasfamily 3TV & Thank you to Ailana Kwan and arizonasfamily 3TV & CBS 5 for featuring Rosie's House  and sharing about our instrument donation campaign!

Have an unused instrument sitting around the house? Play it Forward and donate it! 
Enrollment is growing and Rosie's House needs instruments for our new students. Needed instruments include playable trumpets, electronic keyboards, classical guitars, saxophones, violins and cellos.

Links in bio to learn more!
Have an unused instrument sitting around the house Have an unused instrument sitting around the house? Play it Forward and donate it! 

Enrollment is growing and Rosie's House needs instruments for our new students. Needed instruments include playable trumpets, electronic keyboards, classical guitars, saxophones, violins and cellos.

Link in bio to learn more.
Thank you to themockingbirdfoundation for supporti Thank you to themockingbirdfoundation for supporting Rosie's House! Funding from The Mockingbird Foundation will support free afterschool music lessons, including additional instrument for our Percussion Ensemble. 

The Mockingbird Foundation is broadening access and educational opportunities for young people in music and the musical arts. Link in bio to learn more about The Mockingbird Foundation Grant Award.
Rosie's House is growing! Opportunities now open f Rosie's House is growing! Opportunities now open for faculty and staff positions. 

Our team believes music education creates hope, fuels the imagination, sparks creativity and is a powerful force for social justice and vitality in our community. 

Link in bio to learn more.
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