Staff
Denyse Johnson
Site Coordinator
Nicola Pine
Bookkeeper
Teaching Artists
Imani Waters
Vocal
Wesley Hortenbach
Vocal
Travonta Nance
Ukulele
Elise Butler-Pinkham
General Music
Alyssa Danielle Jones
Vocal
Brian Van Tassel
African Drumming
Traiveon Dunlap
Songwriting & Drumming
Board
Aquanetta Anderson
Secretary
CMC Family Representative
Community Partnerships Project Coordinator, Saint Paul Public Schools
Ari Koehnen Sweeney
Vice Chair
Director of Creative Art Partnerships, Hennepin Theatre Trust
Cara Wilson
Chair
Teacher/Musician,
St. Joseph’s School of Music
Louis Berg-Arnold
Treasurer
Senior Manager Tax Accounting, Medtronic
Julie Huck
Donor Engagement Officer
Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative
Kelly Turpin
Advancement Director, Jungle Theater
Scott Hayman
IT Engineer
Justin Brown
Director of Strategic Development, Ecolab
Mercedes Yarbrough
Community Engagement Manager, Victoria Theater Arts Center
Ellen VanDine
Compliance Sr. Analyst, Securian Financial
Jennifer Scholte
Senior Manager Brand & Creative, RBC Wealth Management
Advisory Board
Nina Archabal, Director Emerita, Minnesota Historical Society
Nancy Dana, Director, board member emeritus, St Paul City School
Vivian Jenkins Nelsen, Director, Interracial Institute and Professor
Judy Ranheim, Music teacher
David Ranheim, Retired lawyer
Jerry Timian, Retired program officer, St. Paul Foundation
Bondo Nyembwe, Assistant Superintendent, Columbia Heights School District
Founder
Zara Zanussi
Partners
