Faculty & Staff
The Big Cheese
- Bau Graves, Executive Director - 773.751.3332
The Educational Program Folks
- Robert Tenges, Director of Education and Programs - 773.751.3434
- Sarah Dandelles, Program Manager: Dance & Movement - 773.751.3330
- Erin Flynn, Program Manager: Early Childhood Music - 773.751.3432
- Melissa Mallinson, Program Manager - Education Outreach - 773.751.3337
- Maria McCullough, Department Chair: Kids' Fiddle - 773.751.3346
- Alicia Manson, Program Manager: Art & Summer Camp - 773.751.3369
- Cathy Norden, Department Chair: Kids' Piano - 773.751.3493
- Libby Reed, Program Manager: Private Lessons and Adult Group Classes: Cello, Percussion, Voice, World Music - 773.751.3373
- Jimmy Tomasello, Program Manager: Guitar, Bass & Songwriting - 773.751.3371
- Chris Walz, Program Manager: Bluegrass, Old Time & Americana - 773.751.3486
The Event Wranglers
- Alisa Baum, Co-Director of Events: Concerts - 773.751.3340
- Raul Fernandez, Field Trip Coordinator - 773.751.3444
- Tim Harkins, Production Manager - 773.751.3342
- Colleen Miller, Talent Buyer - 773.751.3345
- Mateo Mulcahy, Co-Director of Events - Programming and Community Projects - 773.751.3341
- Volunteer Manager - 773.751.3325
The Marketing Folks
- Nick Macri, Concert Marketing Manager - 773.751.3352
- Simone Martin-Newberry, Junior Designer - 773.751.3322
- Krista Ortgiesen, Marketing Manager - 773.751.3327
Development & Membership Folks
- Eric Delli Bovi, Director of External Affairs - 773.751.3431
- Abby Csanda, Development Manager - 773.751.3365
- Janet Sayre, Executive Administrator/Grants Manager - 773.751.3320
- Gary Snyderman, Director of Individual Giving - 773.751.3343
Finance & Human Resources
- Gail Tyler, Administration Director - 773.751.3334
- Paul Aanonsen, Finance Director - 773.751.3331
- Sharon Hurn, Accounting Manager - 773.751.3349
- Craig Kraus, Human Resource Director - 773.751.3354
- Meg Miller, Finance Associate - 773.751.3316
- Blair Naylor, Finance Associate - 773.751.3364
- Margarita Roman, Human Resource Generalist - 773.751.3357
Information Technology
- Gregg Tager, IT Director - 773.751.3336
- Gregg Ostrom, Systems Associate - 773.751.3348
- Jason Pritchett, IT Help Desk Associate - 773.751.3335
Special Services
- Jenna Murfin, Artist Referrals Coordinator - 773.751.3326
- Alicia Manson, Visual Arts Curator - 773.751.3369
- Cybele Seifert, Teen Open Mic Coordinator - 773.751.3324
The Resource Center
- Colby Maddox, Resource Center Manager - 773.751.3309
- Carolyn Horyn, Audio Archivist
- Joe Tessone, Audio Archivist
Customer Service Team
- Dawn Patch, Director of Operations - 773.751.3301
- Erin English, Customer Service Director - 773.751.3344
- Julie Bettencourt, Customer Service Manager
- Cybele Seifert, Customer Service Manager - 773.751.3324
- Aerin Tedesco Customer Service Manager
- Eric Unger, Equipment & Setup Manager
- Bill Vandercook, Customer Service Manager - 773.751.3401
- Vanessa Vincent, Customer Service Manager
- Kevin Viol, Customer Service Manager - 773.751.3376
- Marvin Astorga
- Louis Bardales
- Diane Blumensaadt
- Karima Daoudi
- Dyan Flores
- Sarah Furniss
- Jesus Gonzalez
- Arielle Luckmann
- Darlene Meissner
- William A. Ocasio
- Natalie Oliveri
- Noah Vandercook
- Lorena Velazquez-Hinojosa
The Music Store Folks
- Tim Joyce, Director of Retail Operations - 773.751.3310
- Mike Moran, Buyer - 773.751.3339
- Bailey Doyle, Receiving Manager - 773.751.3347
- Rebecca Gurga
- Nathan Baker
- Matt Campbell
- Max Evrard
- Alex Farha
- Trevor McSpadden
- Dale Petersohn
- Andrew Stefano
- Andrew Wilkins
The Café
- Jenny Urban - Café Manager - 773.751.3315
- Michael Clark
- Angie Maloney
- Candy Minx
- Michelle Nordmeyer
- Nadine Smith
- Tina Stasny
Maintenance
- Angelo Pavlakis, Maintenance Engineer - 773.751.3321
- Teresa Avila
- Maria Cortes
- Derek Kaden
- Irma Leal
- Jose Ramirez
- Jose J. Ramirez
- Etleva Rexhepi
- Juan Rodriguez
- Maria Rodriguez
CLASS DATES 2012
- January 9th - March 4th
- March 5th - April 29th
- April 30th - June 24th
- June 25th - August 19th
- September 3rd - October 28th
- October 29th - December 23rd
HOLIDAYS 2012
- January 1st - New Year's Day - Closed
- May 28th - Memorial Day - Closed
- July 4th - Independence Day - Closed
- September 3rd - Labor Day - Closed
- November 22nd & 23rd - Thanksgiving - Closed
- December 24th & 25th - Christmas - Closed
For more class dates, including registration deadlines, check the School calendar.