Administrators

Brianna Farah

Executive Director
brianna@hopewellmusic.com

Andrea Myers

Managing Director
​andrea@hopewellmusic.com

Ellie Fregni

co-Founder, Program Director
​ellie@hopewellmusic.com

Shelby Joy Adams

communications director
shelbyjoy@hopewellmusic.com

Teachers

Jaette Carpenter

Co-Founder, Piano Instructor,
Choir Director
jaette@hopewellmusic.com

Andre Bronson

Violin & Early Childhood Instructor
andre@hopewellmusic.com
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Caroline Povolny

​Voice & Early Childhood instructor
caroline@hopewellmusic.com
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Ellie Fregni

​Co-founder, Upper Strings instructor,
Orchestra Director
ellie@HOPEWELLMUSIC.COM

Grace Heatherington-tilka

Cello Instructor
grace@hopewellmusic.com

Wendy Johnson

​Guitar & After School Program Instructor,
Volunteer Coordinator
wendy@hopewellmusic.com

Andrea Myers

​Flute Instructor &
Flute Choir Director
​andrea@hopewellmusic.com
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Franco Holder

​Piano Instructor
​franco@hopewellmusic.com
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Zach Briscoe

Drum & Guitar 
​Instructor
zach@hopewellmusic.com

Tamir Nolley

​Saxophone & Bass Instructor,
Jazz Ensemble Director
Tamir@hopewellmusic.com

Isabel Dammann

Violin Instructor
isabel@hopewellmusic.com
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Brian De Young

​Piano Instructor,
Coordinator of Early Childhood Programming
brian@hopewellmusic.com
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Americorps VISTA

Emily Stephenson

sponsored by the Minnesota Literacy Council
emily@hopewellmusic.com

Board of Directors

Geoff Bremner, Board Chair
Executive Marketing Strategy Consultant

Josiah Lindstrom, Secretary
Associate, State and Local Tax, CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP

Matthew Pioske, Treasurer
Vice President of Finance, United Health Group

Steve Hark
Founder, Owner, & CEO, Fine Line Music Café & Entourage Events Group

Lisa Keske
Chief of Staff, Northside Funders Group

George Sand
School Improvement Consultant

Kevin Tan 
Director - Product Development, UnitedHealth Group

Chip House
Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer, Structural

Kristin Karlin
Director of Marketing, 401k Plan Professionals

Vanessa DeLaire
Independent Groups Sales & Event Professional

Austin Wiebe
Director of Marketing, CLUES

Jeff Horowitz
​Street Factory Media

Colin Rouser
Sr. Recruiter HR Talent Acquisition, Target Corporation