Our Staff

JAZZ HOUSE KiDS has a tremendous band of professionals who keep the Jazz House humming. Meet the people who bring the Jazz House to life each and every day.

Melissa Walker - President + Founder of JAZZ HOUSE KiDS

MELISSA WALKER

FOUNDER + PRESIDENT

Christian McBride - Artistic Director at JAZZ HOUSE KiDS

CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

RYAN ANSELMI

RYAN ANSELMI

MANAGING DIRECTOR, JAZZ HOUSE NYC

Averett Darren - VP of Finance

Darren Averett

VP of Finance + Administration

Birsa Chatterjee

Birsa Chatterjee

Manager of Student Recruitment

TED CHUBB

TED CHUBB

Vice President of Jazz Education + Partnerships

Associate Producer

RACHEL CREAMER

Bookkeeper

Neal Day

NEAL DAY

VP of Operations

Brianne Ford

Brianne Ford

Associate Director of In-School Jazz Education + CHiCA Power

John Gattis

JOHN GATTIS

Development Manager

Dan Gettler

Associate Director of Event Operations

Jennifer Grantham

Jennifer Grantham

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF LEARNING + MUSIC OPERATIONS, JAZZ HOUSE NYC

Kim Hooey

KIMBERLY HOOEY

Director of Student Services

Galo Inga

GALO INGA

Associate Director of Career Development + Evaluation

ELIZABETH KAVLAKIAN

Executive Assistant to the Founder + President

NANCY KLEIN

Director, Marketing + Communications

Alex Laurenzi

ALEX LAURENZI

Alumni + Artist Relations

Kayla Lewis

Arts Associate

Lucy Lynch

Development Associate

Lisa Mantone

DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST

Myoshi Mitchelle

Myoshi Mitchell

Manager of Student Services, 
JAZZ HOUSE NYC

Melanie Nanez

MELANIE NANEZ

DESIGNER

Zack Perez - Manager of Equipment + Arts Associate

Zack Perez

Arts Associate

Pamela Posnock

Senior Manager of Development Operations

Khalilah Sharif

KHALILAH SHARIF

BILLING + PAYROLL MANAGER

Darrell Smith

DARRELL SMITH, Ph.D.

Associate Director of Jazz Education + Performance

Joy Velasco

JOY VELASCO

Communications Coordinator

Jennifer Verdonck - events

JENNIFER VERDONCK

Events Team

Mel Wall - Web Developer + Content Manager

Mel Wall

Web Master