Jackson Schultz – President
Professor, Jazz Composition
Jackson began teaching at Berklee in 1978. He is one of the founding fathers of the BAFT and has served a leadership position on the Executive Committee since its inception.
Danny Harrington – Executive Vice President
Professor, Harmony
Danny has been teaching at Berklee since 1979 and holds three degrees; a BS in Business Administration, BM from Berklee College and a Masters in Music from the University of Rhode Island. He has released 2 Solo CD's, "Risa's Waltz" in 1991 and "Live at the Firehouse Theatre" in 2001. He has performed with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Herb Pomeroy, Nick Brignola, the Four Tops, The Temptations, Gladys Knight and Diana Ross. He has been on the Executive Committee of the Faculty Union since its inception in 1986.
Jeff Perry – Secretary/Treasurer
Assistant Professor, Contemporary Writing and Production
Jeff has a B.M. from Berklee and a M.M. from DePaul University. He is the leader of the Jeff Perry Quintet/Quartet and electric bassist and arranger for Jes Perry, Boston-based singer-songwriter. He has released several CD’s as a leader and a sideman. He has been involved with extensive private studio instruction since 1985, currently at Music Maker Studios in Brighton, MA.
Jonathan Holland – Vice President, Full-Time Faculty
Associate Professor, Composition
Jonathan Holland, Associate Professor in the Composition Department, has had works commissioned and performed by the Atlanta, Baltimore, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Detroit, Minnesota and Philadelphia Symphony Orchestras, Auros Group for New Music, Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia and the Plymouth Music Series of Minnesota (currently Vocal Essence), among others. He has served as composer-in-residence with the South Bend Symphony through the Music Alive program, sponsored by Meet the Composer and the American Symphony Orchestra League. Jonathan has received awards and honors from Massachusetts Cultural Council, American Music Center, American Academy of Arts and Letters, ASCAP and others. He received a Bachelor of Music degree from the Curtis Institute of Music, and a Ph.D. from Harvard University, and his principal teachers included Ned Rorem, Bernard Rands, Mario Davidovsky and Yehudi Wyner.
Wendy Rolfe – Vice President, Part-Time Faculty
Professor, Woodwind
Wendy has been teaching flute, and ensembles at Berklee since 1987, and has also taught in the Liberal Arts and Harmony Departments. She has served on the BAFT Executive Committee since 1999. In addition to being one of the United States' leading performers on historical flutes, she has been a leader in commissioning and performing new works for the flute. Dr. Rolfe also performs, records and tours with the Handel and Haydn Society, Boston Baroque (two Grammy nominations) and New York's Concert Royal. In addition, she performs with Toronto's Tafelmusik (2006 Canada's Juno Award), the New York Collegium, the Cape Cod Symphony, Boston Cecilia, and the American Classical Orchestra. Recordings include CDs for Decca, Analekta, and Telarc, and for films for Disney/Touchstone and PBS (Ken Burns). In 2005, she released "Images of Brazil", a CD recorded in Sao Paulo with a Berklee Faculty Fellowship. She has toured the USA with a Solo Recitalist Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, and is on the Fulbright Senior Specialist Roster. Dr. Rolfe frequently tours Brazil, giving solo recitals and master classes, has been guest artist at the International Summer Festival in Brasilia, Brazil, and at the International Flute Festivals in Quito, Ecuador, and Lima, Peru. Dr. Rolfe holds the DMA and MM from the Manhattan School of Music, and the BM from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. She has served on the Boards of Directors of the National Flute Association (also past Chair and current member of the Cultural Outreach, and now a member of the Historical Flutes and Jazz Big Band Competition Committees), the Greater Boston Flute Association, and the Pappoutsakis Competition, and is a Member of the Corporation of the Boston Early Music Festival.
Prince Charles Alexander – Grievance Officer
Associate Professor, Music Production and Engineering
* B.A., Brandeis University
* Independent record producer/engineer
* Client list includes Mary J. Blige, Destiny’s Child, P. Diddy, Alicia Keys, the Notorious B.I.G., and Luther Vandross
* Received three Grammy Awards and seven Grammy nominations
* More than 40 platinum and gold certifications from the RIAA
* Winner of a Victoire de la Musique (French Grammy equivalent)
* Member of the NARAS Grammy Committee Board of Governors
* Member of the Recording Academy Producers and Engineers Wing
* Member of the Audio Engineering Society
* Member of American Federation of Musicians Local 802
* Former Virgin Records recording artist
* Instruments include wind synthesizers, flute, saxophone, and keyboards
DIVISION REPRESENTATIVES
Peggy Codding – Professional Education
Professor, Music Therapy
Dr. Peggy Codding is Professor of Music in Music Therapy. She was a member of the Graduate Faculty and Chair of Graduate/Undergraduate Studies in Music Therapy at Ohio University in Athens for 14 years and a faculty member at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire for 3 years prior to joining the Berklee faculty in 1999. She is a Board Certified Music Therapist and has been Certified in Music Education, - K-12, and Special Education, - Visually Impaired. She completed her Ph.D and M.M. at Florida State University in Tallahassee, a B.M.E at Phillips University in Enid, Oklahoma, and a clinical internship at Northwest Texas Psychiatric Pavilion and Kilgore Children's Psychiatric Center in Amarillo, Texas. Peggy has lectured internationally in China and Japan and has been a member of the International Symposium for Research in Music Behavior since 1988. She is published in refereed journals, books and monographs in music therapy and related fields and has frequently presented regarding music therapy in correctional psychiatry, children with special needs, and music and childbirth. Peggy has served as clinical Consultant to correctional and criminal justice programs and educational and medical settings. She has been a guest of the Kyoto International Center for Music Therapy and the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, China. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Boston Minstrel Company, a volunteer music service organization providing music to area shelters and correctional facilities. Peggy teaches courses in music therapy to include research, assessment, and exceptional children.
Marti Epstein – Professional Writing
Professor, Composition
Marti Epstein is an Associate Professor in the composition department. Her music has been performed all over the world by ensembles such as the San Francisco Symphony and Ensemble Modern. She has been an Executive Committee member since 1996 when she won a Massachusetts Federation of Teachers Excellence Award for her role in the 1996 contract negotiations. She was the Vice President for Part Time Faculty and has been the Grievance Officer since 2001.
Dennis Cecere - Performance
Professor, Ensemble
* Alumnus, Berklee College of Music
* Independent producer in the pop and rock recording market
* Concerts on piano with the Silver Bullet Swing Orchestra
* Performances with the Boston Big Band, Full House, Big Dig, Hip Pocket Orchestra, and Timelight
* Back-up for the Shangra-Las, the Platters, the Drifters, the Coasters, the Marvelettes, Johnny Preston, and Lou Christie
* Musical director, sound engineer, and arranger for Big Dig
* Performer and arranger for numerous record labels
* Composer of radio jingles for local and national clients, including Chevrolet and Toyota
Michael Abraham - Technology
Associate Professor, Music Production and Engineering
* B.S., Wentworth Institute of Technology
* Alumnus, Berklee College of Music
* Vice president of engineering, KOI Audio
* Former engineer and member of technical staff, Bose Corporation
* Produced, recorded, and performed music for Bose/Mercedes Benz Recordings
* Professional performing saxophonist
COUNCILORS
Rick Applin
Professor, Composition
Richard Applin has been teaching at Berklee for twenty-five years, and a member of the BAFT since its inception. He has served on the Executive Committee in various capacities since 1989 and as a member of the contract negotiating team since 1992. He received his BM from Berklee and his MM from Boston University, both in composition. His works have been performed and recorded around the world.
Rich Grudzinski
Professor, Contemporary Writing and Production
Rich has been Berklee educator since 1985 and a member of the Union Executive Committee since 1992 as well as editor of the Union News and FPAC Chair. Professionally, Rich is a keyboardist, arranger and music preparation specialist as well as the Musical director for Stonehill College Musical Theater Club. He was a copyist for the 1983 Academy Awards Show, George Russell, Carla Bley, Ted Pease, Richard Evans, Jay Kennedy, Greg Hopkins, “Marty” (music by Charles Strousse ), “Seussical”, and various films, documentaries, and other musical productions.
Beth Denisch
Professor, Compostion
Originally from Baltimore, MD, Beth Denisch earned her undergraduate degree from North Texas State University and the Masters of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees from Boston University. She studied with Pulitzer laureates John Harbison and Bernard Rands. Dr. Denisch has received grants from ASCAP, Meet The Composer, American Composers Forum and the American Music Center. She founded and directs the American Composers Forum Boston/New England and continues writing for exciting and innovative ensembles and soloists.
Diane Richardson
Associate Professor, Voice
Diane Richardson holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Jazz Studies from the University of Southern California. She completed her Masters of Music at The Boston Conservatory and her undergraduate degree in Professional Music from Berklee College of Music. Dr. Richardson has led and arranged repertoire for Mashandi Jhaz, a four piece all-female ensemble. She has been a frequent participant of the Annual Women in Music festival and has served as host of "About the Arts," a weekly cable television program in Boston (becoming a community cable arts award nominee). and has been a guest artist for Mobius, the Dilloway-Thomas House, and African-Heritage Museum. Dr. Richardson’s recordings include “Portrait” --a tribute to bassist Charles Mingus, The Sacred Music of Duke Ellington; and, African American Spiriuals and Arts Songs. Her compositions include a setting of the poetryof Langston Hughes to jazz. Dr. Richardson currently holds the position of associate profession, voice, at Berklee College of Music.
Peter Cokkinias
Professor, Music Education
* B.M., B.M.Ed., Hartt School of Music
* M.M., Manhattan School of Music
* D.M.A., University of Cincinnati
* Performances with the Boston Ballet, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston Pops, and Boston Lyric Opera
* Music director and conductor of the Metrowest Symphony Orchestra for 29 years
* Woodwind doubler for Broadway shows at the Colonial Theater, Wang Center, and North Shore Music Theater
* Previously taught grades K-8 in the Melrose Public School System and Tufts University
Teodros Kiros
Associate Professor, Liberal Arts
* Ph.D., Kent State University
* Philosopher and novelist
* Author of Self-Construction and the Formation of Human Values: Truth, Language, and Desire (winner of the 1999 Michael Harrington Book Award)
* An excerpt from his forthcoming novel, Cambridge Days, and his short stories are featured on Bridgeportword.com
* Author of seven books and hundreds of articles
* Du Bois Fellow at Harvard University
* Executive producer and host of the television program African Ascent
OFFICE MANAGER
Will Silvio
Associate Professor, Harmony
Will Silvio has been the Union Office Manager since 2002. Will is also a part-time Faulty member in the Harmony Department. He is a specialist in the Faculty Contract Agreement and is available to answer any and all questions faculty may have.
DEPARTMENT REPS
Bass Department
Danny Morris
dmorris@berklee.edu
x8291
Brass Department
Charlie Lewis
clewis@berklee.edu
x8475
Composition Department
Dennis Leclaire
dleclaire@berklee.edu
x8254
Arnold Friedman
dfriedman@berklee.edu
x8185
CWP Department
Dave Howard
dhoward@berklee.edu
x8234
Ear Training Department
Brian Lewis
blewis@berklee.edu
x8257
Rosey Lee
rlee@berklee.edu
x2847
Ensemble Department
Herman Hampton
hhampton@berklee.edu
x8237
Rebecca Cline
rcline@berklee.edu
x2993
Film Scoring Department
Jon Klein
jklein@berklee.edu
x2445
Liberal Arts Department
Haidee Lorrey
hlorrey@berklee.edu
x8306
D.J. Hatfield
dhatfield@berklee.edu
x6017
Garrett Kenehan
gkenehan@berklee.edu
x2496
Guitar Department
Curt Shumate
cshumate@berklee.edu
x8352
Lauren Passarelli
lpasserelli@berklee.edu
x8307
Dave Tronzo
dtronzo@berklee.edu
x2858
Harmony Department
Craig Macrae
cmacrae@berklee.edu
x8459
Winnie Dahlgren
wdahlgren@berklee.edu
x2829
Jazz Composition Department
Bill Scism
wscism@berklee.edu
x8346
Scott Free
sfree@berklee.edu
x8179
Music Business Department
Peter Alhadeff
palhadeff@berklee.edu
x8102
Music Education Department
Wayne Ward
wward@berklee.edu
x8392
MP&E Department
Mitch Benoff
mbenoff@berklee.edu
x2397
Music Synthesis Department
Chris Noyes
cnoyes@berklee.edu
x2298
Percussion Department
Jon Hazilla
jhazilla@berklee.edu
x8213
Jackie Santos
jsantos@berklee.edu
x8487
Mark Walker
mwalker@berklee.edu
x2717
Piano Department
John Arcaro
jarcaro@berklee.edu
x8104
Bob Christopherson
rchristopherson@berklee.edu
x8486
Professional Music Department
Kevin McCluskey
kmccluskey@berklee.edu
x8218
Songwriting Department
Jimmy Kachulis
jkachulis@berklee.edu
x8240
Mark Simos
msimos@berklee.edu
x3129
String Department
Mimi Rabson
mrabson@berklee.edu
x8323
Voice Department
Gwen Leathers
gleathers@berklee.edu
x8107
Karen Carr
kcarr@berklee.edu
x2733
Woodwind Department
Shannon Le Claire
sleclaire@berklee.edu
x8490
Music Therapy Department
Kimberly Khare
kkhare@berklee.edu
x8609