EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
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Chas Arnold joined Music Center in 2018. As Executive Director, Chas successfully led the organization’s Keys to the Future capital campaign to purchase and renovate the school’s building, creating a permanent home for Music Center. He has strengthened the balance sheet, diversified programming, funding sources, and championed partnerships, both locally and nationally.

Raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Chas began his professional career working for the Education Department at Carnegie Hall. He moved to Bermuda in 2001 where he served as a teacher, coordinator, director, board member and chair.

An accomplished violinist, Chas received his BA from The Colorado College. He enjoys all types of music and sits on the CAB Board for Classical KING FM. Chas lives in Seattle with his wife Jennifer and two children.

DIRECTOR EMERITUS
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Janice founded Music Center in March of 1989 and served as Executive Director of Music Center for thirteen years. Janice also works with the Greenwood-Phinney Chamber of Commerce, and performs with Philharmonia Northwest, and other organizations. In what remaining spare time she has, Janice is also an award winning baker, which is to great benefit of the faculty and staff.

OFFICE MANAGER
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Nicole Reimer has enjoyed working at Music Center of the Northwest since May of 2017. Originally from Spokane, WA, Nicole graduated from Whitworth University with a Bachelor's of Arts in cello performance where she also worked as the University Orchestra Librarian and in the Music Department office. Now the Office Manager, she supports all aspects of programming at Music Center. In her free time, Nicole enjoys performing chamber music with Music Center faculty and playing board games with friends.

HEAD OF STUDENT SERVICES
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Seanna graduated from Western Washington University with a Bachelor’s in Communication Sciences and Disorders, and then moved to England to pursue a Master’s in Marketing at Royal Holloway, University of London in which she studied marketing theory related to popular music. Joining the Music Center in the fall of 2020, Seanna has previously worked in positions in education, events, hospitality, and art. In her spare time, Seanna enjoys reading, spending time at the beach, writing, and creating the perfect playlist for each month of the year.

MUSIC TOGETHER® DIRECTOR
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Monica Allen is a South Carolina native graduating from the University of South Carolina with a degree in Music Education. With a focus in music education, Monica has been teaching master classes and private lessons for several years. She has also taught Elementary, Middle, and High School music programs earning several awards for ensemble work. As well as teaching marching bands and concert bands, Monica has been working with early childhood music programs and teaching private clarinet lessons. Monica teaches Music Together® classes several times a week for babies through toddlers and the Big Kids classes for 5 to 7 year old students. Monica has recently begun teaching through the Royal Conservatory Music Development Program and has her students recognized at the highest level of achievement through the method.

MUSIC THERAPIST MT-BC, MUSIC THERAPY COORDINATOR
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Originally from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, Kate has spent the past seven years practicing music therapy in a pediatric therapy clinic in Boise Idaho. During that time she gained valuable perspectives working alongside occupational, physical and speech therapists, this experience has deepened her understanding of what it means to practice within a child-led and neurodiversity-affirmative approach. She is focused on creating a therapeutic space where everyone can feel supported to explore, create and connect within music.

Kate received her Bachelor’s of Music in Music Therapy from Baldwin Wallace University and has been a board certified music therapist since 2013.

DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE

Maren Kilmer is a development associate at Music Center for the Northwest. She holds a B.M. in Viola Performance, a Nonprofit Organization Minor, and a Professional Writing Certificate from Central Washington University. Currently, she teaches viola, violin, and piano lessons, coaches for the Cascade Youth Symphony Orchestra, and is a clinician in the Lake Washington and Seattle public schools.

Born and raised in WA, Maren loves to share her love of music and be involved in her community through Music Center of the Northwest.