Our Board, Advisory Committee and Staff
Our team consists of dedicated, passionate individuals working together to fulfill the mission of the Southwest Florida Music Education Center.
Our Board

Rob Moher
Founder & Board Chair
CEO/President of Conservancy of Southwest Florida

Sandra Severino
Co-Founder & Vice Chair
of the Board
Education Specialist

Libby Anderson,
M.S., SPHR
Board Member
President of TalentForce Solutions

Susan Stielow
Board Member

Rose-Marie van Otterloo
Board Member

Sharon Weston Patel
Board Member
Associate Director/Executive Recruiter - EY's Americas Talent Attraction & Acquisition Team

Joanne Wyss
Board Member
Advisory Committee

Jeanie Bachrach, BCBA, SLP
Behavioral Consultant & Speech Therapist

Dr. Rhoda Bernard
Managing Director of the The Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education

Richard C. Grant
Founding Member of
Grant, Fridkin, Pearson

Dr. James Levine, Ph.D., LICSW
Founding Director of
James Levine & Associates

Jeff Mudgett, AIA
President of
Parker, Mudgett, Smith

Skip Pardee
District Coordinator of Fine Arts
for Collier County Public Schools

Michelle Theroux
Executive Director of Berkshire Hills Music Academy (BHMA)

Jason Thomashefsky
Fine & Performing Arts Coordinator for the School District of Lee County

David Perlmutter, MD, FACN, ABIHM
Board-Certified Neurologist & New York Times Bestselling Author
Staff

Jennifer Clark
Executive Director

Hannah Fan
Director of Music Education

Dr. Jeff Leigh
Music Program Director of
The Creative Group

Dr. Teresa Taylor
Consulting Director of Mental Health

Theo Bailey
Instructor

Elizabeth (Lisa) Braren
Instructor

Jeffrey Goldberg
Instructor

Lisa Barnett
Instructor
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