Program Directors

Meet the program directors behind Berklee's Summer Programs — the performers, producers, educators, and administrators you'll work with.

Class of 2009Russell “Billy” Buss
Summer Program: Brass Workshop
Assistant Professor at Berklee College of Music
Tonya Butler
Summer Programs: Music Business Program, Music Business Program in Los Angeles
Chair at Berklee College of Music
Michelle Chassé
Summer Program: Musical Theater Dance Intensive (MTDI)
Professor of Theater at Boston Conservatory at Berklee
Victoria Cheah
Summer Program: High School Composition Intensive (HSCI)
Assistant Professor at Berklee College of Music
Dave Limina
Summer Program: Piano/Keyboard Workshop
Chair at Berklee College of Music
Class of 1993Sal DiFusco
Summer Program: Guitar Sessions
Professor at Berklee College of Music
Class of 2001Kurt Douglas
Summer Program: Summer Dance Intensive (SDI)
Professor of Dance at Boston Conservatory at Berklee
Emmett G. Price III
Summer Program: Gospel Performance Program
Dean of Africana Studies
Dominick Ferrara
Summer Program: Day Sessions: Music
Professor at Berklee College of Music
Michael Hanley
Summer Program: Vocal/Choral Intensive (VCI)
Associate Professor of Voice at Boston Conservatory at Berklee
Bonnie Hayes
Summer Program: Songwriting Sessions in Los Angeles
Instructor at Berklee College of Music
Jennifer Hruska
Summer Program: Electronic Music Production and Sound Design Workshop
Assistant Chair at Berklee College of Music
Katie Irwin
Summer Programs: BV Camp-Youth (Berklee Valencia Contemporary Arts and Music Program), Music Production Summer Program (Valencia)
Director of Study Abroad and Special Programs at Berklee Valencia
Yoron Israel
Summer Program: Drums and Percussion Workshop
Chair at Berklee College of Music
Class of 1983Rob Jaczko
Summer Program: Music Production Workshop
Chair at Berklee College of Music
Joy Arcolano
Summer Program: Youth Musical Theater Summer Program
Assistant Professor, Theater
Class of 1982Mark Kohler
Summer Program: Drums and Percussion Workshop
Assistant Chair at Berklee College of Music
Class of 2009David Marvuglio
Summer Program: Bass Workshop
Instructor at Berklee College of Music
John McGee
Summer Program: Piano/Keyboard Workshop
Assistant Chair at Berklee College of Music
Cassandre McKinley
Summer Program: Vocal Summit
Associate Professor at Berklee College of Music
Class of 2000Sean McMahon
Summer Program: Film, TV, and Game Scoring Program in Los Angeles
Chair at Berklee College of Music
Michele Darling
Summer Program: Electronic Music Production and Sound Design Workshop in Los Angeles
Chair at Berklee College of Music
Class of 2022Jane Miller
Summer Program: Guitar Sessions
Professor at Berklee College of Music
Vanessa Morris
Summer Program: Aspire: Five-Week Music Performance Intensive
Assistant Professor at Berklee College of Music
M. Bevin O'Gara
Summer Program: Musical Theater Acting Intensive (MTAI)
Associate Professor of Theater at Boston Conservatory at Berklee
Valerie Orth
Summer Program: Songwriting Workshop
Assistant Professor at Berklee College of Music
Class of 1990Jeff Perry
Summer Program: Aspire: Five-Week Music Performance Intensive
Professor at Berklee College of Music
Mischa Salkind-Pearl
Summer Program: High School Composition Intensive (HSCI)
Chair of Composition, Contemporary Music, and Core Studies at Boston Conservatory at Berklee
Cindy Scott
Summer Program: Vocal Summit
Associate Professor at Berklee College of Music
Class of 2000Vessela Stoyanova
Summer Program: Aspire: Five-Week Music Performance Intensive
Associate Professor at Berklee College of Music
Angel Subero
Summer Program: Brass Workshop
Assistant Professor at Berklee College of Music
David "Doc" Wallace
Summer Program: Global String Program
Chair at Berklee College of Music
Christopher Wares
Summer Programs: Music Business Program, Music Business Program in Los Angeles
Assistant Chair at Berklee College of Music
Michael Wartofsky
Summer Program: Musical Theater Workshop
Professor at Berklee College of Music
Ruka Hatua-Saar White
Summer Program: Commercial Dance Intensive (CDI)
Associate Professor of Dance; Director of Commercial Dance Summer Intensive at Boston Conservatory at Berklee
Victor Wooten
Summer Program: Bass Workshop
Visiting Scholar in Performance Studies at Berklee College of Music