Reginald Love

Pronouns: he/him Reggie graduated from Berklee College of Music as a Production & Engineering Major. He has vast working experience with some of the top names in the professional music industry and a heralding history of accomplishments in education. Reggie…

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Delia Zielinski

Pronouns: she/her/hers Delia Zielinski is a vocalist, actor, and fine artist. As a performer, she has appeared in regional and local operas, musical theatre, plays, church services, recitals, and even a jazz festival. In 2013 she recorded a solo album…

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Etta Russell-Scott

Pronouns: she/her/hers Ms. Russell-Scott, a native of Philadelphia PA, with a Masters in The Arts in Education from Harvard University, is an educator, professional musician, and teaching artist specializing in voice and strings, with a strong dedication to promoting the…

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Matt Mazur (Autism Friendly Shows/Turtle Dance Music)

Pronouns: he/him Mr. Matt Mazur co-founded Turtle Dance Music in 2012 as a way to provide inclusive and interactive entertainment for children of all abilities, including children, teens, and adults on the autism spectrum. Prior to this, following a deep…

Mary Fields

Pronouns: she/her Happiest on stage and in the classroom, Mary strives to bring high quality arts education access to all students, despite race or socioeconomic background. Mary is currently working as a music Teaching Artist and the creator of Write…

Deborah “Spice” Kleinmann

Pronouns: she/her Musician and singer Deborah “Spice” Kleinmann has been a teaching artist with the Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts since 2006 and has worked for over 16 years conducting arts integration residencies in Maryland and…

Christina Cook

Pronouns: she/her Christina Cook is a Baltimore-born and -based artist and musician and a Maryland Wolf Trap-Trained Early Childhood teaching artist. As a special needs parent seeking rhythm and movement-based social activities for her child living with autism, she founded…

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Caroline Ferrante

Pronouns: she/her Caroline Bagesaanaatig Ferrante, MAEd/CI (Anishinaabe/MÉTIS) is a Maryland Wolf Trap Early Learning Through the Arts teaching artist who provides early learning residencies. Learn more about the Maryland Wolf Trap program. Musician and educator Caroline Ferrante brings 20 years of classroom…

Elias Schutzman

Pronouns: he/him Elias Schutzman is a teaching artist for the Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts (since 2016) and has recently joined the Arts for Learning Maryland teaching artist roster in 2017. For over five years he…

Drew Anderson

Pronouns: he/him Entertainer and educator Drew Anderson has spent his entire adult life engaging audiences as a science teacher and performer of hip hop, spoken word, and comedy. Now, he’s bridging those two worlds with two new innovative performing arts-based…

Alden Phelps

Alden Phelps

Pronouns: he/him Alden Phelps is an artist, songwriter, and musician with over 20 years years of experience performing for audiences of all kinds across the region. Alden’s zany songs, zippy guitar-ifications, and sing-along choruses delight folks of all ages, and…

Jamaal "Mr. Root" Collier

Jamaal “Mr. Root” Collier

Pronouns: he/him Jamaal Collier—or “Mr. Root”—is a dedicated and versatile professional Hip Hop artist with more than a decade of experience facilitating workshops and live performances in the Mid-Atlantic region. By incorporating rapping, vocal percussion, and dynamic stage presence, Jamaal…