Staff

Cori is originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She received a M.S in Music Industry Leadership from Northeastern University where she was an MLK Graduate Fellow and a B.M. in Violin Performance and Music Industry Studies from Loyola University of New Orleans. Prior to joining CMCB she worked in youth development and higher education as an advocate for educational access and diversity and inclusion programs. Outside of work she plays violin in the Warwick Symphony Orchestra in Rhode Island where she participates in several ensembles and serves on the Board of Directors for JP Kids Arts. In her freetime she enjoys baking, riding her bike, exploring the amazing food scene in Providence, RI. 

With over 20 years of leadership roles spanning financial services, e-commerce and the non-profit sector, Meghan brings deep finance, operations and strategic planning expertise to CMCB. Meghan graduated with a B.S. in Finance from Pennsylvania State University before obtaining her MBA from Columbia Business School. Prior to joining CMCB, she spent 13 years at JPMorgan, working in the Treasurer’s office, Investment Bank, and Securities Services businesses. Meghan also worked in a strategic planning role at Vistaprint, and consulted for a FinTech startup. Meghan currently serves on the Boards of Project STEP and WBUR, and on the Board of Advisors for Boston Public Market. While Meghan is undoubtedly the least musically accomplished member of the CMCB staff, she is passionate about music and arts education and the transformative role it can play in the lives of students of all ages of backgrounds.

Zach Sheets is a musician and arts administrator with a long history of advocating for funding in the arts. He has secured major funding partnerships in the public and private sectors at the 5-, 6-, and 7-figure levels, for work spanning music education, arts-sector workforce development, racial equity, arts and health outcomes, and the creation of new artistic works. He has spoken on the importance of youth development, cultural equity, and arts education before the Massachusetts Legislature, the Mass Cultural Council, Chamber Music America National Conference, Council for Advancement and Support of Education National Conference, and the National Guild for Community Arts Education. Zach held various senior leadership roles with performing arts ensembles in New York City before joining CMCB in 2018. Zach has taught music throughout New York and New England, including in the NYC Public Schools, and currently mentors students in CMCB’s youth employment program. Throughout his philanthropic and pedagogical work, Zach is a strong advocate for centering the voices of youth and communities in the conversations that most impact them.

As a flutist, Zach has performed with the Boston Pops, Boston Ballet, Boston Landmarks Orchestra, Spoleto Festival USA, Phoenix Chamber Orchestra, Oklahoma City Philharmonic, and many more. At 23 he won a tenured role as Principal Flute in the Cape Symphony Orchestra, a post he held for 8 seasons.

Originally from Houston, Texas, Elizabeth is a classically trained violinist turned human resources and arts nonprofit professional. She is a graduate of Longy School of Music with her M.M in Violin Performance, prior to which she was at Boston College studying Applied Psychology and Human Development, and recently earned her Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) certification. While less active as a performer and teacher, she continues to play with the Apollo Ensemble of Boston to satisfy her love for orchestral repertoire. Outside of the office, Elizabeth enjoys spoiling her pet bunny and cats (2!), hunting glassware in antique shops, and doing different fiber crafts.

Originally from Austin, Texas, Rachel began playing piano at age five, and steadily fell in love with learning and exploring music. She became a music therapist by pursuing her B.M. in Music Therapy at Berklee College of Music (’16), and has experience working in outpatient and inpatient hospital settings, with children and teenagers with disabilities, and in mental health. She expanded her macro- and mezzo-level knowledge of community interventions when pursuing her MSSW and MPH, and focused on person-centered engagement and advocacy. She brings a passion for community organizing, advocacy through storytelling, and program creation. In her free time, she enjoys running, baking, and cheering on the Red Sox. 

Jordan Chrispin is originally from Boston, Massachusetts. He earned a B.S. in Applied and Resource Economics from the University of Connecticut, where he completed concentrations in Business Management, Environmental Economics, and Development Policy. Prior to joining CMCB, Jordan worked in the Massachusetts Governor’s Office and State Senate, where he focused on community empowerment, strategy, equity initiatives, cultural development, and artist advocacy. He is also a 2025 Massachusetts Cultural Council Creative Individuals Grantee and member of the Recording Academy, continuing his practice as a multidisciplinary artist and creative. Outside of work, Jordan enjoys creating, listening to music, exploring art, and spending time with his family.

Originally from Taichung, Taiwan, Julia began her musical journey in the second grade playing the cello, a passion she continued for over 12 years. She later earned a degree in Marketing from Suffolk University and has since built a diverse career in the field. Her experience spans from post-production marketing for an award-winning Netflix series in Taiwan to agency work supporting a wide range of clients—from fine dining restaurants to small, family-owned businesses across Boston.

Julia is thrilled to combine her professional expertise with her lifelong passion for community-based music education, especially in supporting youth at CMCB. A devoted music lover, she spends her free time exploring different instruments—from drums to guitar—and teaching herself music production.

Jared is a composer, conductor, music educator and clarinetist. He received his BA in Music Composition from Brandeis University, where he earned Highest Honors and graduated Summa Cum Laude. Jared is coming to CMCB from Worcester Academy, where he worked for nine years teaching music to middle and upper school students. During his time there, Jared led instrumental ensembles, choirs, and chamber groups, taught music theory and individual lessons, and designed a music technology course. He also served as Department Chair for the Visual and Performing Arts department, and is a proud recipient of the O’Connell Award for excellence in teaching.

Jared received his MA in Music and Music Education from Teachers College, Columbia University. Jared has written and arranged numerous choral and instrumental works, as well as music for two full-length musicals, Rachel and La Maupin. He currently plays clarinet with Symphony Pro Musica, and particularly loves being a part of pit orchestras. In his free time, Jared enjoys playing board and video games, visiting art museums, and listening to musicals.

Saralyn is originally from Saline, Michigan and studied Bassoon Performance at the University of Michigan. They relocated to Boston for graduate studies at Boston University in 2018 and before graduating began their career as an arts administrator at Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras. They have also previously worked at All Newton Music School as Registrar and in the box office for many years at the Celebrity Series of Boston. With a wide variety of career experience, they are excited to bring their experience in customer service and accessibility to this new role at CMCB. In their free time Saralyn enjoys live music, crocheting, and playing with their two goofy pups: George Bailey and Phoebe.

Jillian Moore is a vocalist, composer, educator, and arts administrator from Texas, where they earned a Bachelor of Music Education from Baylor University, studying classical voice and choral music, leading a pop/jazz a cappella ensemble, and singing with the Wayne Fischer Jazz Ensembles.

Before joining CMCB’s Advancement team, Jill earned a Master of Music in Jazz Performance at the New England Conservatory of Music and worked as a CMCB Youth Employee. During their time at NEC, Jill created a vocal ensemble called Hear Your Story, aimed at exploring the expansive abilities of the voice and celebrating its unique role in storytelling. Hear Your Story became NEC’s 2024-2025 Jazz Honors Ensemble and performed throughout the community, including a capstone performance in Jordan Hall. Jill also performs with the Deleuze New Music Collective, an organization for composers to create community and perform each other’s music across genre barriers.

With a background as a choir and general music teacher in Texas public schools, Jill is passionate about fostering arts education and building community through music, and she’s thrilled to join CMCB to contribute to Boston’s vibrant music community!

Taylor Hope Rogers, M.C.M, serves as Youth Development Manager for the Community Music Center of Boston. Within her role, she works to integrate her passion for art education equity and social justice through community engagement by supporting the Youth Employment Program through building authentic relationships with our young participants and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders integral to the infrastructure of CMCB. In 2023, she worked as the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Coordinator at NBCU Academy as part of the NBC News Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Group within NBCUniversal. She earned her Master’s in Communication and Media, specializing in Corporate Purpose and Social Impact, from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. In addition, she is a graduate of Syracuse University, where she earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts. While attending Syracuse University, she was a Division 1 student-athlete on the Women’s Rowing team. 

Prior to Community Music Center of Boston, Rogers led education programming as a public servant for various nonprofit organizations across the Northeastern United States, including Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Hunterdon Art Museum, the Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions, and the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute for Leadership, Equity, and Justice. In her free time, you can find Taylor at live performances, visiting her home state of New Jersey, in a ceramics studio, or on stage performing her new five-minute stand-up set! 

Sahomi Santana has been a part of CMCB since 2022, joining as one of the earliest members of the Youth Employment Program, and now on board as the Youth Development Coordinator. A dual-degree student in Information Technology and Anthropology at UMass Boston, she brings a diverse range of interests and skills to her work supporting CMCB’s Youth Employees.

In her time before coming to CMCB, Sahomi worked with the City of Boston’s Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture (MOAC) as a Cultural Planning Intern. There, she helped connect artists across disciplines to resources and creative workspaces while conducting field research on the stability of existing creative live/work spaces. Her contributions helped to identify areas of need that informed the where to direct support, strengthening the creative communities of Boston. She later interned with the City’s Department of Innovation and Technology, where she worked on digital equity initiatives to expand Boston’s Wicked-Free Wifi network and provide internet and device access to underserved communities.

Outside of work, Sahomi enjoys painting and runs a small art business where she vends at events and pop-ups around Massachusetts

Hannah Elizabeth Tobias is an artist who encourages dialogue across distinct communities by validating human experiences through music and collaborative art forms. This passion is embodied in her role as CMS Coordinator–Curriculum at CMCB. She is also a freelance flutist who regularly performs in chamber groups and with the Boston-based Horizon Ensemble, where she serves as Operations Manager.

Her ongoing music series, “For Her,” now in its third year, activates community spaces to explore intersections of femme experience while fostering conversation, connection, and collective reflection.

Hannah Elizabeth holds a B.M. in Flute Performance from Lawrence University, along with degrees in psychology, pedagogy, and education studies. She earned an M.M. in Classical Flute Performance and a P.S.C. in Contemporary Music Performance from Boston Conservatory at Berklee. Outside the practice room and office, she can be found hiking, spending time in nature, or at home with her cat, Hildegard von Boston.

Originally from Red Bank, New Jersey, Julia obtained her undergraduate degrees in Child Study & Human Development and Education, as well as her M.A. in Museum Education, from Tufts University. Prior to her work at CMCB, she previously worked for the National Park Service, the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture, and the Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library. Though she took piano lessons throughout elementary and middle school, Julia now considers herself more of an avid music listener and enthusiast. She loves finding new artists and attending the wide array of concerts Boston’s vibrant music scene has to offer. In her free time, Julia also enjoys reading, crafting, and exploring new parts of the city.

Kenneth Wilson is an actor (stage and screen) and singer. Originally from Durham, N.C., he holds a BA in Spanish from N.C. Central University and has called Boston home the past 15 years. Under an alias, he has fronted and written with various pop, rock and cover bands in the New England area. (His record is fronting three simultaneously.) Kenneth also worked with members of the Grammy-winning Winans family (in partnership with Emerson) in a workshop of their own musical. As an actor, Kenneth has done commercials, theatre (including musical!), has toured nationally and appears in three seasons of a web series.