Tanya Oswalt is an experienced English and language arts instructor with a background in literature, writing, reading comprehension, grammar, editing, and English language instruction. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Critical Analysis of Literature, Culture, and Film with a minor in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) from the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, … Read more
Elise Doucet earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a Minor in Japanese from The Pennsylvania State University. Her university studies built upon more than a decade of Japanese-language learning that began in the Japanese immersion programs in Fairfax County public schools. She continued with Japanese 3, Japanese 4, and AP Japanese at Langley High … Read more
Ben Stern is an experienced music educator, director, and performing musician who has worked with students from early childhood through high school. He served as a lead music teacher with Music for Life Kids for seven years where he taught group music classes, developed curriculum, and mentored fellow instructors. His school-based teaching experience includes general … Read more
Manny Arciniega is a percussionist, composer, arranger, and teaching artist based in Silver Spring, Maryland. He serves as Director of Arts at Modern Music Project and is on faculty at Levine Music, where he leads percussion and ensemble-based instruction for students of varying ages and levels. Manny earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music … Read more
Anecca Robinson is an experienced educator and instructional leader with more than 20 years of work in public, charter, and independent school settings. She began her career as a high school math teacher and has since served in a range of teaching and leadership roles, partnering with schools and districts to translate academic goals into … Read more
Heidi Conradt is a former special education teacher and school counselor with more than two decades of service supporting learners with diverse needs. She holds a BS in Special Education, a Master’s degree in Educational Psychology, and a School Psychology Specialist Certificate, all from Brigham Young University. Heidi began her career as a school psychologist, … Read more
Dr. Staffany Shock is a an experienced instructor in violin and viola. She has taught at the the Harmonia School of Music and Art in Vienna and at the Shenandoah Valley Preparatory Music Program in Harrisonburg, VA, since 2015. Professionally Steffany performs with the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra, the Huntington Symphony Orchestra, and the Paragon Philharmonia. … Read more
Dr. Alina Kirshon-Goldman has been teaching private voice, viola and violin lessons to students of all ages in Northern Virginia: Reston, Herndon and Arlington area since she opened her studio in 2010. Many of her students play with the area, district and regional orchestras in Arlington, Fairfax and Loudoun counties. Her voice students perform with the National … Read more
Linda Vitello is music teacher with decades of experience teaching piano technique and theory to students of all ages. She studied at the Shenandoah Conservatory and later pursued additional coursework in piano performance and theory. Linda served as the Exectuive Director of the Arlington Symphony Orchestra until May 2003. She has been teaching students since … Read more
Suzan Park is an vibrant, engaging piano teacher who works with students from age five through adult. She teaches around twenty students from her home studio in addition to teaching at Compass. Suzan teaches college-aged students at Virginia Christian University in Chantilly and taught at Northern Virgnia Community College for eighteen years. Suzan is completing … Read more
