Our Staff

Beats By Girlz’ team of dedicated staff members, board of directors and teaching artists is uniquely visionary, artistic, diverse, enthusiastic, and resourceful.

Erin Barra-Jean

Executive Director

erin@beatsbygirlz.org

Ángela Cortés

Director of Chapter Development

angela@beatsbygirlz.org

Naomi Westwater

Managing Director

naomi@beatsbygirlz.org

Shaunna Heckman

Partnerships Director

shaunna@beatsbygirlz.org

Cassie Plunkett

Associate Director of Chapters - North America & Australia

cassie@beatsbygirlz.org

Beril Sarıaltun

Associate Director of Chapters - Asia, Africa, Europe

beril@beatsbygirlz.org

Sabrina Gamboa

Commnications Intern

intern@beatsbygirlz.org

Vonna Wolf

Systems Manager

vonna@beatsbygirlz.org

Nan Macmillan

Director of Communications

nan@beatsbygirlz.org

Our Board

Imani Garner

Chairman of the Board, Chair of the Governance & Legal Committee

Paramount

Stefanie Tacata

Chair of the Operations Committee

Stateless Inc.

Lee Whitmore

Chair of the Development & Fundraising Committee

Focusrite Group

Mania Boyder

Board Member

YMCA

Bonnie Hayes

Board Member

Berklee College of Music

Christin Light

Board Member

HealthPartners

Danielle Thwaites

Board Member

Playback Engineer

Erin Barra-Jean

Treasurer of the Board, Chair of the Marketing & Communications Committee

Arizona State University - Popular Music

Advisory Board

Our Teaching Artists

Beats By Girlz’ team of dedicated staff members, board of directors and teaching artists is uniquely visionary, artistic, diverse, enthusiastic, and resourceful.

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Stephen Webber

Berklee NYC

Jess Sobhraj

Cosynd

Patrick Ermlich

Gramaphone Media