Staff

Teaching Artists

Lead Guitar has assembled an international team of Teaching Artists: global concert musicians, Fulbright Scholars and professors with a passion for mentorship. Below you can learn more about their backgrounds and experience.
Onur Alakavuklar
Regional Director for Detroit, MI
Dror Arussi
Atlanta/Athens, GA
Denis Azabagić
Regional Director for Chicago, IL
Keith Barnhart
Denver, CO
Daniel Bolshoy
Regional Director for Atlanta/Athens, GA
Isaac Brady
Phoenix, AZ
Bokyung Byun
Los Angeles, CA
Russ Callison
Denver, CO
Doris Ćosić
Los Angeles, CA
Christian Cruz
Los Angeles, CA
Sara D'Ippolito
Chicago, IL
Nicholas Epple
Tucson, AZ
Pablo Gonzalez
Tucson, AZ
Álvaro Henrique
Atlanta/Athens, GA
Bin Hu
Tucson, AZ
Adrian Martinez
Los Angeles, CA
Zhivko Nikolov
Chicago, IL
Iván Reséndiz
Chicago, IL
Ryan Roubison
Phoenix, AZ
David Sewell
Phoenix, AZ
Justin Sheppard
Atlanta/Athens, GA
Andrew Smith
Regional Director for Phoenix, AZ
Fabrício Lock Sotomayor
Chicago, IL
James Terrell
Atlanta/Athens, GA
Alfredo “Freddy” Vazquez
Regional Director for Tucson, AZ
Jaxon Williams
Regional Director for Los Angeles, CA
Erin Young
Los Angeles, CA
Juri Yun
Los Angeles, CA

Administration

Whitney Herr-Buchholz
Director of Development & External Relations
Marina Jarrette
Program and Events Manager
Nick Lenio
Director of Instruction and Regional Director for Colorado
Brad Richter
Co-founder/Executive Director
Jennifer Roberts
Director of Operations