ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

Madeleine Steczynski, Co-Founder and Executive Director, is an East Boston resident. Together with her Board and Youth Advisory Board she has built ZUMIX from a kitchen table project to a $400,000 operation. As an active advocate for the arts in East Boston, she has served on the Executive Committee for East Boston Healthy Boston Coalition, and was one of the original innovators of the Cultural Connections initiative. She is an Artistic Fellow for The Boston Foundation's Arts and Audiences Initiative, and a Community Fellow for Eureka Communities Boston. She also served for three years as a Cultural Fellow for the New England Foundation for the Arts Building Communities through Culture Initiative. Recently Madeleine was chosen to present as part of the 2006 Social Innovation Forum at MIT. She is currently participating in Achieving Excellence, Executive Leadership Training through the Massachusetts Cultural Council and the Hauser Center at Harvard University.

Monica Soto-Gil, Assistant to the Director, began working at ZUMIX in 2005 as the Voice Instructor. In 2006 she was promoted to upper management responsible for supporting the Executive Director and assisting with the growth and development of ZUMIX during our move to a new and larger space. Monica received the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship to create and direct a preschool music program at the Hattie B. Cooper Community Center. She received her Bachelors of Music in Vocal Performance and Music in Education Certification from the New England Conservatory. Fluent in Spanish, Monica toured Venezuela and Brazil as Assistant to the Conductor of NEC's Preparatory School Orchestra. She currently serves on the Education Committee for Young Audiences of MA. Along with ZUMIX's E.D. Monica is participating in Achieving Excellence, Executive Leadership Training through the Massachusetts Cultural Council and the Hauser Center at Harvard University.

Nancy Lagro, Business Manager, starting with ZUMIX February 2007 with the responsibility of office operations and assisting upper management with development of ZUMIX office support programs. Nancy had received several customer service awards while working at ComputerShare (formerly EquiServe). Nancy represented American Computer Group for five years with Executive Women International, both locally and at national conventions. Nancy currently serves as a Trustee of the Quail Ridge Homeowners Association.