Our Team

  • Mark Desierto - Board President

    Mark is a recovering musician, West Seattle resident, avid backgammon player, law librarian and supporter of local arts.

  • Shannon Cook - Board Vice President

    Public Programs and Event Producer/Coordinator/Music & Arts Advocate/West Seattle Resident/ Former Music Supervisor and MoPop (formerly EMP) education staff.

  • Jeramy Koepping - Board Secretary

    Community builder and Audio Professional

  • Rick Springer - Board Treasurer

    West Seattle Retiree & Live Radio Player.

  • Edith Farrar - Board Member (President Emeritus)

    Member of Seattle Artists board of directors since 2015 & president since 2022. Classically trained musician, who detoured into American/English music & dance traditions along the way. 37 years performing with the Ballard Sedentary Sousa Band. Retired children's librarian.

  • Tim Muey - Board Member

    Coming soon.

  • Eric Padget - Board Member

    Eric Padget is a producer, musician, composer and educator. They run the Recreational Psychoacoustics Lab in Seattle. Their interest and involvement in Kenyon Hall comes from a place of service and curiosity. They believe having a location for people to gather and create is of the utmost importance.

  • Nick Shadel - Executive Director

    Nick Shadel is multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and composer for film and television. He has a PhD in music composition and has been a leader and educator in the Seattle music community for over a decade.

  • Murphy Janssen - Operations Director

    Murphy Janssen is percussionist/drummer, producer, educator, and an advocate for grassroots community music and theater. He has a M.M in music performance from the University of Washington and is dedicated to fostering local art.