Our Team
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Mark Desierto - Board President
Mark is a recovering musician, West Seattle resident, avid backgammon player, law librarian and supporter of local arts.
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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.
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Jeramy Koepping - Board Secretary
Community builder and Audio Professional
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Rick Springer - Board Treasurer
West Seattle Retiree & Live Radio Player.
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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.
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Tim Muey - Board Member
Coming soon.
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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.
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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.
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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.