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Mimsi Janis is an assistant professor in the School of Theater at George Mason University. She is also an actor and teaching artist in the DC area.

John C.L. Jansen is an active composer, multi-instrumentalist, luthier, author, recording engineer, and teacher of music technology and music theory, based in Takoma Park, Maryland.

Roger C. Jeffrey was born and raised in New York City where he began his training at Bernice Johnson Cultural Arts Center in Jamaica, Queens. Read more...

Dr. Mark Jenkins began his musical studies on the euphonium at the age of 11 in his home state of Nevada. During his early studies, he was awarded top honors at state, regional and international solo competitions, including the Nevada Governor’s Scholarship to attend the prestigious Interlochen Fine Arts Camp in Michigan and 1st prize at the 1996 Leonard Falcone International Tuba and Euphonium Competition.

Christopher Jewell is the Assistant Principal Bassoonist of the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra.  An active performer in the Washington, DC area, Mr. Jewell also regularly performs with the Eclipse Chamber Orchestra, Post Classical Ensemble, Wolf Trap Opera Company, and the Chesapeake Chamber Orchestra. 

Kristin Johnsen-Neshati is Associate Professor of Theater at George Mason University, where she has taught theater history, dramatic literature, dramaturgy and dramatic criticism since 1993.

Morgan serves as Coordinator of Private Music Lessons at Mason Community Arts Academy. She received her Bachelor of Science in May 2009 from Hampton University where she studied Music Engineering and Vocal Performance (Mezzo-Soprano), and she is currently pursuing her Master’s in Arts Management at George Mason University. She has held many diverse roles within the arts including positions with the Alliance of Artists and Recording Companies in Alexandria and Strathmore Music Center in North Bethesda, Maryland.

Tionge Johnson holds an undergraduate degree in Theater and Creative Writing from the University of Mary Washington and an MA in Arts Journalism from the Goldring Arts Journalism Program at S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications in Syracuse, New York.