ABOUT Music Therapy Enrichment Center
Music Therapy Enrichment Center, Inc. (MTEC) was originally founded in 2001 by Co-Directors, Jaime L. Alspach and Alane J. Krumbine.
We provide the highest quality services, making music accessible to people of all ages and abilities. Our qualified professionals focus on building relationships with each individual and organization we serve. MTEC…Bringing Music to Life!
Maggie McAllister, MT-BC
Co-Director
Maggie graduated from The College of Wooster with a Bachelor of Music Education in Music Therapy. She completed her internship at the Positive Education Program in Northeast Ohio, where she worked with students in grades K-12 with mental health and special education needs. After her internship, Maggie was employed with MTEC for 1 year before a short-term move to Cincinnati where she worked as a preschool teacher. Now back in the area with her husband, she is excited to be at MTEC again using music to help others. When she is not working, Maggie enjoys yoga, reading books, watching movies, and spending time outdoors.
Jessica Wallner, MT-BC
Co-Director
Jessica graduated from Ohio University with a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Therapy. She completed her internship at New Avenues to Independence, a non-profit organization in Cleveland, where she worked with adults with developmental disabilities. After her internship, Jessica was employed with MTEC for a year and a half before moving to Germany. While in Germany, she taught English as well as piano and worked for a company that offered creative arts classes for international families. She is very excited to be a part of MTEC again! When she is not working, Jessica enjoys cooking, playing video and board games, and spending time with her husband, cat, and dog.
Tara Harbert, MT-BC
Creative Services Coordinator
Music Therapist
Tara graduated from Western Michigan University with a Bachelor of Music Therapy degree. She completed her internship at The Pioneer Center in Chillicothe, Ohio, where she worked with children and adults with developmental disabilities, ages 0-21. She is from Canton, Ohio, and in her spare time she enjoys spending time with family and friends, going to baseball games, watching movies and cooking. Music has always been a part of her life and she is eager to continue using what she loves to help others!
Janeen Hatt, MT-BC
Music Therapist
Janeen received her Bachelor of Music in flute performance through Bob Jones University and furthered her education in Music Therapy at Saint Mary of the Woods College. She completed her internship at New Avenues to Independence, where she worked with adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities. In her free time, she enjoys playing volleyball, boating, fishing, reading, and spending time with friends and family.
Nina Vanek
Music Instructor
(Pre-Music, Beginner Piano, Voice)
Born and raised in a little village in Germany, Nina is a musician, performer, entrepreneur, and teacher. She studied musical theater in Bochum, Germany in 2004 and has since been involved in many different projects such as musicals, bands, studio work, songwriting, acting, and wedding performances. She moved to Cleveland in 2012 and has taught private voice lessons since. In 2018 she founded a production company called Vanek, Inc. to create and license music for TV and film. Nina is a bilingual married mom of two little German-Americans and two Border Collies, and finds inspiration in concerts, singing, playing instruments, spending time with family, friends and pups, the great outdoors, yoga, traveling, performing, creative writing, listening to records, cultures, people, feng shui, crafts, and more!
Lindsey Macey
Music Instructor
(Piano, Guitar, Ukulele, Pre-Music, Beginner Band Instruments)
Lindsey is a graduate of Youngstown State University. After earning her degree in music education, she and her husband stayed in the area for three years until she was hired at a new school and they made the move to Cleveland. Since then she has taught band, choir, and general music to students from kindergarten to 8th grade. She has also been teaching one-to-one lessons for about 16 years, mainly on piano but also for voice, beginner band instruments, guitar, and ukulele. Her pastimes include going to the CrossFit gym, knitting & crocheting, and spending time with her husband and their three children.
David Debick
Music Instructor
(Piano)
David Debick has served as director of music at Brecksville United Church of Christ since 2002, where he directs an adult choir, a children's choir, a soprano recorder/dulcimer/guitar ensemble, and a youth percussion group. Other church music director positions have included South Haven UCC, Calvary United Methodist Church of Lakewood, and St. Peter Church. Dave directed the Wildwood Singers for the City of Mentor for ten years, where he also taught piano and voice. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in philosophy at Borromeo College of Ohio in 1980. Over the years he has studied organ with Adeline Huss, Rev. Timothy O’Connor, Richard Jordan, and Ivan Licht. He studied piano for nine years with William Appling at Western Reserve Academy and the Cleveland Institute of Music. Dave sang with the North Coast Men’s Chorus from 2002-2007, and as a chorister at Trinity Cathedral from 1991-1993. In his spare time, Dave enjoys nature, hiking, cinema, musical theater, and following current affairs.
Mike Barna
Music Instructor
(Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Ukulele)
Guitarist and composer Mike Barna received his Bachelor of Music from Berklee College of Music and his Master of Music from Cleveland State University. With over twenty years of teaching experience he teaches students of all ages in styles including rock, pop, blues, jazz, classical, traditional and folk as well as composition, songwriting and improvisation. His teaching emphasizes the importance of music fundamentals including knowledge of notes (scales and chords), rhythm, reading, theory and ear training in addition to technique. At the same time, an individual approach is taken to meet the interests and needs of each student. He has recorded and performed with various groups in genres including acoustic, rock, jazz-fusion, and avant-garde/experimental music, and is perpetually composing and recording new music.