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!
Jessica Wallner, MT-BC
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.
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.
Nicole Rongone, MT-BC
Music Therapist
Nicole received her Bachelor of Music Therapy at Cleveland State University. 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 running 5k's, playing ultimate frisbee and volleyball, and playing music with her cover band. She has a dog named Lily-May who she enjoys taking walks and playing with. She believes giving people the opportunity to express themselves through music is so important and is excited to be doing that here!
Angela Deyarmin, MTI
Music Therapy Intern
Angela is currently finishing up her bachelors degree in music therapy from Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania. In her free time, she enjoys reading, being outside, playing video games on her switch, and hanging out with her pet gecko named Bagel. She is very excited to be a part of MTEC and learn as much as she can while spreading the joy of music!
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.