TMS Leadership
Our vision is for Teton Music School to transcend boundaries, inspire community, and enrich the lives of all those touched by the transformative power of music.
We value joy, creativity, inclusivity, self-discovery and connection.
Staff
Staff
Amanda Flosbach, Executive Director
Passionate about supporting the arts, Amanda received strong community and family support as a young musician — an experience that inspired a lifelong desire to do the same for others. With more than two decades of arts administration, marketing, and fundraising experience, she has held roles at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, Indiana University School of Music, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Grand Teton Music Festival, and Dancers’ Workshop.
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Amanda joined Teton Music School as Executive Director in 2020 and has helped guide the organization through a period of transformative growth. Her ability to build meaningful relationships, hold space for collaboration, and steward vision and resources has supported a significant expansion in the school’s reach and impact. She is deeply committed to building bridges through music — within the local community and between Jackson Hole and the larger arts world.
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A Jackson resident since 2002, Amanda can be found both on stage and behind the scenes, participating in local events and performances. She plays French horn in the Jackson Hole Brass Quintet and dabbles (in the privacy of her own home) on a haunted family accordion. She has served on the boards of The Center for the Arts, Center Residents Council, Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce, Riot Act, Inc., and Old Bill’s Fun Run, and as a grants panelist for the Wyoming Arts Council and National Endowment for the Arts.
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Amanda earned a BA in Music, Spanish, and Public Relations from the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, with continued work in music and German literature at the University of Minnesota.
Lauren Owens, Operations Director
Lauren is a dedicated nonprofit professional whose career combines a passion for performing arts education and administration. She has held key roles in marketing, fundraising, grant writing, programming and productions at organizations such as the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Roundabout Theatre Company, University of Pennsylvania, Center for the Arts, Grand Teton Music Festival and Off Square Theatre Company.
As a teaching artist, Lauren has shared her love of theatre with young artists in programs at Wold Performing Arts Center, Keen Company, Philadelphia Young Playwrights, Off Square Theatre Company, and pARTners.
Lauren graduated with honors from the University of Pennsylvania with a BA in Theatre Arts and Creative Writing. Her advanced training includes acting programs with the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, British American Drama Academy, and American Theatre Wing.
Board of Directors
Board of Directors
Nicole Garrett
Chair
Over the course of her diverse and successful career as an actress (AEA), singer, director, educator, and now business owner, Nicole has dedicated thousands of hours to mastering the art of a compelling performance. She has extensive experience in the performing arts, with over 25 years performing on a stage or directing others in productions. She has two recorded albums. Her last album, In My Life, was recorded with the late Keith Phillips.
Her business, PRESeNT, is a professional coaching service that specializes in presentation skills, clear and concise communication, and public speaking. Nicole is a Professional Coach through Co-Active Training Institute, an ICF accredited organization.
Nicole earned a degree in Theatre with a minor in French from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. As well as professionally coaching, Nicole is a certified teacher of Theatre Arts. She taught at Park City High School for three years and received the Excellence in Teaching Award all three years. She was also nominated for the Sarah Doiley Utah Teacher of the Year Award.
In the non-profit arena, Nicole directed the Annual Youth Musical at Off Square Theatre Company for nine seasons and worked as their Education Director. Nicole also served as Program Director for Boundless, a funding opportunity to support children in extra-curricular actives in Teton County, Wyoming.
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Don Baker
Vice Chair
Don Baker started his career as a chemical engineer at Chevron after graduating Tau Beta Pi with honors from UC Berkeley. He held a number of engineering, staff and management positions at Chevon and later, at Geon. He has also held executive and managerial positions in three start-ups: a wholesale distributorship, an electric motor technology company that improved efficiency and noise suppression, and an optical technology company.
In his nonprofit undertakings, Don helped coordinate a cyber-tutoring program for Upward Bound high school students. He was also a board member of Netiya, an interfaith organization that helps establish community gardens and promotes healthy food choices primarily in inner city locations. Don served for a couple of years as an advisory board member for Vertical Harvest.
After moving permanently to Jackson in 2014, he was appointed to the Teton County ISWR advisory board, has served as a Habitat for Humanity board member and is a Rotarian.
His hobbies include the typical outdoor Jackson stuff as well as woodworking, SCUBA and piano.
Vickie Mates
Secretary
Vickie Mates brings over 25 years of leadership experience in government and nonprofit sectors, specializing in public lands visitor engagement and education. She has held senior positions at Grand Teton, Yosemite, Theodore Roosevelt, and Cuyahoga Valley National Parks. As the founding executive director of the National Park Friends Alliance, Vickie has been instrumental in fostering collaborations between public agencies and nonprofit organizations. Her consulting firm, Team Mates Ventures, focuses on building strong teams and effective partnerships within public land management and nonprofit sectors.
An avid pianist and passionate supporter of music education, Vickie is excited to contribute to Teton Music School’s mission. She is also a devoted dog lover and enjoys exploring the outdoors.
Vickie holds a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Sciences from Allegheny College and a Master of Science in Resource Interpretation from Stephen F. Austin State University.
Charley Hutson
Treasurer
Charley Hutson is a Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager for UBS Financial Services where he has worked for the past 38 years.
Charley first came to Jackson Hole in the 1970s for the climbing and mountaineering unique to the Teton Valley. Having had a home here since 2005, he and his wife Vicki permanently relocated to Jackson in 2014 from Washington D.C. They have three adult children who live in D.C. and Atlanta. Charley is an avid fly fisherman and outdoorsman. He volunteers for the Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve, as a ranger for the Wildlife Brigade, and for the winter Ski Ambassador program in Grand Teton National Park.
He is a drummer and vocalist and is active in the local music scene. He is a graduate of Vassar College and is a native New Yorker.
Lesli Hobart
Director
Lesli joined the Teton Music School board because she highly values music in her life and believes learning to play a musical instrument enriches a student’s life. She has played the flute and piano since childhood and more recently learned to play the cello. Over the years she has performed in bands, community orchestras, and ensembles and continues to play the flute today as a member of the Jackson Hole Community Band. One of the highlights of her first year living in Jackson was playing patriotic songs on the back of a flatbed truck in the town Fourth of July parade.
Lesli holds an MBA in Marketing from Columbia Business School and a BA in Mathematics from Wellesley College. She worked as a marketing brand manager at Kraft General Foods and Del Monte and as a commercial banker at Marine Midland Bank. She served as PTA President, fundraising auction chair and trustee at the Bay School of San Francisco. Lesli’s other non-profit experience includes working with the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco and the Santa Barbara Toba Sister City Group.
Lesli lives in Jackson with her blues guitarist husband and has two musically-talented adult children. Lesli hopes to contribute her marketing and business background and her experience as both a music learner and as a parent of musicians to expand music education for students in the Jackson community.
Nick Koinis
Director
Nick is a financial advisor with Edward Jones here in Jackson. In his practice, he makes it a priority to learn about what is most important to each of his clients before he helps them with their investment strategy. Helping people reach their goals has been a theme throughout Nick's professional life.
Before entering the financial sector, Nick focused on outdoor education. He originally came to the Tetons to complete the Teton Science Schools graduate program in 2014. During that first year he fell in love with the landscape and the people that make this place so special. He went on to earn a Master's of Science degree in Natural Science Education from the University of Wyoming and his Master's thesis focused on professional development workshops for teachers in Bhutan. He has worked and volunteered for several nonprofits in Jackson, often with a focus on educational programming for children and adults.
Music played a major role in Nick's life since he was a child. He benefitted greatly from music education in school and he went on to earn a music minor in college. He enjoys writing and singing songs for family and friends. By serving on the TMS board, he is excited to be a part of an organization that is expanding music education in our community.
Pam Drews Phillips
Director
Pam is a celebrated pianist, conductor, and composer whose career spans Broadway, symphony halls, jazz stages, recording studios, and classrooms. A longtime resident of Jackson Hole, she has been a passionate advocate for music education in the community, teaching privately, developing outreach programs for local schools, and working to expand access to music for students of all ages and backgrounds.
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She has conducted the Broadway productions of Crazy For You and Jerome Robbins' Broadway, as well as the national and international tours of Evita, On Your Toes, and others. As a keyboardist, she performed in numerous Broadway productions, including Cats, City of Angels, Les Misérables, and The Secret Garden. She was the featured solo pianist on the film Crossing Delancey and has performed with the American Symphony, New York City Ballet Orchestra, American Ballet Theater, American Theater Orchestra, and the Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra. Her jazz credits include performances with Ella Fitzgerald, Cyrille Aimée, Lea DeLaria, Lainie Kazan, the Glenn Miller Orchestra, Nelson Riddle Orchestra, Betty Buckley, Wayne Newton, Ann Hampton Callaway, and The Manhattan Rhythm Kings. As a composer, she co-wrote Charlotte and Shaw, performed at Musical Theater Works in New York City, and Petticoat Rules (with Mary Murfitt), which was staged at Jackson’s Center for the Arts. Her recordings include Open Country, a solo piano album, and Play, Piano, Play, a jazz collection of original works.
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Pam holds a Bachelor of Music in piano performance from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, graduating with honors.
Jessica Zazzara
Director
A love of movement has always been a way of life for Jessica Zazzara. Growing up in Breckenridge, Colorado, Jessica’s passions for skiing, biking, hiking fishing and dance began at a young age. Continuing to pursue ballet, modern and ethnic dancing Jessica received a BFA with an emphasis in performance and choreography at Stephens College. This led her to work with Ballet Aspen and Ballet West in Salt Lake City, as well as danced and performed around the United States, Europe, South Africa, Brazil, India and Vietnam.
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Jessica has been certified through the Pilates Studio of New York since 1997 and intensively trained & taught under the tutelage of Master Instructor Romana Kryzanowski, who trained under Joseph Pilates for thirty years. Jessica opened Pilates in the Tetons in 1999. She has a large passion for teaching Pilates, dance as well as the other body awareness disciplines she is certified in. Her extensive dance repertoire covers many ethnic rhythms East Indian, African, Russian and Tap are a few.
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Jessica sold Pilates in the Tetons in 2019 and now spends most of her time supporting her three active children. Nurturing their education and passions. As a Teton music School board memberJessica is excited to represent and be a voice for other young sprouting artists in the valley.
Board of Directors
Founders
In 2019, a group of like-minded musicians, educators and community members came together to form Teton Music School. What began as a small startup has since grown into a thriving hub for music education, now serving more than 300 students each year. We are deeply grateful for the vision and contributions of our founding board members and early leaders.
Kyle Johnson
Founding Teacher & Executive Director
A longtime contributor to the region's music and education landscape, Kyle performed as a keyboardist and composer in several local fund bands and began teaching piano in Jackson in the early 2000s. He has helped hundreds of students discover their creativity through sound. His deep background in human services made his approach to music educaiton uniquely impactful - before founding TMS, he taught adaptive skiing, guided whitewater rafting, and worked closely with individuals of all abilities. These experiences shaped the inclusive, student-centered philosophy that is at the heart of TMS: music as a vehicle for connection, joy and personal growth.
Originally from Vermont, Kyle earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Johnson State College before moving to Jackson in 1991, drawn by the mountains and vibrant sense of community. Inspired by his own formative experiences with his piano teacher, Keith Phillips, Kyle eventually turned his passion for music into a lifelong calling and a vision for an inspiring learning space for Jackson Hole’s music students and a professional home for local music educators.
Kyle lives in Jackson with his wife, Susan, and their two children, Zack and Cadence. He continues to compose and record music in his home studio.
Marilyn Andersen
Founding Board Member
Marilyn’s work has focused on brand identity development and product development, largely in the consumer packaged goods sector. Working for brands such as Estee Lauder, L’Oreal, M&M Mars and Bumble & Bumble, she has managed the creation of new products from ideation to launch, and has overseen the revitalization of existing brands. Marilyn has extensive experience in the development of retail environments, merchandising displays, packaging, and marketing collateral. She also brings experience in public relations and marketing communications.
Marilyn has an MBA in marketing from The Wharton School at The University of Pennsylvania, and a BA in economics from Vassar College. Her duties on the board include marketing and communications. She lives in Jackson with her husband, Marc, and three children, including a (loud!) drummer and pianist.
Mark Berry
Founding Board Member
Mark is Vice President of Operations for Crystal Creek Capital. He has more than 25 years of nonprofit leadership experience in Jackson Hole, including ten years as Vice President and COO of Grand Teton National Park Foundation. Previously, he served as Executive Director of the Center for the Arts, where he oversaw the completion of its $35 million capital campaign and facility construction.
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Mark holds a BA in geography from the University of Oregon. Mark holds a BA in geography from the University of Oregon. He lives in Jackson with his wife, Hillary. Their two grown children are out changing the world.
Michele Gammer
Founding Board Member
An attorney whose practice focuses on mediation, arbitration, and workplace investigations, Michele has served as adjunct faculty at Seattle University School of Law, worked as in-house counsel for a global tech company and was a partner at Preston Gates & Ellis in Seattle. Michele has held leadership roles in the Federal Bar Association and the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference.
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She is a graduate of Oberlin College and Georgetown University Law Center, and is licensed to practice in Wyoming. In her spare time, she plays piano and enjoys reflecting on her children's musical journeys through jazz and marching band.
Board of Directors
Partners & Friends
Cassie Van Gelder, RPT
Piano Technician
An expert piano technician, Cassie served as Head Piano Technician for the music school at University of Arizona - Tucson from 2007-2023 and now operates her own private business: Tucson Piano Technology. In 2019, she began her first summer serving as piano technician for Grand Teton Music Festival and her love of music, hiking and the mountains has kept her coming back. Cassie holds a Certificate in Piano Technology with Distinction from the University of Western Ontario and has attended multiple additional trainings with the Steinway factory in Long Island NY. She has held additional piano tech positions with Interlochen Center for the Arts and the University of Michigan. Born into a family of musicians, learning piano, voice and flute from an early age, her undergraduate degree is from the University of Northern Iowa with a BA in music; piano emphasis.
Whenever in residence in Jackson Hole, Cassie serves as an advisor to Teton Music School for our piano needs and she would be happy to take care of your piano, too!
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