MEET THE KERRYTOWN CONCERT HOUSE TEAM!
MONICA SWARTOUT-BEBOW
Artistic & Executive Director
MONICA SWARTOUT-BEBOW
Artistic & Executive Director
EMILY OLSON
Development Manager
Emily Olson
Development Manager
ABBY DOTZ
Operations & Events Manager
ABBY DOTZ
Operations & Events Manager
DEANNA RELYEA
Artistic Director of Edgefest
& KCH Founder
DEANNA RELYEA
Artistic Director of Edgefest
& KCH Founder
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Board Members
Stephanie Hale, President
Greg Bolino, Vice President
Dennis Huibregtse, Treasurer
Cynthia Straub, Secretary
Ron Bogdasarian
Marcus Darden
Paul Glendon
Martha Gove
Val Jaskiewicz
Ryan MacKenzie Lewis
Carlos Palomares
Bev Seiford
Emeritus Board Members
Catherine Arcure, Steve Bennett, Maurice Binkow, Charles Borgsdorf, Nathan Caplan, Roger Chard, Donald Chisholm, Kimberly Clugston, Michelle Cooker, Dallas Dort, Elena Delbanco, Beverley Geltner, Sarah Goddard Power, Jennifer Goltz, Henry Johnson, Barbara Kramer, Harold Kulish, Shelley MacMillan, Jeff Mackie-Mason, Joan Morris, Joe O’Neal, Fernando Ortiz, Ann Schriber, Versell Smith, Irving Smokler, Edward Surovell
Prior to taking the reins as Artistic & Executive Director in 2019, Monica was an active member of the Kerrytown Concert House community for over 20 years as a performer, producer, studio teacher, and volunteer. Most recently, she has served as the newest creator and director of KCH’s popular cabaret concert series, Wine, Women, and Song! As a regional artist, Monica’s versatile singing and engaging performances have spanned a broad scope of genres from opera roles at the Lincoln Center Institute in New York City, to orchestral solo appearances with symphonies in Adrian, Toledo, Ann Arbor, and Graz, Austria, to jazz gigs at the Detroit Institute of Arts, and to cabaret clubs like Davenport’s in Chicago. Also a seasoned voice teacher, she held a long-term appointment on the voice faculty of Eastern Michigan University, and maintained a private voice studio in the Ann Arbor area for over two decades. Additionally, she is the Founder and Director of Front and Center Cabaret Works, LLC, a performing arts organization whose mission is to develop communication skills and self-confidence in young performers through the act of cabaret performance. A Michigan native, Monica lives in Ann Arbor with her husband, John, and daughter, Delaney, and holds a Master’s Degree with Highest Honors in voice performance from The University of Michigan where she continues to build artistic connections with students and faculty. Monica believes passionately that Kerrytown Concert House brings live performance to music lovers in an up close and personal way that is like no other in Ann Arbor! She enjoys building upon the concert house’s rich artistic history while also helping it expand and grow in meaningful, impactful and delightful ways.