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ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

Briana Mossman

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Briana Mossman is an oboe player and teacher with a Bachelor’s degree in music from UCLA (class of 2018). She was born and raised in San Diego and began playing clarinet in elementary school. While attending Helix Charter High School, she began playing oboe and quickly joined multiple San Diego ensembles such as San Diego Youth Symphony, City Ballet of San Diego orchestra, and many more. Now residing in La Mesa, she gives private oboe lessons in her home and for various schools across San Diego.
Briana is so excited to be coming full circle by joining the KeyNote/SDYS family again through the ChIMES and Music Discovery programs. She is a deep believer in the importance of music education and is looking forward to connecting with more students and families.

Sarah Williams

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Sarah has been working at KeyNote since 2018 as an Early Childhood Program Coordinator, helping grow the ChIMES and Music Discovery programs and early childhood school and community outreach programs.

Growing up, she studied piano from elementary through high school, and also played violin in the San Diego Youth Symphony for several years. She is thrilled to be back now as a staff member so she can help more children experience the joys of music through KeyNote’s range of programs.

After earning her BA from UCLA and MA from University of Westminster in London, Sarah spent 10 years managing tourism marketing campaigns in San Diego and London. She has also worked as a piano accompanist, piano instructor, and taught early childhood music classes. Sarah enjoys spending time with her two young boys, reading, exploring nature, and attending live music concerts around town.

Kate Battenfeld

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Kate joined KeyNote in 2020 and oversees the ChIMES parent-child program, Music Discovery program, and early childhood school and community outreach programs.

She taught general music in the Carlsbad Unified School District for 11 years and owned and operated an early childhood music studio for over 20 years. Kate is also a writer and editor, covering topics related to early childhood music education and parent education.

Additionally, she is an accomplished vocalist and has performed in various locations around the country. Kate received her M.Ed. specializing in arts integration from Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In her spare time, you can often find her performing locally as part of her acoustic band, The Bad Carls.  Want to learn more?  Check out this article in SDVoyager about Kate’s story.

Miss Mariana

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Mariana (Mari) Jones has been working with KeyNote since 2022 as an Opus and Early Childhood Program Assistant, ChIMES Teaching Artist, and Music Discovery Teaching Artist. Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, Mari came to San Diego to receive her BA in Theatre Arts and Performance Studies from the University of San Diego, where she pursued a minor in Comprehensive Music, and spent much of her time singing, playing piccolo, dancing baile folklórico, and acting.

Over the last few years, Mari has been a passionate advocate for community-centered arts education as an intersectional approach for social justice and border advocacy in the San Diego-Tijuana region. Additionally, Mari has always looked up to her mother, who
works in early childhood education, and she is excited to be following in her footsteps and teaching with ChIMES and Music Discovery.