Tina Faraj
Vice President
Set Design
Props Manager
Although Tina has a
Business Degree we utilize
her creativity more than
anything else. Oil painting
is her medium of choice,
yet Tina uses her artistic
talents to create wonderful
props and sets for our
productions. Among our
students’ favorites have
been fishing poles,
campfire that lights up,
and a concession tray that
everyone wanted to eat!
Vice President
Set Design
Props Manager
Although Tina has a
Business Degree we utilize
her creativity more than
anything else. Oil painting
is her medium of choice,
yet Tina uses her artistic
talents to create wonderful
props and sets for our
productions. Among our
students’ favorites have
been fishing poles,
campfire that lights up,
and a concession tray that
everyone wanted to eat!
Austin Bartleson
Assistant Office Manager
Sound Manager
Performing since he was
three years old with
Harmony & Rhythm, Austin
Bartleson is right at home
on the stage. Along with
being a classroom and
stage assistant Austin is a
valuable member of our
office team. Austin is a
senior at Wiregrass Ranch
High School in Wesley
Chapel and enjoys football,
and wrestling.
Assistant Office Manager
Sound Manager
Performing since he was
three years old with
Harmony & Rhythm, Austin
Bartleson is right at home
on the stage. Along with
being a classroom and
stage assistant Austin is a
valuable member of our
office team. Austin is a
senior at Wiregrass Ranch
High School in Wesley
Chapel and enjoys football,
and wrestling.
Nina Bartleson
President/Director/Instructor
In 1993 Nina's children were involved in their community children's performing
group. This group’s instructor relocated out of state leaving her children and
others without an artistic outlet. With backgrounds in voice, dance, and drama
the Bartleson family created Harmony & Rhythm to fill that void. Harmony &
Rhythm's popularity spread and has taught hundreds of children at studios in
Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, and now in Florida!
Together with Harmony & Rhythm Nina taught Choir and Drama at Laura Gale
Elementary in the Tucson Unified School District. Other teaching positions
include Holdaway Elementary, Metcalf Elementary, John Poole Middle School,
and TaVaci School of Performing Arts.
“What a blessing it is to share my passion for the arts with my students. To
watch their confidence grow as they master a new concept is truly rewarding.”
Nina Bartleson
Tammy Vance
Office Manager
Treasurer
In 2000 Tammy joined our
team as Assistant Director,
Stage and Office Manager.
Currently, Tammy handles
enrollments, accounting, and
other administrative duties.
Office Manager
Treasurer
In 2000 Tammy joined our
team as Assistant Director,
Stage and Office Manager.
Currently, Tammy handles
enrollments, accounting, and
other administrative duties.
Lee Ann Plungis
Instructor
Private in-home piano, voice,
guitar, and strings.
Lee Ann is a professional
musician and has a BA Degree
in Music. She holds a current
Florida Teaching Certificate
K-12 and her most recent
teaching locations were DeSoto
Elementary and Booker T.
Washington Middle School. Not
only is Lee Ann a fabulous
general music, choir, and
orchestra teacher her talents as
a pianist have given her the
opportunity to be an
accompanist for ballet at Pastel
Conservatory, New Tampa
Dance Theater, and a lobby
pianist at Carol Morsani Hall and
Tampa Bay Performing Arts
Center.
Instructor
Private in-home piano, voice,
guitar, and strings.
Lee Ann is a professional
musician and has a BA Degree
in Music. She holds a current
Florida Teaching Certificate
K-12 and her most recent
teaching locations were DeSoto
Elementary and Booker T.
Washington Middle School. Not
only is Lee Ann a fabulous
general music, choir, and
orchestra teacher her talents as
a pianist have given her the
opportunity to be an
accompanist for ballet at Pastel
Conservatory, New Tampa
Dance Theater, and a lobby
pianist at Carol Morsani Hall and
Tampa Bay Performing Arts
Center.
Mary Brenchley
Instructor
K-6th grade Combination
Classes (singing, dancing,
and acting)
Mary holds a current Florida
Teaching Certificate and
received her BS Degree in
Human Development from
Utah State University. Her
achievements include: Head
Start Teacher, Coordinator
for the Alliance for the
Varied Arts, designed and
developed the Children's
Summer Arts Camp, Co-
Chairman of the annual
“Celebration of the Arts,”
Board Member for Cache
Valley Civic Ballet, Woodruff
School, President of Cache
Valley Woman's Club and
Cache Valley Storytelling
Guild.
Instructor
K-6th grade Combination
Classes (singing, dancing,
and acting)
Mary holds a current Florida
Teaching Certificate and
received her BS Degree in
Human Development from
Utah State University. Her
achievements include: Head
Start Teacher, Coordinator
for the Alliance for the
Varied Arts, designed and
developed the Children's
Summer Arts Camp, Co-
Chairman of the annual
“Celebration of the Arts,”
Board Member for Cache
Valley Civic Ballet, Woodruff
School, President of Cache
Valley Woman's Club and
Cache Valley Storytelling
Guild.
William C. Houssian
Advisory Board
After receiving his MBA at BYU, Mr. Houssian worked in the
banking business for Chase Manhattan Bank in New York City,
then moved to Weyerhaeuser Co. in Tacoma, Washington,
and owned a mortgage banking business in Tacoma, Everett,
and Bellingham, Washington and in Walnut Creek, California.
He taught graduate business management classes off-campus
in Tacoma, Washington and San Francisco, California. He was
engaged in merchant banking dealing in precious metals and
business consulting for international firms which entailed
traveling extensively in Africa, Europe, the Caribbean, South
America, and Asia. Mr. Houssian and his wife have 6 children
and 20 grandchildren. Their place of residence is in Lutz,
Florida.
Advisory Board
After receiving his MBA at BYU, Mr. Houssian worked in the
banking business for Chase Manhattan Bank in New York City,
then moved to Weyerhaeuser Co. in Tacoma, Washington,
and owned a mortgage banking business in Tacoma, Everett,
and Bellingham, Washington and in Walnut Creek, California.
He taught graduate business management classes off-campus
in Tacoma, Washington and San Francisco, California. He was
engaged in merchant banking dealing in precious metals and
business consulting for international firms which entailed
traveling extensively in Africa, Europe, the Caribbean, South
America, and Asia. Mr. Houssian and his wife have 6 children
and 20 grandchildren. Their place of residence is in Lutz,
Florida.
Sandy Maikoski
Instructor
Private in-home piano, voice,
guitar, and percussion
Sandy graduated from Western
Michigan with a Bachelor of
Science in Elementary Education.
Her major area of focus includes
music and creative arts. Her
experience includes vocal music
and music education in the
classroom, as well as creative
movement. She has taught
classroom and instrumental music
from preschool to 8th grade in
Provo, Utah, Kalamazoo, Mattawan
and Paw Paw, Michigan. She has
served over 30 years as a
educator, private instructor, and
musician in various capacities. She
has played professional summer
stock in the Tibbets Opera House
in Coldwater, Michigan and
performed in Head Start, public
library programs, County Fairs, 4H
and where ever kids can be found.
Sandy loves to teach music
because it has the ability to make
children more sensitive to beauty
in emotional expression. This allows
them to have a creative outlet to
cling to, and to experience more
depth as a person...to develop
more compassion, gentleness, love,
and, in short, a greater
appreciation of life.
Instructor
Private in-home piano, voice,
guitar, and percussion
Sandy graduated from Western
Michigan with a Bachelor of
Science in Elementary Education.
Her major area of focus includes
music and creative arts. Her
experience includes vocal music
and music education in the
classroom, as well as creative
movement. She has taught
classroom and instrumental music
from preschool to 8th grade in
Provo, Utah, Kalamazoo, Mattawan
and Paw Paw, Michigan. She has
served over 30 years as a
educator, private instructor, and
musician in various capacities. She
has played professional summer
stock in the Tibbets Opera House
in Coldwater, Michigan and
performed in Head Start, public
library programs, County Fairs, 4H
and where ever kids can be found.
Sandy loves to teach music
because it has the ability to make
children more sensitive to beauty
in emotional expression. This allows
them to have a creative outlet to
cling to, and to experience more
depth as a person...to develop
more compassion, gentleness, love,
and, in short, a greater
appreciation of life.
Richard Jones
Advisory Board
Advisory Board
Kate Brenchley
Stage Manager
Assist Choreographer
Kate has danced for 10 years in
many different styles including
ballet, jazz, hip-hop, and tap and
has been in many dance
performances through the years.
Kate assisted in a Roadshow for
the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-Day Saints in 2006. She
is a Children's Sunday School
teacher and is majoring in Dental
Hygiene at Pasco-Hernando
Community College.
Stage Manager
Assist Choreographer
Kate has danced for 10 years in
many different styles including
ballet, jazz, hip-hop, and tap and
has been in many dance
performances through the years.
Kate assisted in a Roadshow for
the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-Day Saints in 2006. She
is a Children's Sunday School
teacher and is majoring in Dental
Hygiene at Pasco-Hernando
Community College.
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