Faculty and Staff
Faculty
Berklee’s Latin faculty members seek to guide and engage the greater Berklee community through publicizing and curating related events, course offerings, and teaching resources. Hailing from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Guatemala, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Peru, Trinidad, Uruguay, Venezuela, Germany, Israel, Sweden, Portugal, and the United States, they are recognized worldwide, having earned multiple Grammy and Latin Grammy awards and nominations.
Frequently performing and traveling to international conferences to give master classes and clinics, Latin faculty members belong to leading trade organizations, such as the Latin Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, the International Association for Jazz Education, the National Association of Music Merchants, Centro Latinoamericano de Altos Estudios Musicales (CLAEM), International Society of Bassists (ISB), and the Percussive Arts Society International Convention. Most are also well published as composers, arrangers, instrument specialists, or music business experts.
Bass
Fernando Huergo
fhuergo@berklee.edu
- Personal website
- Country of origin: Argentina
- Instrument/specialty: Bass
Lincoln Goines
lgoines@berklee.edu
- Personal website
- Country of origin: United States of America
- Instrument/specialty: Bass
Oscar Stagnaro
ostagnaro@berklee.edu
- Personal website
- Country of origin: Peru
- Instrument/specialty: Bass, ensembles
Composition
Contemporary Writing and Production
Bernardo Hernandez
bhernandez@berklee.edu
- Country of origin: Venezuela
- Instrument/specialty: Composer, arranger, guitar
Lee Abe
labe@berklee.edu
- Personal website
- Country of origin: Japan
- Instrument/specialty: Composer, arranger, producer, voice, piano
Ear Training
Caio Afiune
cafiune@berklee.edu
- Personal website
- Country of origin: Brazil
- Instrument/specialty: Guitar
Ensemble
Consuelo Candelaria
ccandelaria@berklee.edu
- Country of origin: United States of America
- Instrument/specialty: Piano
Fernando Brandão
fbrandao@berklee.edu
- Personal website
- Country of origin: Brazil
- Instrument/specialty: Flute
Lizje Sarria
lsarria@berklee.edu
- Country of origin: Colombia
- Instrument/specialty: Vocalist, songwriter, producer
Rebecca Cline
rcline@berklee.edu
- Personal website
- Country of origin: United States of America
- Instrument/specialty: Piano
Tim Pascoal
tpascoal@berklee.edu
- Personal website
- Country of origin: Portugal
- Instrument/specialty: Piano
Guitar
Ben Sher
bsher@berklee.edu
- Personal website
- Country of origin: United States of America
- Instrument/specialty: Guitar
Berta Rojas
brojas2@berklee.edu
- Personal website
- Country of origin: Paraguay
- Instrument/specialty: Guitar
Freddie Bryant
fbryant@berklee.edu
- Personal website
- Country of origin: United States of America
- Instrument/specialty: Guitar, composer
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Percussion
Eguie Castrillo
ecastrillo@berklee.edu
- Country of origin: Puerto Rico
- Instrument/specialty: Hand percussion
Gustavo Agatiello
gagatiello@berklee.edu
- Country of origin: Argentina
- Instrument/specialty: Vibraphone, marimba, piano, drums
Mikael Ringquist
mringquist@berklee.edu
- Country of origin: Sweden
- Instrument/specialty: Hand percussion
Ricardo Monzón
rmonzon@berklee.edu
- Personal website
- Country of origin: Guatemala
- Instrument/specialty: Drums, percussion
Piano
Nando Michelin
nmichelin@berklee.edu
- Personal website
- Country of origin: Uruguay
- Instrument/specialty: Piano
Olivia Pérez Collellmir
operezcollellmir@berklee.edu
- Personal website
- Country of origin: Spain
- Instrument/specialty: Piano
Zahili Gonzalez Zamora
zgonzalezzamora@berklee.edu
- Personal website
- Country of origin: Cuba
- Instrument/specialty: Piano
Screen Scoring
Claudio Ragazzi
cragazzi1@berklee.edu
- Personal website
- Country of origin: Argentina
- Instrument/specialty: Guitar, composer
Voice
Gaby Cotter
mcottertaylor@berklee.edu
- Personal website
- Country of origin: Panama
- Instrument/specialty: Voice
Staff
Many staff members at Berklee have a Latin background. Browse the list below to learn about a few of those staff members and their areas of expertise.
Mariana Paes
mpaes@berklee.edu
Manager of Communications, Assessment, and Outreach
Diversity and Inclusion
- Country of origin: Brazil
Camila Escobar
cescobar2@berklee.edu
Manager of Digital Philanthropy and Student Engagement
Institutional Advancement
- Country of origin: Colombia
Pablo Vargas
pvargas@berklee.edu
Dean, Library & Learning Resources
The Library
- Country of origin: Columbia