Meet the Officers

Sam Bergan is in his second year teaching K-5 Music at Center Point-Urbana Community School District. Previously, he graduated from University of Northern Iowa in 2017 with his Bachelor's in Music Education. Then he taught K-12 for four years Bosco Catholic School System in Gilbertville, Iowa. In 2021, he completed his Level III Orff-Schulwerk Teaching Certificate at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Outside of teaching, he also directs the fall musical at Center Point-Urbana, and a church choir in downtown Waterloo.

Jessica Dunnick has been attending FIO workshops since she was a Freshman in college! She teaches K-4 at Bowman Woods in the Linn-Mar Community School District and received her B.A. in Music Education from the UNI and her M.A. in Music Education / Orff from the Univ. of St. Thomas. She has completed all Orff Levels and Kodaly Level 1 and is a certified Movement Instructor to teach Orff Levels courses. Jessica loves to incorporate teaching styles from Orff, Kodaly, and Dalcroze into her teaching. She enjoys leading professional development in her district, at FIO, and at Coe College.