STAFF

Wendy is the Administrative Assistant for the Music Department.  Wendy has a strong background in program management and educational operations, with experience at Bricks 4 Kidz, the University of Chicago, and Harvard Business School.  

Jennifer is the choir director at Hinsdale Central.  She directs five curricular choirs, two extra-curricular choirs and is the vocal director for the musical.  She holds a BME in chorale and instrumental music from Indiana University, a MM in choral conducting from Michigan State University, and a Masters in Educational Administration from Benedictine University. She resides in Wheaton with her husband Andrew and their twin daughters, Olivia and Grace. 

Kiyona Ohshika has been the choral accompanist at Hinsdale Central since 2019.  She accompanies all curricular choirs, the musical, and all honors voice recitals.  

Grace joined the music team at Hinsdale Central in 2022 as the assistant director of bands. Previously, she was the orchestra director at Glenbard North High School in Carol Stream, IL. Grace graduated in December of 2020 with a Bachelors of Music Education from Indiana University. There, she studied organ with Dr. Janette Fishell and Prof. Vince Carr and trumpet with Prof. Edmund Cord. She is currently working on a Masters of Music Education from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. She also works at her church in Glen Ellyn, IL as a weekend organist and choir member. In her free time, Grace loves to eat fancy meals, cook, travel, and play Stardew Valley on her Nintendo Switch.