Branch Director

Jessica joined Settlement in January 2023. She holds an MS in Arts Administration with a certificate in fundraising management from Boston University and a Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance from Baldwin Wallace University. Jessica’s administrative background began in fundraising, learning to be an advocate and storyteller for community arts education at Rainey Institute in Cleveland, then as Development Manager at Powers Music School in Massachusetts. Jessica has been a compassionate and dedicated teaching artist and Suzuki violin instructor since 2009, where she taught both privately and through outreach programming at Baldwin Wallace University and Beck Center for the Arts. In her previous position as Assistant Director of Education at Beck Center, Jessica led the Music Department and Visual Arts Departments, programming everything from student recitals, camps, and gallery openings, to matching students to their next favorite class.

Email: jessica.mcgrath@settlementmusic.org

Phone Number: 215-320-2601