Board of directors
 TATYANA KOMAROVA - Executive Director, Program Designer.
Tatyana is an Executive Director and a founder of
the International Talent Academy. She holds a Bachelor’s
degree (BA) in Theater and Music Education and a Master’s degree
(MA) in Executive Development for Public Services from Ball State
University. Tatyana has extensive 20 years
of international experience in education working as a
music teacher, theater director, and a manager of extra-curricular activities and special events. While working in Russia, she developed and implemented educational programs for local teachers and college students for
which she has been honored with a number of awards from the School district and the City Government.
For the past 10 years she has conducted her own research on early brain development and developed a number of programs for the preschool/school-age children, and parents/educators. These programs were successfully realized at the International
School of Indiana, the New American School in Indianapolis, IUPUI, and Gorin’s Piano Studio in Carmel, Indiana,
and International Talent Academy.
In 2006, she established the ITA as a non-profit organization and introduced it to the City of Carmel. Currently, she is working on the ITA's programs
that are now taught at the Carmel Monon Community Center and other locations, as well as teaching piano
lessons at her own Piano Studio. At the same time, she develops educational programs for infants and toddlers, which she plans to implement in the near future. It is her priority to continue
her education in order to gain the most current information within the field of early child development, so that she can contribute to her work more successfully.
Tatyana is a member of the Carmel Rotary club and
the Chamber of Commerce, and is
actively involved in community events. Along with her music
and theater programs, she teaches
Russian language, music and logic classes to Russian-speaking
children. For the past 10 years, she produced theater plays and organized special
events and celebrations for the Russian community. It is Tatyana’s present goal to enrich her talents as an educator and administrator, continuing to work with children and adults in a successful partnership. Tatyana is dedicated to the idea of the International Talent Academy and will bring it to the successful outcome.
IRINA GORIN - Director of
Gorin's Music Academy, Joint-Venture partner
Mrs. Irina Gorin has a far-reaching impact on music in the State of Indiana. Every year, her piano students win prizes in local, state, national, and international competitions, including
more then 30 prizes at the World Piano Competition in Cincinnati, Ohio
since 2004.
Graduating from music college in 1983, and the Conservatory of Kharkov in 1989, she worked extensively as a teacher in children’s music school in the Ukraine, developing her own teaching method, before immigrating to the United States in 1993, and establishing herself as a private piano teacher in Indianapolis, Indiana. Mrs. Gorin holds Masters Degrees in Piano Performance, Piano Pedagogy, Music Theory, Music History, and Accompaniment.
Mrs. Gorin currently has 30 students of her own and
70 that are taught by her faculty of advanced students, graduates, and professional piano teachers. She also offers group theory classes for all ages, teaching lessons, and master classes for advanced students. Former students are currently pursuing majors in Performance and Pedagogy at Butler University, Ohio University, Hillsdale, and Pensacola University.
With her colleagues, she has written a theory book for use in teaching all levels and
a piano method book called "Musical Journey" for young beginners
that became very popular in the USA, Europe, and Asia.
Stephanie Anderson - Board President 2011-2012
Property Manager, CMC Office Center
Janelle Morrison - Board Vice President 2011-2012
Founder and Editor, County Talk Magazine
Heather Judy - Treasurer
CPA, Manager, Katz, Sapper & Miller, LLP
Molly McKenna - Board Secretary, Social Media, Website
Box Office Manager, The Center for the Performing Arts
Jeanne Book
- Board Member
Carmel Symphony League
Paul McCarthy
- Database Development
Owner/Director, Chyten Educational Services
Monthly meetings: every
2nd Thursday of the month. 12-1:30pm.
Location: KSM, 800 East
96th Street, Suite 500, Indianapolis, IN 46240
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