Jens Rybo has directed Tunefoolery since 2000, but started working with the program in 1994, as an intern. As the overseer of Tunefoolery, his job description covers everything from backing up Tunefoolery musicians, to fundraising and supervising the staff. Originally from Gothenburg, Sweden, he spent his twenties singing in rock bands and managing a record company. As he decided to pursue a career in the mental health field, he was thrilled to discover Tunefoolery where his passion for music and mental health recovery could be combined. Jens is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and has a B.A in Psychology and a M.A in Counseling Psychology from Lesley College. In addition to working with Tunefoolery, he has a private practice as a psychotherapist and plays guitar and sings in the band Tail.

As Office Manager, Eugene is responsible for payroll and bookeeping. He joined Tunefoolery in 2012 as an accordion player and became the Office Manager in 2014. Eugene has been taking weekly accordion lessons for the last seven years and is a part of the Massachusetts Accordion Club. He is also working toward becoming a Certified Peer Specialist.

Kelly has made an interesting and rewarding career combining her love of acting with her passion for the healing arts. Kelly uses the creative process as a tool to foster awareness, insight, and change with her clients. As a coach, teacher, and therapist, she works with artists, businesses, human service organizations, and anyone simply wishing to discover their potential and live a meaningful life. Kelly holds masters degrees in Counseling Psychology and Acting.

Tony Leva is a multi-disciplinary artist and educator based in Cambridge, MA. We’re proud to have him as our Community Music Director, where he oversees and assists our in-house music and community education programming. A playful and responsive upright bassist, Tony regularly performs with the Unima Award winning puppetry troupe, the Gottabees, as well as the Dylan Jack Quartet, Charlie Kohlhase’s Explorer’s Club, Eric Hofbauer, Brian Carpenter, Samodivi and Jaggery; he has recorded on over 30 albums to date. Anthony has a MA in Modern American Music from the Longy School of Music, and was the recipient of a 2019 USAI grant, which he used to travel to India to perform at the AHA! Theatre Festival for Children. Deeply involved in collaborative projects across the Boson art scene, Tony’s omnivorous appetite for creativity spans theatre, film, puppetry, folk music (Americana, African, and Balkan), as well as jazz, improvised, and classical music. In addition to bass, Anthony also plays the sintir, and is honing his skills as a turntablist. 

As Development Manager, Jeff writes thank you letters to donors, manages the donor base, and writes grants. He started doing fundraising work in Tunefoolery in 2003. He studied classical saxophone at the New England conservatory, but in Tunefoolery Jeff is a guitarist, singer, whistler, and songwriter.

Mali Sastri is a singer, songwriter, performer and registered Voice Movement Therapy practitioner.  She trained with Paul Newham, Anne Brownell, and Christine Isherwood in London, UK from 1999 – 2001, and qualified as a professional member of the International Association of Voice Movement Therapy in 2011. Mali maintains a private VMT practice  working with individuals and groups in the Boston area. Mali writes, sings, performs and tours as a solo artist and as part of her band Jaggery. She curates a performance event series called Org bringing together musicians, dancers, filmmakers, visual artists, and storytellers. She resides at the South End artist co-op, Cloud Club.

Nate joined Tunefoolery in early 2016 as a drummer and percussionist, and has since begun to learn how to play guitar. Along with playing drums, Nate works in Tunefoolery’s in-house recording studio and runs sound for Tunefoolery gigs. As Tunefoolery expands our online presence during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond, Nate has taken on the additional responsibilities as he assists our musicians with essential technical aspects of preparing for their online performances. Outside of his work with Tunefoolery, musical and otherwise, Nate enjoys woodworking.

Carmen is the Media Manager for Tunefoolery, creating newsletters and social media posts and managing Tunefoolery's web presence. Carmen graduated from Bridgewater State University with a concentration in graphic design and has been working with Tunefoolery since mid-2022. Carmen also works as an administrator at the BU School of Social Work and in her free time enjoys learning web development skills and playing tabletop games.