Marcella has over 37 years of teaching experience, with most of her career dedicated to students in New Haven’s Talented and Gifted Program. She is the Founder and Executive Director of Monk Youth Jazz, which provides bi-weekly instruction in hip hop dance, ballet, pre-engineering, architecture and design, financial literacy, human anatomy and physiology, and music. Marcella has mentored and empowered countless individuals in the performing arts and STEAM and has been referred to as one of the most compassionate and genuine arts leaders of her generation.
