Vanessa Contopulos, MA, MT-BC

 

Vanessa is a board certified music therapist from Southern California. She received her bachelor's degree from the University of Redlands in Music and Psychology. As a Rotary World Peace Fellow, 2008-2009, Vanessa completed her master's degree in Conflict Resolution at the University of Bradford in England. Vanessa has worked in music education and music therapy for the last 11 years, and she has also taught and directed musical theatre. Vanessa is the co-founder and co-director of Create 4 Peace. She has used creative arts such as music to strengthen education, communication, and empowerment programs for children with special needs, children affected by armed conflict and refugees, and to support training and dialogue facilitation.