Our Instructors

Andrew Hellwig: Saxophone Andrew Hellwig is a modern-day saxophonist, educator, and composer. Born and raised on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Andrew studied music under the direction of Andy Troyanos as well as Berke McKelvey. Since the age of 15, Andrew has performed Stage Door Canteen. Andrew received a Bachelor's degree in Jazz Performance at the University of Rhode Island. At URI, he studied jazz and classical saxophone with Dr. Jared Sims, Bill Jones, Dr. Jon Amon, Dave Zinno, and Emmett Goods.  Andrew has performed at the Newport Jazz Festival, Navy Band Saxophone Symposium, Umass Saxophone Symposium, Truly Cape Cod Jazz Festival,...

Glen Carliss: Trumpet  Glen Carliss of West Falmouth has been playing the trumpet since he was 10 years old. He was in a successful rock band in the Philadelphia area in the early seventies, then moved to Martha’s Vineyard and played with the Martha’s Vineyard Swing Orchestra from the mid-seventies into the 90’s. When he moved to Falmouth Glen joined Stage Door Canteen and has traveled with the band to Ireland, Chicago, and throughout New England. He is currently studying trumpet performance with Darren Barrett from Berklee College of Music and Jeremy Miloszewicz, a NYC first call lead trumpet player....

Jean Sutherland, a Certified SMART Healthcare Practitioner,trained at the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicineand Harvard Medical School Teaching Hospital. Jean is aRegistered Nurse, with undergraduate and graduate nursingdegrees from Boston College. She is a Family Nurse Practitioner,earning her degree from Northeastern University. Jean hasworked in corporate health and wellness for over thirty years.Jean and her family have resided in Falmouth for many years.She has been actively involved in the Falmouth Schools as aVIPS volunteer.

My name is Isabel Coutinho, a native of Gouveia, mainland Portugal, and I have lived in the United States since 1971.I have a teaching degree from Bridgewater State University and University of Massachusetts Dartmouth with a major in Spanish and minor in Portuguese, French and English.I taught mainly Spanish and Portuguese at Taunton High School for over 30 years until my early retirement in 2011. Sharing my knowledge and great love of languages with my beloved students was both a pleasure and a dream!I feel blessed to have remained friends with some of them, and being called “señora”/“senhora”, still, continues...

Leigh-Ellen Ferreira is the Coordinator for Falmouth Community School.  She creates, assists, and manages all the adult educational programming, instructors, and students.  Leigh-Ellen also partners with Falmouth Public Sschool's Learning Specialist to create after school programming at all four of our elementary schools.  Leigh-Ellen was born and raised in Falmouth and is a graduate of Falmouth High.  Leigh-Ellen has taught Preschool through college level students in Early Childhood Education, Spanish and Foster Kinship programs.  Leigh-Ellen has a BA in Spanish and a Master's in Educational Leadership. Leigh-Ellen is regularly active with her many hobbies which include cycling, hiking, paddle boarding,...