Meet the Team

María Cabané facilitates the alcohol and other drugs education programs, as well as other programming and events to educate Berklee students around the seven dimensions of wellness.

Lee Helmken Cherry has been at Berklee since February 2018 and joined Berklee’s Health and Wellness team in January 2021 as the director of Student Wellness Promotion and Services. In this role, she oversees the team, which offers programming, education, services, and resources to set students up for success during and after their time at Berklee. She works to build campus relationships and ensure that Berklee students have access to health resources and are empowered with the knowledge that they need to make informed choices for themselves and their wellbeing.

As the student health liaison, Audrey Foxx (she/her) works to deliver essential holistic wellness education and resource information to a diverse community of student musicians and performing artists. She works in collaboration with the professional counseling staff, administrative staff, contracted wellness service providers, graduate interns, and student employees to foster a lifelong ethic of care so that students may thrive during and after their time at Berklee.

Jeff Klug's role is to fulfill the Health and Wellness Department's mission: to foster a lifelong ethic of care so that students may thrive during and after their time at Berklee; to affirm students’ personal and social identities and experiences; and to create safe, compassionate, healing, inclusive spaces that inspire learning, positive growth, and global citizenship.

You can reach him at healthandwellness@berklee.edu.

Kate Richey, a confidential survivor advocate, works with students who have experienced sexual assault, sexual abuse, sexual harassment, stalking, domestic violence and/or dating violence; additionally, she supports friends and loved ones of students experiencing these issues.

Bri Tagliaferro (she/her), case manager in Health and Wellness, works with students to help them connect with resources both on campus at Berklee and in the larger Boston area. She works to promote student well-being and assists students in overcoming challenges that they may encounter during their time at Berklee. She also assists students with inquiries related to the school-sponsored health insurance program, food and other basic needs assistance, counseling referrals, and navigating medical care.

As the health coordinator, Shannon Williams (she/her) works under the health services administrator to oversee immunization compliance, assist students with the school-sponsored health insurance program, and provide general assistance as an office manager in the Health and Wellness suite. She also works directly with students to book appointments with counselors or the case manager. She is also maintaining her responsibilities as the COVID-19 administrative coordinator by collecting and approving test results, providing CoVerified support, and managing testing compliance.