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Barbara Reuer, PhD, NMT, MT–BC
Executive
Director
Dr. Reuer is an internationally
recognized and widely published
expert in music/wellness and music
therapy. As Founder and Director
of MusicWorx
of California, her San Diego-based
contractual and consulting agency,
Dr. Reuer manages direct music therapy
services to children with special
needs, medical patients, and hospice
patients. Dr. Reuer also facilitates
groups dealing with substance abuse,
eating disorders, cancer, lifestyle
change, and bereavement.
Through her
international music therapy internship
program, Dr. Reuer focuses her professional
attention on music therapy program
and job development in San Diego
County. In addition to her clinical
work, Dr. Reuer provides wellness,
community-building, stress management,
and pain management workshops and
seminars for health care professionals,
educators, and corporate clients
all over the world.
Dr. Reuer
is a past president of the National
Association of Music Therapists
and was the year 2000 recipient
of the prestigious American Music
Therapy Association’s national
Professional Practice Award.
As actively
engaged outside her profession,
Dr. Reuer has held numerous leadership
positions within her church. She
supports children in the Philippines
through World Vision—Network
of Caring, and, most recently, Dr.
Reuer founded Wealth Watchers, a
women’s investment club.

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Tiffany A. Wyndham, MA, MT–BC, CFE
Director of Development
Tiffany earned a BA in Music with a biology minor prior to earning an MA in Music Therapy. After completing her Master's coursework, Tiffany relocated to California to complete a six-month clinical internship at MusicWorx of California. Passionate about increasing access to music therapy services and expanding the reach of Resounding Joy, Inc., Tiffany utilizes her business experience to garner support and promote alliances with businesses and other non-profit corporations throughout San Diego County.

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Noelle Pederson, BA, MT–BC
Director of Education and Training
This passionate, young professional is beginning her career with a thirst for knowledge and a unique, flexible, multi-modal approach, applicable to clients of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds. Noelle is a board-certified music therapist and received her baccalaureate degree from the University of North Dakota. She joined the Resounding Joy staff in the spring of 2008 as the Director of Education and Training. Noelle heads the Joy Giver and Junior Joy Giver Programs, is a primary Sound Minds program facilitator, leads music therapy sessions for women transitioning from homelessness at the YWCA, and oversees many Resounding Joy community music-making events throughout San Diego County. In October 2008, Noelle represented Resounding Joy in its first International Outreach Project: Helping Hearts with Music in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Noelle is a skilled lecturer and presents Resounding Joy's programs to groups throughout California. Noelle eagerly seeks every opportunity to work with populations not yet being reached by the power of music and music therapy.

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