Mary Shea Kealey Kustas is entering her fifth year as an Assistant Director for the Peabody Children’s Chorus. She has loved working with the Training Choir, Choristers, and Cantate. An aspiring conducting student as well as teacher, Kealey Kustas is entering the final year of her master’s degree in choral conducting at the University of Maryland. Through her graduate assistantship, she has served as assistant director for University Chorale, Tactus, Summer Chorus, and Chamber Singers. She graduated magna cum laude from UMD in 2020 with bachelor’s degrees in both choral/general music education and voice performance. In her free time, she enjoys teaching voice lessons, playing fiddle, and singing folk songs with her friends.