Maria Busch

Maria Busch is currently Program Manager for the School of Teacher Education at UCF, where she works with faculty and leads staff to administer, develop and grow programs to serve students achieving excellence in teacher training and general educator preparation. An orchestral instrumentalist and music educator for many years, before joining UCF in 2007, Maria devoted more than 20 years working with small and large public and private educational and non-profit performing arts organizations as a musician, teacher, clinician, and arts education director. She earned a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois in Secondary and Continuing Education, specializing in Music Education, and a M.A. in Music Education and B.S. in Flute Performance from the University of Central Florida. Her expertise spans music education, community music, lifelong learning, mindfulness as an aid to student success, partnership building, and global educational exchanges.