Jeanie Roemer, founder and director of Smart Start Music has been a licensed Kindermusik educator since 1996. With a background in piano and children's music, for many years she served as a "Mentor" for Kindermusik International and has trained hundreds of new Kindermusik educators worldwide. She was the president of KEA (Kindermusik Educators Assoc.), the international Kindermusik teachers organization, from 2003 - 2005. She has had one of the largest Kindermusik programs in the world since 2007.

Her 2022-2023 Maestro status, top 1% of all educators worldwide, has her placed as the 11th largest Kindermusik program in the U.S. and 15th largest program in the world.

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She has three grown children, six grandchildren, and has been married to her best friend Mark, forever :-).

Her greatest passion is sharing her love of music with the children who come to her classes each week!

Carolyn Beskok hails from West Lafayette, Indiana, where she grew up on a dairy farm. She graduated from Ball State University with a degree in Area-Music Education k-12. Her major instrument was bassoon, with a minor in voice. She taught in the public school systems of Indiana before following her husband to Princeton, New Jersey where she was principal bassoonist with the Westminster Orchestra, and a veterinary technician with an all-cat practice.

Once again, following her husband they moved to Providence, Rhode Island, where Carolyn helped to re-instate a band program in an elementary and middle school. After her husband accepted a faculty position at Texas A & M, they moved to College Station.  Their two children were born there, and that was where Carolyn was introduced to Kindermusik.  Their daughter was born with cerebral palsy, and Carolyn knew the power of music. She attended a KM class with her infant daughter, and was hooked from then on! The instructor approached Carolyn about coming to teach for her.  What a blessing! Carolyn taught for 6 years in College Station.  

Once again, a faculty position to Old Dominion University caused a move, thus taking a break from teaching KM.  Now, happily back in Texas, Carolyn is excited to teach Kindermusik again!  She looks forward to meeting the wonderful families that love KM as much as she!

Cara Phillips grew up in a musical family as the daughter of two music educators. She plays piano and french horn, playing both in college on a grant. For several years she was a french horn player for the Rockwall Community Band and a brass quintet called the Rockwall Brass.

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After earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Missouri State University, Cara taught high school chemistry for five years. She continued her education, adding a Masters in Counseling, focusing on children and adolescents.

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Cara is married to Ryan and has three children. Cara found Kindermusik as a parent when she took her own children to classes. As a Kindermusik mom she loved the bonding time she had with her kids during class and the developmental benefits they were receiving. Cara loves to share her passion for music with families in her own Kindermusik classroom.

Katie Treadwell is a Texan, born and raised. She grew up in a loving home, and learned how to sing, specifically how to harmonize, standing next to her mother in church. She has always loved music, even making up songs from a young age. She took piano lessons in elementary school, played the oboe in middle school, but really found her own music when she picked up a guitar. She has gone on to be involved in worship teams at her church, playing guitar and singing.

Katie has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Radio/Television Production from the University of Central Florida, and has been involved in the filming of high school sports and other areas of production, specifically with video editing. 

Katie is married and stays home with her two children. After having her first child, Katie was looking for a place where she could bond with her son, and also meet and build relationships with other moms. That’s when she found Kindermusik. Now, after taking both of her children through classes, she wants to share the experience with others.

Molly Kizzar was born and raised in the Shreveport, LA area. She grew up as one of seven children. Music has played a significant role in her life since age eight, when she started piano lessons. She took her love of music all the way to college, where she got a piano scholarship. She received a Bachelors Degree in Music Education from Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, AR.

Since college, Molly has played in church worship bands, taught piano lessons, and taught elementary music in the classroom. She taught K-12 music in a private school in South Florida for two years before moving to Orlando with her husband Mike, which is where she found Kindermusik. After moving to Orlando, Molly and Mike wanted to start a family and she wanted to do something that would easily fit into her new role as a mom, while still being able to use her degree. She started working as a Kindermusik Educator and fell in love with the program. Once she had her first child in 2014, they felt the call to move to Louisiana to be close to family during their daughter’s early years. Molly started a job in another private school teaching K-6 music. She missed Kindermusik though. After another year of teaching in the classroom, she began her own Kindermusik studio in Shreveport and had a business partner. After living in Northwest Louisiana for six years, her husband’s job brought them to the DFW area.

Molly is married to her best friend, Mike, and they have three wonderful children. They are new to Texas but not new to the South – “Hey y’all!” Molly teaches piano lessons and is thrilled about teaching Kindermusik again. When she is not teaching, she loves spending time with her kids, being outside, making jewelry, watching LSU football, and watching shows with her husband in the peace and quiet.