Maryann Burrows graduated from Capilano University in North Vancouver, B.C. with a degree in Music Therapy in 2005, and is certified through the Canadian Association for Music Therapists. Maryann is a Fellow of the Association for Music and Imagery, and a certified Bonny Method Guided Imagery and Music Practitioner. Maryann currently works on staff as the inpatient unit Music Therapist at Victoria Hospice. Her private practice serves Ayre Manor care home and provides music therapy services to clients in the community. In her twenty years of clinical work, she has created and implemented music therapy programming for many Island Health and Affiliate Hospitals and Long Term Care facilities. Maryann has facilitated a number of workshops, Suzuki tone chime choirs, intergenerational programs, support groups, supervision of many volunteers and students, and worked closely within interdisciplinary teams in the health care setting. In addition to her work with clients, Maryann serves as Vancouver Island’s Regional Representative for the Music Therapy Association of British Columbia, and was Vice/Co-President from 2015-2017. She is a member of the Canadian Association for Music Therapists, Association for Music and Imagery, and the Victoria Eldercare Foundation. Maryann has given a variety of in-services and lectures on the subject of music therapy, most recently presenting on the topic of Arts in Wellness for the Cowichan Valley Arts Council. Maryann is currently working towards a Masters of Arts in Creative Arts Therapies at Concordia University. She lives with her husband in the Greater Victoria area and is an avid nature enthusiast, dog lover, and musician.