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Who does that?

Renee Kelsey at one of the 256 Peabody-owned pianos that she and two other technicians keep finely tuned.
WHO DOES THAT?
Renee Kelsey keeps the sound shimmering in Peabody's pianos
Published April 24, 2020
Every instrument, she says, has its own idiosyncrasies—and with her purseful of tuning tools, she can tend to them masterfully
Chelsea Buyalos in the Peabody Conservatory’s Griswold Hall, which houses a custom-built Holtkamp organ.
WHO DOES THAT?
Chelsea Buyalos is Peabody's master juggler
Published April 6, 2020
As concert series coordinator, she handles details for some 1,000 performances a year
Jim Stimpert
WHO DOES THAT?
Jim Stimpert has so many stories about Johns Hopkins
Published Feb 20, 2020
As senior reference archivist at the university, he oversees more than 1,000 historical collections—and can get you the answers you need
Bianca Decatur with a group of touring students behind her
WHO DOES THAT?
Bianca Decatur makes sure the first impression of Johns Hopkins is a good one
Published Feb 10, 2020
The admissions counselor works with more than 200 student members of the Blue Key Society to welcome prospective students and their families to the Homewood campus
Heather Michaelson onstage in Homewood’s Shriver Hall
WHO DOES THAT?
Heather Michaelson makes art of light and sound for Shriver Hall
Published Jan 24, 2020
This tech coordinator brings to JHU an expertise honed in theaters, classrooms, cruise ships, and a casino
Catherine Goldstead
WHO DOES THAT?
Catherine Goldstead acquires manuscripts in literary studies and the ancient world for publication
Published Dec 16, 2019
The university's undergrad work-study program led her to the JHU Press, where she's now an associate editor
Lydia Gregg
WHO DOES THAT?
Lydia Gregg illustrates the intricacies of the human body
Published Nov 19, 2019
An associate professor in Art as Applied to Medicine, she begins with small pencil drawings and integrates information from pathological specimens and 3D radiological scans as she draws
Kiayana Leach standing near two Blue Jay Shuttles
WHO DOES THAT?
Kiayana Leach answers the call when you're in need of a nighttime ride
Published Oct 4, 2019
As a supervisor and dispatcher for the Blue Jay Shuttle service, she gets a thousand people where they need to be
Liz Mengel in the library stacks
WHO DOES THAT?
Liz Mengel makes sure you have the books you need
Published April 9, 2019
Here's how 20,000-plus books end up on the shelves of the Sheridan Libraries each year
John Beauchamp
WHO DOES THAT?
John Beauchamp keeps the Homewood campus Instagram ready
Published March 21, 2019
The grounds manager and his crew tend to thousands of plants and 2,700 trees—plus lawns, walkways, green roofs, and rain gardens