Nancy Zeltsman's life is currently divided between teaching, performing, and long-range educational and artistic pursuits - all centered on the marimba. She has taught at The Boston Conservatory and Berklee College of Music since 1993 in positions that were created for her. Since 2005, she has served as Chair of the Percussion Department at BoCo. She teaches marimba (exclusively) to approximately 35 students (marimba and percussion majors) between both schools. She resides in Boston, Massachusetts.