Board of Directors & Advisors 2023-2024


We’re grateful to the leadership of our Board of Directors for steering us into our 20th year and beyond.

Claude Arpels, Co-President

Sayiddah McCree, Co-President

Oscar Gerardo, Secretary

Whit Bernard, Treasurer

Marcos Balter

Andy Birsh

Du Yun

Barbara Gundlach

Rebekah Heller

Jonathan Solars

Jennifer Kessler*

Daniel Kuruna

George Lewis*

Rebecca Givan

Will McDaniel

Joshua Rubin

Fay Victor

Nuiko Wadden

Sonya Imber

*ex officio


Musician’s Committee

Each year the band votes three members to serve on the Musician’s Committee who will serve as decision-making liaisons with the Artistic Director and Executive Director. This year we are grateful for Jacob Greenberg, Josh Modney, and Clara Warnaar for serving on the Musicians Committee.


advisors

Our organization is made stronger by many who have offered their time and talent to strengthen our values, overall work, and community. We could not do our work in creating a supportive, thriving, inclusive musical ecosystem without the the leadership, time, and talent of these individuals:

Curation Task Force: Marcos Balter, David Byrd-Marrow, Kwami Coleman, Nathan Davis, Du Yun, Lisa E. Harris, Rebekah Heller, Nathalie Joachim, Darius Jones, Ross Karre, Jennifer Kessler, Katinka Kleijn, Eddy Kwon, George Lewis, Alice Teyssier, Nuiko Wadden, Seth Parker Woods

Gala Task Force: Becky Goldring (MSquared), Abhijit Sengupta (Carnegie Hall)

Tania Clerisme
Workplace Culture Strategist and Leadership Coach
https://www.taniaclerisme.com/about/

Dr. Durell Cooper
www.culturalinnovationgroup.org
IG: culturalinnovationgroup
twitter: CulturalLlc

Christine Duque
https://www.linkedin.com/in/christineduque/

Megan Hodges
MegRhi Creates LLC

Andrea Kihlstedt
http://andreakihlstedt.com/


Board Members Emeritus

We are incredibly grateful to those who have served on our Board in the past 20 years.

Chiwoniso Kaitano, Katinka Kleijn (2017-2023); David Byrd-Marrow (2020-2023); Dani Bedoni (2018-2021); Murali (2017-2020); Winsome Brown (2011-2019); Gill Graham (2018-2019); Alain Coblence (2018-2019); Claire Chase (2017-2019); Andreas Waldburg-Wolfegg (2003-2018); John Corbett (2013-2019); Randy Ezratty (2013-2016); Thomas Fichter (2007-2009); Susanne Ghez (2015-2019); Zhigang Gu (Charter-2003); Daniel Hatkoff (2008-2011); Andrew Howell (2013-2018); Scott Hunter (2010-2015); Eric Johnson (2008-2011); Ashwin Krishnan (2010-2015); Lisa Yun Lee (2007-2016); Ruth Lopez (2008-2009); Scott Nielsen (2015-2019); Huang Ruo (Charter-2006); Josh Saulle (Charter-2007); Carolyn Strashun (2009-2013); Augusta Read Thomas (2007-2013); Jim Toth (2004-2013); Connie Steensma (2016); Christine Watkins (2009-2014); Ellen Willett (2003-2016); Ed Yim (2009-2011); Angel Ysaguirre (2007-2011)