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
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)