2026-2027 Committees and Task Forces

GOVERNANCE GROUPS
Executive Committee
Vicki Gordan, President
Sally Bancroft, VP Annual Fund
Kyo Bannai, Secretary
Derek Beckvold, Staff
Stephanie Bowe, Ex-officio & President’s Council Chair
Lucas Desmond, President-elect
Michael Johnson, VP Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
Colleen Khoury, Immediate Past President, VP Artistic Planning
Nancy Merwin, VP Orchestra Personnel
Liz Murley, VP Trustee and Governance
Eckart Preu, Music Director
Brent West, VP Budget & Finance, Treasurer
Breda White, VP Learning and Community Impact

Trustee & Governance Committee
Liz Murley, Chair
Derek Beckvold, Staff
Karen Foster, President’s Council
Vicki Gordan, Board Chair
Colleen Khoury, Trustee
Leah Robertson, Staff
Jen Segal, President’s Council
Nate Stevens, Trustee
Seth Webber, Trustee

ARTISTIC PLANNING GROUPS
Artistic Planning Committee
Matty Oates, Chair
Derek Beckvold, Staff
McKenzie Blanchard, Staff
Sasha Callahan, Orchestra
Lucas Desmond, Trustee
Charles Dimmick, Orchestra
Amanda Hardy, Orchestra
Peter Haynes, Trustee
Liz Kane, Staff
Mary Neal, President’s Council
Merle Nelson, President’s Council
Allison Page, Staff
Tom Parchman, Orchestra
David Paschke, Orchestra
Peter Plumb, President’s Council
Eckart Preu, Music Director
Leah Robertson, Staff
Bob Russell, Choral Arts Conductor
John Tanzer, Orchestra
Martin Webster, Staff

Orchestra Personnel Committee
Nancy Merwin, Chair
Derek Beckvold, Staff
Debbie Galarneau, President’s Council
Vicki Gordan, Board Chair
Liz Kane, Staff
Colleen Khoury, Trustee
Jennie Ryan, Staff
Kay Whitmore, President’s Council

Orchestra Committee
Barbara Paschke, Orchestra & Chair
Nick Brown, Orchestra
Tony D’Amico, Orchestra
Mia Bella D’Augelli, Orchestra
Dana Oakes, Orchestra
John Tanzer, Orchestra
Yasmin Craig Vitalius, Orchestra

Budget & Finance Committee
Brent West, Chair & Treasurer
Rick Abbondanza, Trustee
Tony Alaimo, Trustee
Derek Beckvold, Staff
Nick Brown, Orchestra
Vicki Gordan, Board Chair
Colleen Khoury, Trustee
Liz Murley, Trustee
Tom Parchman, Orchestra
Jennie Ryan, Staff
Bill Thornton, Trustee
Seth Webber, Trustee

COMMUNITY & EDUCATION GROUPS
Learning and Community Impact
Breda White, Chair
McKenzie Blanchard, Staff
Alyson Ciechomski, Community
Matt Consul, Musician
Lucas Goodman, Staff
Omar Hasan, Trustee
Gretchen Johnson, Trustee
Matt LaBerge, Staff
Barbara Paschke, Orchestra

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Michael Johnson, Chair
Kyo Bannai, Community Member
Derek Beckvold, Staff
McKenzie Blanchard, Staff
Vicki Gordan, Board Chair
Luis Ibáñez, Orchestra
Liz Kane, Staff
Colleen Khoury, Trustee
Harold Lieberman, Orchestra
Sarah McCullough, Staff
Allison Page, Staff
Leah Robertson, Staff
Breda White, Trustee

DEVELOPMENT GROUPS
Major Gifts
Rick Abbondanza, Trustee
Derek Beckvold, Staff
Vicki Gordan, Board Chair
Colleen Khoury, Trustee
Liz Murley, Trustee
Sara Hallie Richardson, Staff
Leah Robertson, Staff
Brent West, Trustee
Breda White, Trustee

Annual Fund
Sally Bancroft, Chair
Rick Abbondanza, Trustee
Sarah Atwood, Orchestra
Ron Bancroft, Community Member
Derek Beckvold, Staff
Tiffany Breau-Metivier, Trustee
Mia Bella D'Augelli, Orchestra
Lucas Desmond, Trustee
Debbie Galarneau, President’s Council
Vicki Gordan, Board Chair
Alison Hale, Orchestra
Omar Hasan, President’s Council
Luis Ibáñez, Orchestra
Jim Karen, President’s Council
Colleen Khoury, Trustee
Nancy Merwin, Trustee
Liz Murley, Trustee
Dana Oakes, Orchestra
Matty Oates, Trustee
Janet Polk, Orchestra
Don Rankin, Orchestra
Grace Reynolds, Staff
Leah Robertson, Staff
Sally Serunian, President’s Council
Lendall Smith, President’s Council
Wendy Suehrstedt, President’s Council
Yasmin Craig Vitalius, Orchestra
Brent West, Trustee
Breda White, Trustee

Forte Committee
Breda White, Chair
Kyo Bannai, Trustee
Chandler Crawford, Staff
Leah Robertson, Staff
Nate Stevens, Trustee
Brent West, Trustee

PortTIX Board Members
Derek Beckvold, Staff
Olivier te Boekhorst, Trustee
Lucas Desmond, Trustee
Matty Oates, Trustee