Music Staff

Dale E. Kempter - Music Director
John Converse - AJO Co-Conductor
Thomas Goodrich - APSO Conductor
Gabriel Gordon - AYS Conductor
Byron Herrington - AJS Co-Conductor
Marie Robertson - AJO Co-Conductor
John Sanks - AJYB Co-Conductor
Sayra Siverson - AYO Conductor
Steve Snowden - AJYB Co-Conductor
Ron Teare - AJS Co-Conductor
Gloria Velasco - AJSO Co-Conductor

Board of Directors

Officers

Catherine Castro - President, Giovanni String Quartet
Ken Hopper - Vice President/President Elect, General Manager, NM Symphony Orchestra
Karl Schindwolf - Secretary, SMPC Architects
Donna Crary- Treasurer, Wells Fargo Private Banking
Hank Bohnhoff, Past President, - President, Rodey Law Firm

Directors

Dr. Steven Block, Chair of Music Department, University of New Mexico
Jeff Brody, Co-President, AYS Parents Association
Linda Brody, Co-President, AYS Parents Association
Regina Chavez, City of Albuquerque Office of Economic Development
Wona Deverman, Albuquerque Public Schools (retired)
Stuart Fessinger, Band Director, Sandia High School
Elizabeth Drotning Hartwell, Esq., Geer Wissel & Levy, P.A.
Janet Kahn, Fine Arts Instructional Manager, Albuquerque Public Schools
John Krebsbach, Metropolitan Forensic Science Center
Janice Lucero, MVD Express
Peggy Daskalos Lycou, Pete Daskalos Properties
Mary Lee Martin, Board of Education, Albuquerque Public Schools
Dr. Christopher C. Mead, Dean of Fine Arts, University of New Mexico
Dr. Steven G. Meilleur, Adelante Development Center, Inc.
Greg Sever, Co-Past President, AYS Parents Association
Cordelia Sever, Co-Past President, AYS Parents Association
Valerie Turner, Violinist

Non-Voting Directors
Ex-Officio Members

Dale Kempter, Music Director, Albuquerque Youth Symphony Program, Inc.
Kristine Purrington, Executive Director, Albuquerque Youth Symphony Program, Inc.

Advisory Council

Jean Block, Jean Block Consulting, Inc.
Mike DeWitte, Sandia National Labs
Tom Dodson, Retired Dean, University of New Mexico College of Fine Arts
Bill Donald, Morgan Stanley
Elizabeth M. Everitt, Superintendent, Albuquerque Public Schools
Donald Jones, Attorney, Jones & Smith, LLC

Administrative Staff

Kristine Purrington - Executive Director
Mary Strong - Office Manager
Anais Chakerian - Webmaster
Katherine Myers - AYSPA Liaison