Music Staff

• Dale E. Kempter - Music Director
• Emily Awes - APSO Co-Conductor
• Thomas Goodrich - APSO Co-Conductor
• Gabriel Gordon - AYS Conductor
• Byron Herrington - AJS Co-Conductor
• Angela Macke - AJO 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

• President: Catherine Castro, Giovanni String Quartet
• Vice President/President Elect: Ken Hopper, General Manager, NMSO (retired)
• Secretary: Elizabeth Drotning Hartwell, Esq., Geer Wissel & Levy, P.A.
• Treasurer: Charles Wilkinson, Wells Fargo Private Banking
• Past President: Hank Bohnhoff, Rodey Law Firm

Directors

• Carla Beauchamp, Flautist, private teacher
• Steven Block, Chair of Music Department, University of New Mexico
• Jeff Brody, Co-Past President, AYS Parents Association
• Linda Brody, Co-Past President, AYS Parents Association
• Donna Crary-Johnson, Wells Fargo Private Banking
• Wona Deverman, Albuquerque Public Schools (retired)
• D.C. Durano, Durano Construction
• Stuart Fessinger, Band Director, Bosque School
• Janet Kahn, Fine Arts Instructional Manager, Albuquerque Public Schools
• John Krebsbach, Metropolitan Forensic Science Center
• Janice Lucero, MVD Express
• Mary Lee Martin, Board of Education, Albuquerque Public Schools
• Christopher C. Mead, Dean of Fine Arts, University of New Mexico
• Steven G. Meilleur, Adelante Development Center, Inc.
• Karl Schindwolf, SMPC Architects
• Ronda Schripsema, Co-President, AYS Parents Association
• Tom Schripsema, DDS, Co-President, AYS Parents Association
• Greg Sever, Freelance Writer
• 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
• Donald Jones, Attorney, Jones & Smith, LLC

Administrative Staff

• Kristine Purrington - Executive Director
• Mary Strong - Office Manager
• Nancy Bangs - AYSPA Liaison
• Anais Chakerian - Webmaster
• Maria Grundy - Development Associate