Staff Directory
John Alston
Executive Artistic Director
Global Engagement
Contact
Links
Doctorate in choral conducting, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Dana Semos
Managing Director, Chester Children's Chorus
Chester Children's Chorus
Contact
Former Director of Children's education at the Wagner Free Institute of Science. Joined the chorus in December 2018. B.S. in Elementary Education, Bloomsburg University.
Sean Tripline
Assistant Music Director, Chester Children's Chorus
Chester Children's Chorus
Contact
Former choir director, Second Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Philadelphia. M.Div., Princeton Seminary. Joined the CCC in 2013.
Elisa DeNofio
Administrative Assistant II
Chester Children's Chorus
Contact
Former Human Resources assistant, University of Pennsylvania, Van Pelt Library. Joined the staff in September 2005. B.A., Holy Family University.
Kevin Downs
Lead Math Teacher, Chester Children's Chorus
Chester Children's Chorus
Contact
Former Teacher at St. Pio Regional School; Joined the Chorus in Summer 2017; B.A. in Accounting, University of Notre Dame; Middle-School Teacher Certification
Carolyn Marzo
Director, Chester Children's Chorus Development
Chester Children's Chorus
College Advancement-Alumni & Gift Records
Contact
Non-profit professional, formerly at the American Heart Association, with experience in fundraising, board development and volunteer engagement. Joined the CCC November, 2019. BS University of Delaware. Swarthmore High School graduate.
Christina Meehan
Marketing & Development Associate
Chester Children's Chorus
Contact
Oversight Board
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Elizabeth M. P. Rubin, Board Chair.
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Deb Bergstrand. Board Vice Chair. Retired Professor of Mathematics and Statistics, Swarthmore College.
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Robert W. McCauley. Board Secretary. Retired architect, Ueland Junker McCauley, Philadelphia.
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Karen Vesely, Finance Committee Chair. Retired investment industry professional.
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Cordelia Delson, emerita. Program/Education Committee Chair. Development Committee Co-Chair. Founding Chair, CCC.
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Lisa Dennis. Governance Committee Chair. Director, Office of Community Liaison for the City of Chester's Department of Public Affairs and proud CCC parent.
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Erin Brownlee Dell, Ex-officio. Chief of Staff & Secretary, President's Office, Swarthmore College.
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Maurice G. Eldridge, emeritus. Retired Vice President of College and Community Relations, Swarthmore College.
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Grant Grissom Performance Chair. Founder and retired CEO of Polaris Health Directions, Wayne, PA.
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Jim Holman. Partner in corporate and business law at Duane Morris, Philadelphia.
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Tom Mandel. Chief Investment Officer and co-founder of Semper Capital Management.
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Celeste Peterkin. Co-owner, Naomi's Floral Regional Fulfillment Service, Chester, PA; proud parent of three CCC members.
