Advisory Board

• John Alston, ex officio. Artistic and Executive Director.
• Renée Atkinson. Associate Vice President, Advancement, Swarthmore College.
• Deb Bergstrand, BoardCo-Chair. Retired Swarthmore College Professor in Department on Mathematics and Statistics.
• Erin Brownlee Dell, ex-officio. Chief of Staff and Secretary, Swarthmore College.
• Cordelia Delson, emerita, Development Co-Chair. Vice chair, Astral Artists, Philadelphia, PA.
• Lisa Dennis,  Parent of a Chester Children's Chorus alumna. The Director of the Office of Community Liaison for Chester, PA’s Department of Public Affairs, the founder of the Chester Bereavement Project, Police Chaplain.
• Carrie DiEnna. Controller, Swarthmore College.
• Maurice G. Eldridge, emeritus. Retired Vice President for College and Community Relations, Swarthmore College.
• Grant Grissom. Founder and retired CEO of Polaris Health Directions, Wayne, PA, a developer of software for assessment of the severity of patients' behavioral health problems.
• James Holman, Governance Co-Chair.  Partner in corporate and business law, Duane Morris LLP, Philadelphia.
• Bob McCauley. Board Secretary. Retired architect, formerly with the Philadelphia firm Ueland Junker McCauley. Serves on the Board of Delaware County Community College.
• Katherine (Katie) McKinstry. Principal, Manufacturing Engineering Technical Program Management for Rivian Automotive.
• Celeste Peterkin. Parent of three Chester Children's Chorus alumni. Co-owner of Naomi's Floral Regional Fulfillment Service. Chester, PA.
• Babette (Babs) Racca, Governance Co-Chair. Consultant, The Nonprofit Center at La Salle University.
• Elizabeth Rubin, BoardCo-Chair. Former President, Suburban Music School, Media, PA; Vice President, national board, Transplant Recipients International Organization. Board Secretary, Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger.
• Dana Semos, ex officio. Managing & Education Director.
• Judith A. Stang. Associate Faculty, Department of Psychology, John P. Burke School of Public Service and Education, Post University.
• Karen Vesely, Finance Chair. Retired investment industry professional specializing in non-profit organization and family wealth management. Board member, ChesPenn Health Services; Homeless Assistance Fund, Inc.; and Media Chamber Chorale. Former board trustee, Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia.versity.