Association Board
At the start of the Amherst Symphony’s second season in 1948, the Eggertsville-Snyder Rotary Club undertook the financial sponsorship and business management of the orchestra as one of its community service projects. One of the accomplishments was securing 400 patrons to contribute to the orchestra fund. With the project successfully organized, the Rotary members felt that by 1950 the time had arrived when it should be expanded to be an instrument of the community at large. A group of 90 area citizens were invited to form a board of directors. The directors organized the Amherst Symphony Orchestra Association, Inc., a non-profit community enterprise. Its first president in 1950 was Loyal J. Murphy. Since that time, the Association has set the policies, initiated the publicity and promotions, and supervised the finances of the orchestra. Many members of the Association spend countless hours working on committees responsible for such concerns as financial support, hospitality, music, guest artists, programs, publicity, ushers, history and others.
Association Board Officers & Directors
Claudia Staines,
Association Board President
Vice President Financial
Eleanore G. Klepser
Vice President Promotions
Alexa Mathes
Personnel Manager
Lee Brusino
Vice President/Concert Services
Richard A. Wojtowicz
Co-Financial Secretary
Priscilla Sedgwick
Recording Secretary
Kathy Pease
Treasurer
Eleanore G. Klepser
Ass’t. Treasurer/Concerts
Sharon J. Wall
Conductors
Bryan Eckenrode
Matthew Bassett
General Manager
Phyllis Piazza
Orchestra Members Board
Anne Marie Will, President
Friends Committee
Mitzie S. Serafin, President
Sharon J. Wall, Treasurer
Association Director
Andrew P. Ziemba
Board of Directors
Mark E. Ahrens
Judy Bacon
Eric Borenstein
Joseph Buckle
Jane G. Cary
Eric Deeb Weaver
Dr. Curtis F. Holmes
Sima Lewis
Michael Russo
Dr. Joseph Sankow
Diane Wojtowicz
Advisory Committee
Ronald W. Daniels
Susan J. Grelick
Marilee Keller
Randall B. Kramer
Anthony J. Latona
David A. Macaluso
Trey Measer
Frederick H. Morgan
Dr. Joel H. Paull
Julie M. Ponkow
William M. Rich
Daniel E. Saper
Mitzie S. Serafin
Francina J. Spoth
Michelle E. Trimper
Yvonne Verplanke
Carol E. Weise