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AYSC Staff and Board
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ATLANTA
YOUNG SINGERS of Callanwolde Staff
Paige Fumbanks Mathis
Music
Director
Virginia
M. Thompson
Executive
Director
Michelle
Spruell
Office
Coordinator
Casey
J. Hobbs
Recruitment
& Communications Manager
Brianne
Turgeon
Assistant
Music Director
William F. Nittler
Education
Director
Greg Hucks
Young
Men's Choir Instructor
William
E. Krape
Accompanist
Stephen J. Ortlip
Music
Director Emeritus
Paige
Fumbanks Mathis, Music Director
Paige
Fumbanks Mathis was named Music Director of ATLANTA YOUNG SINGERS
of Callanwolde in May of 1998 and is the first holder of the Stephen
J. Ortlip chair. Ms. Mathis received her undergraduate degree in
Music Education from Jacksonville State University and her Master
of Music degree in conducting from the Conservatory of Music of
the University of Missouri - Kansas City. She founded the Youth
Chorale in 1994 as an expansion program of Atlanta Young Singers.
She is a long-standing member of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Chorus and Chamber Chorus where she sang and recorded under the
baton of the late Robert Shaw. Ms. Mathis is also a proud AYS alumna.
Virginia
M. Thompson, Executive Director
Virginia
M. Thompson was named Executive Director in November of 2004. She
served on the AYS Board of Directors for six years, including 3
years as Treasurer. A graduate of Wellesley College with a B.A.
in Music, Ms. Thompson also studied Vocal Performance and Music
Production & Engineering at Berklee College of Music. She sings
professionally with the Atlanta Singers, directs and sings in the
women’s a cappella group YES, VIRGINIA! and has been a member
of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus for 14 seasons. Ms. Thompson
has worked in nonprofit management for over 20 years.
Michelle
Spruell, Office Coordinator
Michelle
Spruell was named Office Coordinator in November 2009. Born in Philadelphia,
she moved to the Atlanta area at the age of 1. She studied at Georgia
Southern University and worked at Spruell Motorsport for almost
two decades. A committed volunteer and parent, Ms. Spruell has donated
many hours to AYS in the last 3 years and served on PTA boards at
Livesey Elementary and Henderson Middle Schools. Her daughter Natalie
is in the AYS Youth Chorale!
Casey
J. Hobbs, Recruitment & Communications Manager
Casey
J. Hobbs was named Recruitment & Communications Manager in May
of 2010. An Atlanta native, she received her undergraduate degree
in Child and Family Development: Early Childhood Education from
the University of Georgia. Casey spent most of her undergraduate
career as the president of the African American Choral Ensemble
while participating heavily in a number of other musical avenues.
Ms. Hobbs is a former DeKalb County Educator and is currently a
professional background singer and working musician. Casey is also
a proud alumna of the Atlanta Young Singers!
Brianne
M. Turgeon, Assistant Music Director
Brianne
M. Turgeon was named Assistant Music Director in October 2000. Ms.
Turgeon has her undergraduate degree in Music Education from the
University of
Georgia and her Master of Music Education from the University of
Southern
Mississippi (Hattiesburg). She has taught music in the Butts County
Schools, Gordon
Junior College, Rockdale County Schools, and is presently with the
Atlanta Public
Schools. She is an active member of both the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Chorus and
Chamber Chorus, and the a cappella women’s group YES, VIRGINIA!
William
F. Nittler, Education Director
William
F. Nittler was named Education Director in September of 1999. He
studied at
the University of Colorado at Boulder and received his undergraduate
degree in music
from Berklee College of Music (Boston). Mr. Nittler teaches woodwinds
at the
Neighborhood Music School, is an active free-lancer, and can be
heard playing
everything from jazz to klezmer to swing.
Greg
Hucks, Young Men's Choir Instructor
Greg
Hucks, named Young Men's Choir Instructor in September 2007, is
a native
of North Carolina who has called Georgia home since 1987. He is
the
Music/Choral Specialist at Warren T. Jackson Elementary and previously
directed
music programs at Sarah Smith Elementary and Sprayberry High School,
where he
earned a reputation for creativity and development of new programs.
Mr. Hucks
also works as a regular Music Instructor with The Atlanta Children's
Theatre
Company. He is a long-standing member of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Chorus and Chamber Chorus and has also worked as a Producer, DJ,
and
Entertainment Manager at Greg Dean Music.
William
Krape, Accompanist
William
Krape has been a member of the music staff of AYSC for 25 years.
He is an accomplished pianist and organist and frequently gives
recitals in the Atlanta area. He is also the Organist /Choirmaster
at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Atlanta. In addition to his gifts
as an instrumentalist, Mr. Krape is a talented composer and arranger
and has written many pieces for AYSC.
ATLANTA YOUNG SINGERS of Callanwolde
2009-2010 Board of Directors
Janet M. Stein – President
Community Volunteer
Helga Cuthbert – Treasurer
Cele Ogawa – Secretary
Attorney
Alston & Bird
Donald Borzilleri
Retired Eastern Regional Manager
Gilbarco
Sue Briss
Executive Director
Georgia Parents for Responsible Health Education
Jamene
Christian
Louise
Hughes
Benjamin
F. Johnson IV
Counsel, Litigation and Intellectual Property Practice
Hunton & Williams, LLP
Alan Malone
Regional Sales Manager
AFCO Credit/Mellon Financial
Barbara
Petit
President
Georgia Organics
Steve Podowitz
Georgia
Roderique
Kim
Taylor-Cloud
Wanda
Yang Temko, D.M.
Edgie Wallace, Jr.
International Flight Attendant & Instructor
Delta Airlines, Inc.
Advisory
Council
Perky Daniel
Fundraising consultant
John Haberlen
Dean of Georgia State University-Arts and Sciences
Past National President of American Choral Directors Association
Liane Levetan
Former CEO of DeKalb County
Sally Monsour
Georgia State University – Department of Music – retired
Alice Parker
Nationally known composer – (resides in Hawley, MA)
Commissioned composer for AYS
Stephen Paulus
Nationally known composer – (resides in St. Paul MN)
Commissioned composer for AYS
J. Davison Philips
Former President of Columbia Theological Seminary
Former Senior Minister of Decatur Presbyterian Church
Martin H. Sauser
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra – Concertmaster – retired
John B. White, Jr.
Executive with Coca Cola
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