VYMA’s Board of Directors and Advisory Board are comprised of dedicated VYMA parents and musicians, teachers, conductors and community leaders who share VYMA’s vision of enabling children to discover the dedication, teamwork and joy of making music together.

Board of Directors

Louise Ghandhi, President

Renee Hansen, Treasurer

Samvel Chilingarian

Clifton Baker

Anne Doehne

Eric Doehne

Marjorie Lindbeck

Advisory Board

Brenda Barnes, KUSC President

Karla Berglund Hughes, Pasadena Suzuki Music Program

Mark Churchill, El Sistema U. S. A. Director

Fritzie Culick, Pasadena Old Town Music & Community Leader

Kevin Fitz-Gerald, Ph. D, USC Thornton School of Music

Suzanna Guzman, Opera Singer & Educator

Susan Kilber, Special Education Teacher

Kay Ladanyi, Ph. D, Music Teacher

Jane Levy, Musician & Pasadena community leader

Billy Mitchell, SAPPA President, Musician & community leader

Dick Roberts, After school programs specialist, philanthropist

Mary Schander, Musician and Pasadena community leader

Tom Selinske, Pasadena Board of Education

David Spiro, Singer & Grant writer

Frank Ticheli, Ph. D, Music Professor, Composer

Brent Whitfield, Dependable Computer Guys

Benjamin Zander, Boston Philharmonic Conductor, Author