​ Westside Community & Youth Orchestra

The board chair oversees the work of the board and the artistic director. She is responsible for preparing the agendas and conducts board meetings. She works with other board members to recruit new members to the orchestra and the board. Sue serves as a spokesperson for the orchestra and as a representative on associated community groups. Sue plays violin and also serves as Librarian to the orchestra. 

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The secretary is charged with recording minutes of meetings, editing and reviewing them for accuracy and distributing them to board members. As secretary of the  board, Phyllis is in charge of  communication between the board and the community, ensuring  timely distribution of materials such as agendas, meeting minutes and notes of appreciation.  As secretary, she assists in scheduling board meetings to ensure an adequate and timely number of meetings are held per year. Phyllis plays cello in the orchestra. 

As treasurer , Sarah keeps track of the organization's financial condition. She understands financial accounting for nonprofit organizations and works with the board to ensure that appropriate financial reports are made available to the board on a timely basis. The treasurer also completes annual reports for taxes and other non-profit requirements. Sarah plays cello in the orchestra.

In addition to serving on the Board, Jeannine creates the concert program and poster for each performance.  She supervises the editing and revision process as well as production of the final copies.  Jeannine plays in the Violin 2 section.

Michael writes press releases and announcements for each of the semi-annual performances. He adds event details to various print and electronic calendar listings and promotes performances on Facebook and encourages orchestra members to do the same.  He works with local press to get stories about the orchestra published.

Joseph is our lead percussionist and Ryan is Section Leader for the Violas. Together  with Michael Tinnesand, they are our grant writing team and collectively bring a wealth of experience in fundraising and public relations.