Board of Directors
Board of Directors 2024-25 Season
Thomas Whitmoyer
President since 2023
Director 2020-23
Trumbull Public Schools (retired)
Caroline Marshall
Treasurer since 2023
Director 2022-23
Fidelity Investments (retired)
LaShante James
Secretary since 2023
Norwalk Public Schools
Ronald Estime
Director since 2024
Augie Harrigan
Director since 2024
Hilltop Securities
Vanessa Healy
Director since 2024
Sentinel Real Estate Corp.
GCTYO Alumnus
Norman Heusser
Director since 2018
Morgan Stanley
Kate Hollenbeck
Director since 2023
Hartford Healthcare
Michael Jo
Director since 2024
Holland & Knight LLP
Lauren Mandell
Director since 2021
Attorney, Bic Corporation
Carole Chinn Mariani
Director since 2024
Anca Micu
Director since 2022
Associate Dean and Professor of Marketing, Dolan School of Business, Fairfield University
Astrid Weismann
Director since 2023
Fundraising Committee Chair
Christopher Hisey (he/him)
Greater Connecticut Youth Orchestras
Music Director
Director Ex-Officio since 2008
GCTYO Alumnus
Beth Ulman (she/her)
Greater Connecticut Youth Orchestras
Executive Director
Director Ex-Officio since 2015
GCTYO BOARD SERVICE
Adult members interested in serving on the GCTYO Board are invited to fill out a Board interest survey. You may also contact GCTYO Board President, Tom Whitmoyer, @president@gctyo.org, for more information about duties and work schedule of the Board.
How to get involved
GCTYO’s inclusive and community-based philosophy extends to the Board of Directors. Involvement at all levels is welcome and appreciated. Please contact our Board President at president[at]gctyo[dot]org to learn more about how you can support our efforts to maintain high-level and developmentally appropriate programming for our musicians and contribute to the cultural climate in our area.