Board of Directors
GCTYO BOARD SERVICE
Adults interested in serving on the GCTYO Board are invited to read about Board of Directors expectations and 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.
Board of Directors 2026-27 Season
Thomas Whitmoyer
President since 2023
Director 2020-23
Trumbull Public Schools (retired)
Augie Harrigan
Vice President since 2025
Director since 2024
Hilltop Securities
Vanessa Healy
Treasurer since 2025
Director since 2024
Sentinel Real Estate Corporation
GCTYO Alumna
Cheryl Kim
Secretary since 2025
CT Dept. of  Developmental Services
David Campbell
Director since 2025
Ernst & Young
Cris Colberg
Director since 2025
ROMTech
Stamford Hospital
Ximena Jimenez
Director since 2025
LITup Management Consulting
Carole Chinn Mariani
Director since 2024
Chinyelu Oraedu, M.D
Director since 2025
Stamford Hospital
Charles Wallace
Director 2025
Fairfield Surgery Center
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
Advisory Council
Stanford Thompson
Council Chair
Executive Director, Equity Arc
Principal, Goldsmith Strategies
Vikram Butani
Founder/CEO, KUB Technologies, Inc
GCTYO Alumni Parent
Joseph Draper
Salomon Brothers & Citigroup (retired)
GCTYO Parent
Aaron Flagg
Chair & Associate Director, Juilliard Jazz, The Juilliard School
Vice Chair, Board of Directors, League of American Orchestras
Eric Greenhut
Managing Partner, Five Mile Holdings LLC
Board of Directors, Schoke JFS of Fairfield County, CT & other boards
GCTYO Parent
Sarah Schunk
Head of Content and Creative, Staffmark
Past GCTYO Board Secretary & GCTYO Alumni Parent
Scott Telesz
Partner, Global Infrastructure Partners, division of BlackRock
GCTYO Alumni Parent
Fred Ury
Pullman & Comley, LLC
Past President, Connecticut Bar Association
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 quality and developmentally appropriate programming for our musicians and contribute to the cultural climate in our area.