Staff & Board

Photo of PSO Administrative Staff

Portland Symphony Orchestra Phone:

207.773.6128

Executive Director
Carolyn Nishon, ext. 161
cnishon (at) portlandsymphony.org

Director of Finance
Beth Ansheles, ext. 162
bansheles (at) portlandsymphony.org

Finance Coordinator
Alyson Spencer-Reed, ext. 162
aspencerreed (at) portlandsymphony.org

Director of Development
Leah Robertson, ext. 165
lrobertson (at) portlandsymphony.org

Donor Relations & Database Manager
Lindsay Chard, ext. 169
lchard (at) portlandsymphony.org

Special Events Manager & Board Liaison
Hillary Winslow, ext. 173
hwinslow (at) portlandsymphony.org

Annual Fund Manager
Sara Hallie Richardson, ext. 174
shallierichardson (at) portlandsymphony.org

Director of Marketing & Communications
Gusta Johnson, ext. 163
gjohnson (at) portlandsymphony.org

Marketing Manager
Kayla Adelman, ext. 171
kadelman (at) portlandsymphony.org

Graphic Designer
Sarah A. McCullough
smccullough (at) portlandsymphony.org

Director of Education & Community Engagement
John Elliott, ext. 166
jelliott (at) portlandsymphony.org

Education Programs Assistant
Matt LaBerge
mlaberge (at) portlandsymphony.org

Director of Artistic Operations
Eva Tartaglia, ext. 164
etartaglia (at) portlandsymphony.org

Orchestra Personnel Manager & Grant Writer
Martin Webster, ext. 172
mwebster (at) portlandsymphony.org

Concert Manager
Joe Boucher, ext. 167
jboucher (at) portlandsymphony.org

Music Librarian
Brian Shank, ext. 168
bshank (at) portlandsymphony.org

Usher Coordinator
Faith York
psoushers (at) aol.com

Board of Trustees

PRESIDENT

Wendy Suehrstedt

VICE PRESIDENTS

Rick Abbondanza
Stephanie Bowe
Lucas Desmond
James D. Konkel
Mary B. Neal
Marcia Sharp

TRUSTEES

Kenneth Blaschke
Carole Case
Dan Crewe
Talya Edlund
Janice P. Gerry
Vicki Gordan
Elizabeth M. Hunt
Gretchen Johnson
James P. Karen
Colleen Khoury
Gregory Link
Nina Miller
Nicola S. Morris
Kenneth M. Nelson
Alice E. Osborn
Jennifer Segal
Lendall L. Smith
Olivier te Boekhorst
William C. Thornton
Breda White

PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL

Colleen Khoury, Chair
Sally Bancroft
Susan Dench
Austin H. Farrar
Karen Foster
Vincent E. Furey, Jr.
Phyllis Givertz
Deborah Galarneau
Ed Gardner
Jerome F. Goldberg
Linda L. Graffam
Peter Haynes
Deborah F. Hammond
Jerry W. Johnston
Jeffrey D. Kane
David Leopold
Senator George Mitchell
Robert Nanovic
Leonard M. Nelson
Mary P. Nelson
Merle Nelson
Herbert Paris
Samuel Parkhill
Norman Rapkin
John I. Riddle
Sally Ann Serunian
Ed Simensky
Ann E. Spaulding
Patricia Spock
Carlyle Voss
Kay Whitmore

Verrill, General Counsel