Board & Administration
Board of Trustees
Robert Hamburger, President
Grace Park, Vice President
Dr. Jacqueline Phillips, Vice President
Dr. Charissa Wong Horton, Secretary
Helen Ahn, Trustee
Helen H. Cha-Pyo, Ex Officio
Libby J. Corydon-Apicella, Trustee
Lenore Davis, Trustee
Ingrid Dillon, Trustee
Peter H. Gistelinck, Ex Officio
Levi Kelman, Trustee
Julia Sullivan Sen, Trustee
Dacil Tilos, Trustee
Judith G. Wharton, Founder and Trustee Emeritus
Program Staff
Helen H. Cha-Pyo
Artistic Director and Principal Conductor helen.cha-pyo@whartonarts.org 908-771-5544 ext. 204
New Jersey Youth Symphony
Stacy Square
Director of Orchestra Administration
stacy.square@NJYS.org
908-771-5544 ext. 201
Alyssa Horne
Manager of Orchestras
alyssa.horne@NJYS.org
908-771-5544
Lisa Romain
Staff Librarian
lisa.romain@NJYS.org
908-771-5544
Paterson Music Project
Elizabeth Moulthrop
Program Director
elizabeth.moulthrop@WhartonArts.org
973-341-7959 ext. 304
Shanna Lin
Director of Education and Strings
shanna.lin@WhartonArts.org
973-341-7959 ext. 302
Gabriela Ferreira
Program Coordinator
gabriela.ferreira@WhartonArts.org
973-341-7959
Joseph Shinnick
Program Coordinator
joseph.shinnick@WhartonArts.org
973-341-7959
Bryce Tempest
JP Holland Site Coordinator
bryce.tempest@WhartonArts.org
973-341-7959
Performing Arts School
Andrew Nitkin
Director of Education
andrew.nitkin@WhartonArts.org
908-790-0700 ext. 104
Timothy Maureen Cole
Director of Musical Theater Arts
timothy.cole@WhartonArts.org
908-790-0700 ext. 101
Administrative Staff
Peter H. Gistelinck
Executive Director peter.gistelinck@WhartonArts.org 908-790-0700 ext. 110
Student Services
Andrew Nitkin
Director of Office Administration
andrew.nitkin@WhartonArts.org
908-790-0700 ext. 104
Kristen Wuest
Director of Student Services
kristen.wuest@WhartonArts.org
908-790-0700 ext. 103
Sarah Peterson
Manager of Student Services
sarah.peterson@WhartonArts.org
908-790-0700
Development & Marketing
Elizabeth Piercey
Director of Development
elizabeth.piercey@WhartonArts.org
908-790-0700 ext. 106
Alice Hamlet
Director of Marketing
alice.hamlet@WhartonArts.org
908-790-0700 ext. 108
Brenda Kohn
Development & Marketing Associate
brenda.kohn@WhartonArts.org
908-790-0700 ext. 107
Operations and Finance
Susan Peterson
Director of Operations
susan.peterson@WhartonArts.org
908-790-0700 ext. 114
Jillian Lyons
Director of Finance
jillian.lyons@WhartonArts.org
908-790-0700 ext. 109
Nancy Janker
Controller
908-790-0700
Cedric Sanders
Custodian
cedric.sanders@WhartonArts.org
908-790-0700
Adrienne Ostrander
Operations Manager
adrienne.ostrander@NJYS.org
908-771-5544 ext. 202