Board & Administration
Board of Trustees
Robert Hamburger, President
Dr. Jacqueline Phillips, Vice President
Dr. Charissa Wong Horton, Secretary
Helen H. Cha-Pyo, Ex Officio
Libby J. Corydon-Apicella, Trustee
Lenore Davis, Trustee
Peter H. Gistelinck, Ex Officio
Grace Park, Trustee
Jennifer Stone, 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@njys.org 908-771-5544 ext. 204
New Jersey Youth Symphony
Stacy Square
Manager of Orchestras
stacy.square@njys.org
908-771-5544 ext. 201
Alyssa Horne
Assistant Manager of Orchestras
alyssa.horne@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
Dana Nix
Interim Director of Winds, Brass, and Percussion
dana.nix@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
Skye Pasek
Assistant Manager of Student Services
skye.pasek@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