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
Peter H. Gistelinck, Ex Officio
Levi Kelman, 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
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
Callie Gisler
Social Media Specialist
callie.gisler@WhartonArts.org
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