About the DYAO Board:

The DYAO board of directors has both financial and volunteer obligations. 100% of voting members (except student representatives) make financial contributions.  Each director participates in at least one of the following committees; Governance, Nominating, Fundraising, Finance, Executive, and Marketing.

Board of Directors

Officers:

Paul Keebler, President (Financial Representative - Northwestern Mutual)
Eileen Griffin, Vice President (Community Volunteer)
Lisa Mitchell, Treasurer (Certified Public Accountant)
Donna Bloomer, Secretary (Attorney - Hunter Douglas, Inc.)

Directors

Michael DeGenring (Self-Employed, Community Volunteer)
Judy Elgethun (Music Education – Retired)
Keeya Jeffrey (Attorney - Holland & Hart)
Rayna Godfrey (Psychologist – Self Employed)
John Maloney (Profundity Consulting)
Christian Martinez (Senior Consultant for Institutional Development, Mid-continent
Research for Education and Learning)
Mitch McCloskey (ImageRight)
Susan Oakes (Attorney – Holland & Hart)
Suzanne Ryan (Community Volunteer)
Maria Eugenia Tapia, DMA (Spanish Instructor, Front Range Community College of
Boulder and Rocky Mountain School for the Gifted and Creative
Vickie Temple (Non-profit Consultant)
Aaron Templer (Aaron Templer, LLC)
Carol Waltz (Development Director, Legal Aid Foundation of Colorado)

Student Representatives
Taylor Lemmons – (DYAO Member)
Courtney Garcia – (Conservatory Orchestra Member)

Advisory Council

Marin Alsop (Music Director Laureate, Colorado Symphony Orchestra)
Aimee Sporer Caplis (DYAO Alum, Former News 4 Anchor)
Jeffrey Kahane (Music Director, Colorado Symphony Orchestra)
Hon. Raymond Sattar (Denver County Judge)
Monika Vischer (DYAO Alum, Host on Colorado Public Radio)

Honorary Directors

Peggy Atkinson (Artist)

Ruth Silver (Colorado Children’s Chorale)