YOD Directors
The Youth Orchestra Division (YOD) Directors serves as an advisory group to the League of American Orchestras.
The mission of the Youth Orchestra Division of the League is to promote youth orchestras as essential musical, educational, and cultural assets and to provide resources to help all youth orchestras build and maintain artistic and organizational excellence.
Chair
Megen Balda
Executive Director, Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies (GTCYS)
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Vice Chair
Rosina Cannizzaro
Executive Director, Vermont Youth Orchestra Association
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Secretary
Linda Edelstein
Executive Director, Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra
Directors
Rebecca Calos
Executive Director, Empire State Youth Orchestras
Elizabeth Camus
Cleveland Symphony, retired
Bridget Fraser
Executive Director, Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestras
Anthea Jackson
Executive Director, Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of New York
Bruce Kiesling
Music Director, Adrian Symphony
Steven Murray
Executive Director, Youth Symphony of Kansas City
Sonja Noteboom
Community Volunteer
Lindsay Nova
Executive Director, Three Rivers Young Peoples Orchestras
Troy Peters
Music Director, Youth Orchestras of San Antonio
Shauna Quill
Executive Director, New York Youth Symphony
Joshua Simonds
Executive Director, Percussive Arts Society
Liz Schurgin
Executive Director, DC Youth Orchestra Program
Allen Tinkham
Music Director, Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra
Kelly Waltrip
Executive Director, Denver Young Artists Orchestra
Randy Wong
Executive Director, Hawaii Youth Symphony