Board of Trustees & Administration
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Board of Trustees

AS OF SEPTEMBER 1, 2026

OFFICERS

John Yurtchuk, Chair

Erin Peradotto Terhaar, Vice-Chair

John Zak, Treasurer

William Keefer, Secretary


BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Cindy Abbott Letro

Karen Arrison*

Jonathan Borden

Allison Brashear, MD

Anne Conable

Stephen B. Edge, MD*

JoAnn Falletta*

Brenda Feldstein

Nickole Garrison

Michael Kenline

Christian LoGrasso

Matt Low

Ronald Luczak

Rebecca McCauley

Roman Mekinulov

Daniel Pendley

Corinne Rice

Lynne Ruda*

Rev. Melody I. Rutherford

Ricardo Saeb

Karen Saxon

Timothy Smith

Christine Standish

Rev. Jonathan Staples

David Stark

Henry Ward

Tracy S. Woodrow

* ex-officio
† musician representative


LIFE MEMBERS

Randall Odza

John N. Walsh III

Robert G. Weber


BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA FOUNDATION

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Karen Arrison, Chair

Holly Hejmowski, Treasurer

Aleks Spellman, Secretary

Thomas Emmerling

Michael Munschauer

Lisa L. Smith

John Yurtchuk

Administrative Staff

ADMINISTRATION

Jennifer Barbee

  President & Executive Director

Erika Dentinger

  Executive Assistant


DEVELOPMENT

Mindy Takacs

  Interim Vice President, Development

Jacqueline Chagnon

  Director of Indiviual Giving

Franziska Macur

  Annual Fund & Grants Manager

Carson Mannino

  Special Events & Project Coordinator

Jessica Boyce

  Development Operations & Prospect Research Coordinator

Paola Torres

  Development Assistant


FINANCE

Kevin James

  Vice President, Finance & Administration

Nicole M. Bodemer

  Director of Finance

Jacqueline Henry

  Office Clerk

Deborah Cammararno

  Payroll & HR/Benefits Administrator


EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Robin Parkinson

Vice President, Education & Community Engagement

Athena Howk

  Education & Community Engagement Coordinator


MARKETING

Travis Estes

  Vice President, Marketing & Communications

AndréeRenée Simpson

  Marketing Manager

Kelcie Rose

  Digital Marketing Manager

Cary Michael Trout

Design Services & Brand Manager

Paige Krebs

  Communications & Publications Associate


SALES & PATRON SERVICES

Adam Cady

  Director of Patron Services

Rachael Jamison

  Patron Services Manager


PATRON SERVICES REPRESENTATIVES

Anne Boucher

Karen Kolhagen

Maya LaMacchia-Beeny

Danielle Rennciks

Amy Sturmer


OPERATIONS

Kimberly Schuette

  Vice President, Artistic & Orchestra Operations

Matt Hart

  Director of Operations

John Altman

  Personnel Manager

Ryan Fisher

  Operations Coordinator


KLEINHANS MUSIC HALL STAFF

Jess Basil

  General Manager

Brian Seibel

  Event Manager

Jenifer Grasha

  Audience Services Manager

Dennis Nawojski

  Concessions Manager

Erin Hoyle

  Events & Operations Coordinator

Michael Cassidy

  Chief Engineer

Lucas Parks

  Parking & Set-Up Supervisor


IATSE LOCAL 10 PRODUCTION CREW

Christine Kramer

  Master Property Manager

Wesley Krantz

  Assistant Property Manager

Nicholas Kogut

  Master Electrician & Master Video Engineer

Robert Hillman

  Master Audio Engineer

Paul Kozlowski

  Assistant Audio Engineer