Board

Our board members are passionate and distinguished music, education, and business leaders committed to social impact and positive change through music education.

National Board of Directors

Officers

Bob Flaum

Partner, ret., PwC

Greg Hall

Managing Director and Head of U.S. Global Wealth Management, Pimco

Mike Alix

Americas Chief Risk Officer, ret., UBS

Nicole Crystal

The Crystal Family Foundation

Cheryl Zimlich

President and CEO, Bohemian Foundation

Priscilla Shaw Rahn

Public School Master Teacher, Colorado

Members

Chris Donohoe

Independent Singer/Songwriter

Farid Naib

CEO, Lightspeed Financial Services Group

Doug Camplejohn

CEO and Founder, Coffee.ai

Jonathan Shank

SVP, Live Nation

Jose Vergara

Music Teacher, Miramonte Elementary (LAUSD)

Joseph Laska

Partner, Hernandez Laska LLP

Dr. Latasha Casterlow-Lalla

Supervisor of Visual & Performing Arts, Passaic Public Schools

Martina Vasil, PhD

Associate Professor of Music Education & Director of Graduate Studies, University of Kentucky School of Music

Monica Chase

Head of Investor Relations, TSG Consumer Partners

Stefani Scamardo

Founder of Hard Head Management and Evil Teen Records

Steve Ioannou

Bloomberg Americas Head of Enterprise Relationships,
Tier 1 Buy-Side

J. Michael Fernandez

Founder, Quant 6

Chairman Emeritus

National Advisory Board

The National Advisory Board is composed of artists and music professionals who are passionate about creating lifelong music makers. United by a commitment to increasing access and participation in K–12 public school music programs, members deepen Music Will’s connections across the music industry to advance our mission of transforming lives through music education. Together, we’re shaping the future for the next generation of music makers and cultural influencers.

  • Bashiri Johnson

    Percussionist, Producer, and Educator

  • Brad Turcotte

    SVP of Country, TEG Live & Asst. Professor of Music Business, Belmont University

  • Brittney King Brock

    Music Industry Executive & Founder, Moms In Music

  • Caroline Jones

    Multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter of Zac Brown Band

  • Craig Kallman

    Chief Music Officer, Atlantic Music Group

  • Darryl McDaniels

    Artist, Producer, Founding member of Run-DMC

  • Dave Wish

    Founder & Chief Vision Officer, Music Will

  • Dawn Delvo

    Vice President of Philanthropy & Social Impact, Black River Entertainment

  • Eímear Noone

    Conductor / Composer / Producer

  • Ellen Mangan

    Founder, EJM Artists

  • Erica Krusen

    Sr Dir Cultural Influence, Gibson, Inc | Global Executive Dir, Gibson Gives, Foundation

  • Hannah Gold

    Senior Talent Buyer & Producer, Newport Festival Foundation & Dreamcatcher Events

  • Harry Miree

    Professional Drummer / Touring Musician for Hardy

  • Hendrick Douglass

    Designer, Songwriter/Producer, Artist, Founder of HeruMade

  • Jon Secada

    Grammy Award Winning Artist, Songwriter, Actor & Producer

  • Justin McIntosh

    Artist Management, JTMC Entertainment

  • Kelly Ridgway

    VP Global Marketing, CTK Enterprises

  • Kelly Voigt

    SVP, Global Communications, Concord

  • Kristin Chenoweth

    Emmy & Tony Award Winning Actress & Singer

  • Lee Dannay

    VP A&R, Thirty Tigers

  • Madeline Nelson

    Founder and CEO, Purple Cow Innovation

  • Mark D. Conklin

    GRAMMY-Nominated Recording Artist and VP, Artist Relations & Programming, Prudential Center

  • Paul Peck

    President and Co-Founder, Fandiem

  • Pinqy Ring

    MC, Hip Hop Educator, Recording Academy Member, US Hip Hip Cultural Ambassador

  • Tom Morello

    Grammy-winning guitarist, singer/songwriter of Rage Against The Machine

  • Wyclef Jean

    Grammy Award-winning artist, producer, and composer

  • Yola

    GRAMMY Nominated Artist/Songwriter/Producer/Actor /NAACP Nominated

Area Advisory Boards

New York Area Advisory Board

Adam Patota

Executive Director,
JPMorgan Asset Management

Ashley (Sampson) Loesch

Director, Sponsorship
The Bowery Presents | AEG

David Bendes

Director of Product for Next Gen Platform, National Basketball Association

David Rownd

Shareholder at Vedder Price

Elani Myers (co-chair)

Marketing & Events Manager,
Steve Madden

Fritz Michel

Actor, Singer-Songwriter

Graham Travaglini

Associate, Stevens & Lee

Hélèna Le Picart (co-chair)

Trading Solutions Relationship Manager, Bloomberg

Jared London

Vice President, CBRE

Joe Armao

Partner, Fintech Sector Head, Senator Investment Group LP

Josh Warrum

Board Member, Project X

Ken Umezaki

CEO, Verifi Media

Kevin Cassidy

Partner, Zia Physics, Inc.

Mario Polytaridis

Global Head of Buy-side Enterprise Services
Bloomberg LP

Michael McCready

CEO & Co-founder, Music Xray

Nathan Riggs

Chief Commercial Officer, Aergo Capital

Ravi Jani

Chief Financial Officer, The Real Brokerage

Vilona Trachtenberg

Live Events Marketing Manager, Buffalo Sabres

The Katharine W. Hoffman Music Will Chicago Area Advisory Board

Blake Croson

Senior Vice President, Assurance Agency

Bryan O'Neil

Vice President of Construction, Atomatic Mechanical Services

Dan Ulbricht 

Vice President, Skender

Devin Gray

Director, Strategic Accounts, Shopmonkey

Dick Hoffman

Retired Chairman, Atomatic Mechanical Services

Joe Panganiban

Senior Program Officer, Lloyd A. Fry Foundation

Kristin Wollam

Financial Advisor, The McBride Wollam Group at Morgan Stanley

Lance Neuhauser

Strategic Advisor, Media Ocean

Mark Weisbard (chair)

Retired Attorney, Dykema Gossett PLLC

Michael Hoffman

Managing Director, Low Carbon Transition Group, BNP Paribas

Nicolas DeGrazia

Founder/Producer,
Bitter Jester Music Festival

Norm Winer

Co-Founder/Chief Content Curator & Brand Strategist, Noteworthy Media Network

Paul Thenstedt 

Memoriam

Rob Tovar

Director, The Hangar Film Stage and 2112 Inc.

Sarah Neukom

Co-Founder & CEO, ESP Presents

Steve Stachorek 

President & CEO, Atomatic Mechanical Services, Inc.

Oklahoma City Advisory Board

Amy Hunter

 

Christine Mueller

Visual and Performing Arts Director, Oklahoma City Public Schools

Lani Garner

Assistant Professor, Elementary Music Education, University of Central Oklahoma

Mandy Washa

Food & Beverage Director, Lucky Star Casino

Ryan Meeks

Assistant Professor of Instrumental Music Education, University of Central Oklahoma

Scott Boyd

Superintendent, Authentic Custom Homes, LLC

Sunshine Gadbury

Founder, Perch'd Modern