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Board
2025-2026 Officers & Executive Committee
President: Richard Bales
Vice-President: Kirsten Osbun-Manley
Treasurer: Ken Malcolm
Secretary:Martha Manchester
Chorus Representation
Cathy Woodward
Orchestra Representation
Paul Hoverman
Ruth Myers
Friends of the Symphony President
Jean Zink
Members
Richard Bales | Demi Burden | Kristin Doll | John Ficorilli | Danielle Foster | Chris Henderson | Kari Kuhn | Ken Malcolm | Martha Manchester | Jackie Martell | Nicole Nelson | Chandra Neeper | Christine O'Neill | Kirsten Osbun-Manley | Amy Phillips | Stacey Reineke | Father David Ross | Jim Smeltzly | Brandi Trueblood | Anita Uetrecht | Evans Pseekos | Nancy Stroh | Barbara Young | Paul Hoverman | Cathy Woodward | Jean Zink
Lifetime Members
Evans Pseekos
Barbara Young
Nancy Stroh
Staff
Elizabeth Brown-Ellis, Chief Executive Officer
SeaHwa Jung, Choral Director
Jacob Bassitt, Marketing Coordinator
Sarah Schaefer, Office Manager/Education Coordinator
Liz Leis, Director of Development
Thomas Walter, Accountant/Ticketing Coordinator
Maureen Case, Personnel Manager
Kate Burkey, Orchestra Librarian
Sierra Butcher, Production/Stage Manager
Joseph MacBenn, Conductor, Lima Area Youth Orchestra
Our Mission
The Lima Symphony Orchestra is dedicated to preserving musical excellence as a living part of our community, now and for future generations, through performance, education and community partnerships, while always maintaining a vigilant devotion to artistic and fiscal integrity.
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