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Board & Staff
Board
2026-2027 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
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
Sarah Schaefer
Office Manager/Education Coordinator
Thomas Walter
Accountant/Ticketing Coordinator
SeaHwa Jung
Lima Symphony Chorus Director
Jacob Bassitt
Marketing Coordinator
Kate Burkey
Librarian
Joseph MacBenn
Conductor, Lima Area Youth Orchestra
Sierra Weltmer
Production/Stage Manager
Doug Norton
Chorus Assistant
Elizabeth Leis
Director of Development
Maureen Case
Personnel Manager
Josh Van Gorder
Children's Chorus Conductor
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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