COMMITTEES
OFFICERS
President - Lauralyn Kolb
Vice- Presidents - Colleen O'Neil & Bill Thistleton
Recording Secretary - John Krause
Recording Secretary - Peter Costianes
Treasurer - Elizabeth Carville Evans
Assistant Treasurer - Sally Mungari
Scholarship Treasurer - Judy Marchione
Librarian - Eileen Allen
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Past Presidents, Officers and Committee Chairs
Members-at-Large
Nancy Bender - Chantal Brundage Kane
Mary Perrin Murphy
COMMITTEES
ANNUAL DINNER
Facilitates and communicates arrangements regarding reservations, menu, and activities for our Annual Meeting at the Fort Schuyler Club.
Chair - Sally Mungari
Betty Lou Frye - Nancy Bender
AUDITING
Terry Abdallah, Read Accounting
AUDITIONS
Composed of current and past performers. Receives requests for audition for performing status. They arrange a hearing for applicants and approve or deny performing status. At the discretion of the chairs, auditions may be waived for well-known local performers.
Chair - Elizabeth Carville Evans
Fiona Peters - Joanna Robertson
Sar-Shalom Strong - Eileen Allen
John Krause - Judy Marchione
CONSTITUTION
Considers matters pertaining to the Constitution and By-Laws of the Club, and proposes any changes needed for those documents.
Chair - Lauralyn Kolb
Kathy Austin - Arlene M. Iagnocco - Eileen Allen - Fiona Peters - Ruth Ridgeway
Margaret Tallman
EXTENSIONS
Arranges outside programs for groups and clubs who request them.
Chair - Peter Costianes
Michael DiMeo - Sharon West
FRIENDSHIP
Sends cards to members who are ill and sympathy cards to bereaved members. When the death of a B Sharp member occurs, a contribution of fifty dollars ($50.00) will be made to the Scholarship Fund from the regular funds of the Club as a memorial to that person, and a letter of sympathy shall be sent to the member’s family, informing them of the gift.
Chair - Lisa Jones
Claire Tuxill McKenney - Madilyn Connor
LIBRARY - RESEARCH
Eileen Allen - Sally Mungari
MEMBERSHIP
Receives all requests for membership and refers prospective performers to the Audition Committee.
Chair - Lauralyn Kolb
Mary Holzhauer
NOMINATING
Elizabeth Carville Evans -Chair
Chantal Brundage Kane - Judy Marchione
Ying Wu - Margaret Tallman
PROGRAM
Sets the schedule of programs and performers for the year, and works with all performing members to ensure they have a date and venue for the coming year.
Chair - Colleen O'Neil
Peter Costianes - Mary Colburn - Eileen Allen
Mary Holzhauer - Elizabeth Carville Evans
Holly McCormack - Elissa May Murphy
Joanna Robertson - Judy Marchione - Ying Wu
PUBLICITY
Attends to all publicity connected with the Club, particularly for performances.
Chair - Peter Costianes
Website - Tina Toglia
Social Media - Stephanie Mata Mercado
Nancy Bender - Ying Wu - Htee Mu
RECEPTION
Arranges any receptions, including those following our fall benefit concert
and our competition winners’ recital in the spring.
Chair - Judy Marchione
Tina Beck - Jean Driskell
Htee Mu - Delores Jean McDowell - Barbara Wuest
SCHOLARSHIP
Arranges for the annual scholarship auditions and administers scholarship funds,
subject to the approval of the Club.
Chairs - Colleen Pellman & Tina Toglia
Scholarship Treasurer - Judy Marchione
Kathy Austin - Peter Costianes -Ying Wu
Elizabeth Carville Evans - Stephanie Mata Mercado
Claire Wilcox - Mike McCormick
Sar-Shalom Strong - John Krause
Chantal Brundage Kane - John Murphy - Ken Meyers
STUDENT MEMBERSHIP
Attends Junior B Sharp Club meetings, assist with the Junior Membership auditions,
and assume responsibility in advising and assisting the Junior B Sharp officers and club members.
Co-Chairs - Elizabeth Carville Evans & Kathy Austin
Joan Batson - Lauralee Driscoll - Lauralyn Kolb
Peter Loftus - Joe Karwacki - Ying Wu
Joanna Robertson - Allyson Sklar
John Krause - Htee Mu - Sar - Shalom Strong
John Murphy
WAYS AND MEANS
Chair - Bill Thistleton
Judy Marchione - Scholarship Treasurer
Kathy Austin - Peter Loftus - Mary Murphy
Sar-Shalom Strong - Leonarda Priore
John Murphy
YEARBOOK
Chair - Lauralyn Kolb
Kathy Austin - Jr. B Sharp Programs