Organization Overview
The Choralis Foundation is overseen by a volunteer Board of Directors, with the Board Chair serving as the chief administrative officer. Other administrative and operational roles are filled by specialty contractors, other Board members, or experienced volunteers.
An Advisory Board serves as a resource to Artistic Director Gretchen Kuhrmann, and to the Board of Directors as needed.
Board of Directors and Officers
Gretchen Kuhrmann, Founder & Artistic Director
Mary Shaffran, Chair
Anthony Flournoy, Vice Chair
Genevieve Jordan, Co-Secretary
Marti Olson, Co-Secretary
Barbara Alexander
David Early
Capt. Dennis J. Egan (USCG Ret.)
Susan Frost
Julie Jernigan
Terri Lesko
Debra Fitzgerald O’Connell
Katherine Marquis, Immediate Past Chair
Betsy Hanlon, Treasurer
Advisory Board
Gisele Becker, Music Director, Emerita, Cantate Chamber Singers
William Carroll, Educational Consultant, Hinshaw Music
Bob Chilcott, Composer
Thomas Colohan, Artistic Director, Washington Master Chorale
Dennis Edelbrock, Founder/Director, The National Trumpet Competition
Stan Engebretson, Artistic Director, National Philharmonic Chorale
Anne Hodges, Director, Graduate Arts Administration Program, Florida State University
Jean Fritter Jawdat, Independent Arts Consultant
Donald McCullough, Composer and Conductor
Cecilia McDowall, Composer
Mark Ohnmacht, Performing Arts Consultant
Francis Pott, Composer
Robert Shafer, Artistic Director, The City Choir of Washington
André Thomas, Director of Choral Activities, Florida State University
Scott Tucker, Artistic Director, Choral Arts Society of Washington
Val Withams, Choral Connections