Board & Staff
Artistic Staff
Michael Palmer, Founder, 1993-2020
Nathaniel Fryml, Assistant Conductor/Festival Pianist
Marvin Warshaw, Orchestra Personnel Manager and Librarian
Audrey Kelley, Guest Artist Coordinator
Dr. Robert Lynch, Contracts Coordinator
Honorary Board Members
Satpal Sidhu, Whatcom County Executive
Seth Fleetwood, Mayor, City of Bellingham
Dr. Sabah Randhawa, President, WWU
Festival Coordinator /Production Manager
Audrey Kelley
Board of Directors
Board Officers and Executive Committee
George Barry Hembree, Chair
Sherry Nelson, Vice Chair
Mary Pat Thuma, Treasurer
Nancy Gale, Secretary
Board Members
Karen Berry
Erika Block
Wilma Bryant
Marti Caputi
Sally Chapman
Charli Daniels
Elaine Floyd
Diane Norman
Ellen Pfeifer
Grace Phelan
Jan Vereen