Board Members & Committees

Marian Niles

President

Retired Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Board Member Los Angeles Master Chorale, and Lake Forest College, Lake Forest Illinois

Peggy Norris

Vice President

Retired Editor at Little, Brown, McGraw Hill, Summit Books (Simon & Schuster), Franklin Watts Board of Parenting Teens Resource Network, LA

Stacy Blair Young

Secretary

Realtor, Douglas Elliman; Birkman International Board of Directors

Leena Mathew

Treasurer

Chief Financial Officer for Catalyst California. Formerly, VP Controller for the LA28 Olympics & Paralympics, Director of Finance for the University of Southern California, and Controller for The Walt Disney Company Studios.  Former philanthropic roles include President for the Angel City Chorale, President of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Burbank, and President of the Area Council for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.

Winifred Neisser

Executive Director

Retired Television Development Executive-NBC, Sony Pictures. Advanced Leadership Initiative; Harvard Business School, Cultural/Ethnic Arts Leadership Program; Rutgers Business School. Current Boards: Arts for LA, Otis College of Art and Design, Charles Drew Medical Center Advisory Board

Sue Fink

Artistic Director

ACC Artistic Director

Andrew Cheeseman

Member at Large

Director, Major Accounts, Dynatrace

Vicki Fleisig

Member at Large

Retired Program Manager-Satellite Navigation; Raytheon Company and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Cost Account Management and Program Control Certified; FAA, 6 Sigma Specialist; Raytheon Company, Society of Women Engineers Consultant and Speaker.

Yu-Fahn Yuen

Member at Large

Retired Physician, Board Certified Ophthalmology, Board Certified Dermatology, and Board of Directors Stanford Alumni Club South Bay

Desirée Galassi

Member at Large

Retired Finance and Personnel Director ITS Entertainment Logistics; Former Certified Public Educator; Public Amenities Commissioner, City of Redondo Beach, CA, Sustainable Energy Commissioner for Newtown, CT,  ACC Italy Concerts Producer, Tour Lead

Maury Leiter

Member at Large

Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court

David Steinburg

Member at Large

Vice President of Marketing, Custom Decorators, Inc.; Government Liaison Officer and Disaster; Action Team responder for the American Red Cross; UCLA and Pepperdine Alumnus

Grace Benn

Member at Large

Retired Creative Producer AR/VR/MxR Experiences and Applications, USC’s Institute for Creative Technologies; Television Development Executive Animation, Sony Television; Current Board Member of the Santa Monica Pickleball Club; Past Board Member Santa Monica AYSO

ACC Operations Committee Chairs

  • Membership:  Lauren Rainey
  • Concert Manager:  Desirée Galassi
  • Angel City Youth Chorale:  Annie Greskoviak, Mark McCormick
  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:  Rhonda Cameron
  • Finance: Duff Watrous
  • Fund Development: Vicki Fleisig
  • Health Monitor: Erin McGinley
  • Marketing: Monika Okker
  • Technology: Mark Green
  • Website: Marsha Reagan
  • Music Librarian: Laura Edwards
  • Song Selection: Vicki Fleisig
  • Sectionals: Suellen Vance
  • Gigs: Winifred Neisser

Staff Leadership

  • Executive Director:  Winifred Neisser
  • Principal Accompanist:  Mark McCormick
  • Principal Accompanist:  Gordon Glor
  • Associate Music Director: Mark McCormick
  • Business Manager:  Duff Watrous
  • Marketing Director: Monika Okker
  • Resource Fund Development Manager: Anahit Poturyan
  • Webmasters: Jeremiah Arella, Joann Im (Creative Alchemy)
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