Board of Directors

Board Retreat
LGCSF's Board, hard at work on retreat. 30 July 2005

LGCSF is looking for new board members. For more information, please contact manager@lgcsf.org.

LGCSF has a seven to fifteen member Board of Directors who are elected by the chorus membership. Board members serve two-year terms with half of the board up for re-election each year.

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Current Board Members

Jim Oerther, President

Asya Kamsky
Photo courtesy of Paula Fraser

Jim is a singing member of LGCSF as well as serving on the board. Jim sings in the bass section. Fairly new to LGCSF, Jim is enjoying his affiliation with the group very much. Jim has an extensive singing background with various vocal groups in the Bay Area and the Midwest, and taught chant at the Graduate Theological Union. Jim also plays keyboards, trumpet, and French horn. Professionally, Jim works for Wachovia Bank as a paralegal doing contract law. He has a background working with both non-profit and for-profit organizations in various industries: securities, mortgage lending, insurance, and religion.

 

Rick Babich, Vice-President

Photo and Bio coming soon!

 

Liz Kennedy, Secretary

Liz
Liz is a singing member of LGCSF in the soprano section as well as the Secretary on the Board. Previously, she was on the Board of the Metropolitan Community Foundation. She has worked for several non-profit organizations providing services for at-risk kids as well as kids and adults living with HIV/AIDS. Currently, she is a Licensed & Certified Massage Therapist in the process of starting her own practice. She happily resides in S.F. with her wife Shelley, their two cats and puppy!


Milko Encinas

Lisa Vogt

Bio coming soon!


 

 

Asya Kamsky

Asya Kamsky

Asya sings with the Alto section. She's a computer professional who loves music.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jim Pilliod, Treasurer

Jim Pilliod

Jim received his Ph.D. in Applied Math from UC Davis in 1996. He worked as a web programmer, then retired in 2003. He is currently putting his thoughts and tools for financial independence on his website: http://JimPonders.googlepages.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

Terry Vogt

Terry Vogt

 

Terry and his wife Mary were introduced to the Chorus by their daughter, Lisa, a soprano who preceeded Terry on this board. He is pleased to work with his fellow board members on developing a strategy for long term financial sustainability of this great organization! His day job isÊas an investor and advisor in several international ventures, and he serves as a Trustee of the World Affairs Council of Northern California, and as a member of the West Coast Advisory Committee of the Institute of International Education - IIE.

 

 

 

 

Rodney Martins

 

 

Rodney is a tenor with LGCSF.

 



Ex-officio Board Members

Stephanie Lynne Smith, Artistic Director, Advisor to Board of Directors

Stephanie Lynne Smith

Stephanie became LGCSF's Artistic Director in the fall of 2002, having previously accompanied the Chorus on the piano. She received her Master's of Music in Chamber Music Performance from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, studying under Paul Hersh, and her Bachelor's of Music from the University of Colorado at Boulder. While not an elected member of the governing board, her leadership and insight are key to the development of the Chorus. For more information about Stephanie, please see her complete biography on our Staff page.

 

Kristen Brown , Chorus Manager

Stephanie Lynne Smith

A native of Abilene, Texas, Kristen is a Master’s student in Vocal Performance at the San Francisco Conservatory and a recent graduate of Hofstra University in New York.  After credits such as the title role in Carmen, Dialogues of the Carmelites (Mother Marie), and Falstaff (Mistress Quickly), Kristen is now excited to be exploring soprano repertoire from Mozart and Weber to Rachmaninoff and Menotti.  A recent winner of the East Bay Opera League Competition, Kristen can be heard on various opera and recital stages around the Bay Area.   In addition to her position as Chorus Manager with the Lesbian/Gay Chorus of San Francisco, Kristen sings with Volti, San Francisco’s new-music chamber choir, and is a Choral Scholar in the Choeur Paroissial at Notre Dame des Victoires, as well as Administrator for the Bay Area Summer Opera Theater Institute.