National Board of Directors

National Board of Directors

Our board members are the fiduciaries who steer Ukulele Kids Club Inc. towards a sustainable future by adopting sound, ethical, and legal governance and financial management policies, as well as making sure that we have adequate resources to advance our mission.

Corey Bergman
Founder & CEO
corey@theukc.org
Edda Bergman
Co-Founder & Director
Senior Manager
Talent Business Advisor
Deloitte Services LP
edda@theukc.org
Stephanie Epstein
President
MM, MT-BC
Board-Certified Music Therapist
Holtz Children’s Hospital at Jackson Memorial Hospital
stephanie@theukc.org
Tom Bales
Board Chairman
President
Symbiosis Foundation
tom.bales@theukc.org
Eric Kraus
Secretary
Partner, New York City
Phillips Lytle LLP
eric@theukc.org
Henry Ristuccia
Treasurer
Partner
Governance, Regulatory & Risk Strategies
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited
henry@theukc.org
Joe Zenas
Vice Chair
Owner/CEO
Thinkwell Group
thinkwellgroup.com
Connie Ryan
Director
Registered Nurse - RN, BSN
TEDx Organizer
Volunteer
Jay Lichty
Director
Custom Guitar Builder/Luthier
Lichty Guitars
jaylichty@theukc.org
Terry Glynn
Director
Partner IGM LLC
President Glynn Enterprises Inc.
terry@theukc.org
Casper Casparian
Director

Owner at CMC, LLC
Strategic Marketing Communications

casper@theukc.org
Corrie Woods
Director
Lichty Guitars
Tryon, NC
corrie@lichtyguitars.com

Advisory Board

Amber O'Leary
Vice-President of Operations
Administrative Assistant
Excelcia Music Publishing
ambero@theukc.org
Eddie Monnier
ADVISORY BOARD
CEO, XAP Corporation
Co-Founder
Luthiers for a Cause
Karen Demuth
Advisory Board
BSN, MBA
Executive Director
Connecting Thru Music
Grant Keillor
Advisory Board
President & CEO at TOPEX International Inc. Houston, Texas Area
Paula Richmond
Advisory Board
Owner/President
Soflo, Inc.
Kevin Griffin
Advisory Board
Teacher
Houston Shelters Project Director
David Chen
Director UKC-Shanghai
Uke Master-Asia
President of China International Ukulele Association
Larry Agovino
Advisory Board
Web Designer
G Suite Administrator
Musician
admin@theukc.orgLinked In
Eva C. Wilson, CPA
Advisory Board
Managing Director
CPA Consulting, LLC
Linda Kurfist
Advisory Board
BS Special and Elementary Education
Retired Teacher
June Pinkham
Advisory Board
Staff Accountant Kurgo Products | Motivation Design, LLC.
june@theukc.org
Chontel Klobas
Advisory Board
Admin for Nursing Assistant Training Institute

Founder of STRUM Ukulele
Tom Duffy
Advisory Board
Broker Associate Berkshire Hathaway HS Verani Realty
Jay Della Valle
Advisory Board
Owner & Event Producer Spinners Entertainment

Owls & Lions
NJ/NY & Montreal
jaydellavalle@gmail.com
Dr. Harry Chertok
Advisory Board
Retired High School Principal
Retired Teacher
harry@theukc.org
Sandy Kiernan
Advisory Board
Development Coordinator
SandyK@theukc.org
Gena Rositano
Advisory Board
Stage Manager
Saturday Night Live
New York City

Music Therapy Advisory Board

Marlen Rodriguez-Wolfe
Vice-President of Music Therapy
M.M, MT-BC

Outreach Director

Board-Certified Music Therapist

Co–founder Latin American Music Therapy Network
Kimberly Sena Moore
MT Advisory Board
Ph.D., MT-BC

Assistant Professor of Professional Practice

Clinical Training Director, Music Therapy

University of Miami

Frost School of Music
Kimberly Bell
MT Advisory Board
MT-BC
 
Board-Certified Music Therapist
 
Neurologic Music Therapist
 
Children’s Hospital of New Orleans
Ann Hannan
MT Advisory Board
MT-BC
 
Director
Riley Cheer Guild and Music Therapy

Board-Certified Music Therapist
Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health

Affiliate Faculty, Charles Warren Fairbanks Center for Medical Ethics
Amy Furman
MT Advisory Board
M.M., MT-BC
 
Past President of the American Music Therapy Association
 
Lead Music Therapist
Minneapolis Public Schools
Marial Biard
MT Advisory Board
MM, MT-BC, NMT

Board-Certified Music Therapist Texas Children’s Hospital
Houston, TX
Kelli McKee
MT Advisory Board
MA, MT-BC

Music Therapist
SM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital
St. Louis, MO