Board of Directors

Advisory Board


Board of Directors

President: Barbara Weinstein,
2002
Technical communications consultant. Chair, youth operations committee and member of governance and long-range planning committees. Cantabile parent, tour coordinator, resident of Los Altos.
Vice-President
Kenneth Grant,
2005
Member of Chorale. Software engineer at Google.  Co-founder of two software companies that went public and a third that was acquired. Former member of the research staff at MIT.  Resident of San Carlos.
Secretary: Olin Palmer,
2005
Director of Operations at Sadra Medical (a VC funded medical device start-up) managing an 18 person team developing minimally invasive heart valve technologies. 17 years experience in engineering, management, sales, and consulting. Board chairman since 2003 at Cellex International, a construction materials start-up company. Holds 13 US patents. BSME, MBA. Resident of Redwood City.
Treasurer: Allan McAllister,
2005
COO for University Investments, Palo Alto. General manager with background in Fortune 500, small business and startup companies across various industries including professional services, financial services and business services. Built businesses from concept to operational vitality, designing and implementing internal capability to support profitable growth. Resident of San Francisco.
Directors: Carol Buchholz,
1991
Chorale member since 1991. Principal Engineer for GE Nuclear, San Jose. Resident of San Jose.

Frank Kaul,
2005
Cantabile Youth Singer’s parent. Founder and owner of Swift Attorney Services, a 16-employee company specializing in litigation support services. Resident of San Jose.
Artistic Director
Sanford Dole See Artistic bio

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Advisory Board Members

Signe Boyer Founder of Cantabile Youth Singers. Retired in 2004. Music Instructor for Keys School in Palo Alto.
Mitchell Covington Music Director of the Guild from 1995-2000. Director of Music at First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley. Resident of Pleasant Hill.
Carolyn Evans Program Officer for Marin Community Foundation. Resident of San Francisco. Affiliated since 1989.
Robert Geary Music Director of the Guild from 1983-1995. Director of Piedmont Childrens Choir, SF Chamber Singers, SF Choral Society. Resident of Sausalito.
Kathy Fujikawa Director of Choral Music at Palo Alto High School and chairperson of Bay Area auditions for ACDA/CMEA All-State Honor Choir. Resident of Cupertino. Affiliated since 1994.
William Mahrt Associate Professor of Music and Director of Early Music Singers at Stanford University. Resident of Palo Alto. Affiliated since 1993.
Warren Stewart Artistic Director of Magnificat Baroque Orchestra and California Bach Society. Resident of San Francisco. Affiliated since 1989, Advisory Board member since 1994.
David Vossbrink Member of the Founding Board, serving as secretary from 1979-89 and vice president 2003-04, and house manager for Cantabile Chorale concerts. Chair, marketing committee and member of long-range planning committee. Communications Director for San José Mayor Ron Gonzales. Co-founder and former board member and president of Leadership Sunnyvale, a grassroots community leadership development program. Former executive board member of United Way of Santa Clara County. Board member of Silicon Valley chapter of Public Relations Society of America and accreditation chair. Resident of Sunnyvale.
Kristin Womack Professional musician, singer, and teacher of voice. Resident of San Anselmo. Affiliated since 1986, Advisory Board member since 1992.
Audrey Wong Executive Director of BCG from its founding in 1979 to her retirement in 2002 when she joined the Advisory Board. She is still a member of the Guild Chorus.
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