Board of Directors

Meet Our Board

Young Artists of America®’s Board of Directors is made up of talented professionals in the fields of finance, law, marketing, and more. Interested in joining our board? Contact our Executive Director, Lisa Larragoite.

Officers

  • Ollen Douglass

    PRESIDENT
    Lightship Anchor Fund

  • Jamie Joeyen-Waldorf '14

    VICE PRESIDENT
    JW Theatrical, LifeLabs Learning

  • Stefanie Morgan-Davis

    TREASURER
    Our Lady of Good Counsel High School

  • Susan J. Lutzker

    SECRETARY
    Lutzker & Lutzker LLP

Directors

  • Tom DiGiovanni

    Energy Coaching Associates, LLC

  • Richard Gervase

    Attorney / Non-Profit Consultant

  • Jared Kotler

    The Hartford

  • Lisa Larragoite

    Executive Director, Young Artists of America

  • Carolyn Martin

    Lutzker & Lutzker LLP

  • Sonya Sbar

    MissionSquare Retirement

  • Kristofer Sanz

    Music Director, Young Artists of America

  • Rolando Sanz

    Producing Artistic Director, Young Artists of America

Advisors

PAST PRESIDENTS

Paul Amoruso
Inciteful

Jill Herzog
Synergy Enterprises, Inc.

Karen Baratz
Baratz Communications, LLC

Delia Medina Chapoy

Jennifer Coulson
Village Settlements, Inc.

James W. Dawson, Jr., Esq.
Miles & Stockbridge, P.C

G. Hunt Mitchell
Raymond James Financial

Sarah Jackson-Han
United Nations Development Programme

Allison Leader
American Red Cross

J. Reilly Lewis, in memoriam
Cathedral Choral Society, Washington Bach Consort

Virginia Lum
Apollo Orchestra

Greg Miller and Associates

Alan Paul
Barrington Stage Company

Eliot Pfanstiehl
CEO Emeritus & Founder, Strathmore Hall Foundation

W. Stephen Smith
Northwestern University

Wendy Susswein

Christopher Youstra
Olney Theatre Center

Miriam Zarin
Non-profit Consultant