Board of Directors
Community Music School
2024-25 CMS Board of Directors
PRESIDENT
Michael Yeager
Retired, CEO, Community Insurance Company
VICE PRESIDENT
James Warfel, Ed.D
Retired, Educator
TREASURER
Tom Fenstermacher
Retired, CFO, Hospital Central Services, Inc.
SECRETARY
Mark Stein, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Muhlenberg College
DIRECTORS
Laura M. Attieh, Esq.
Attorney, McAndrews Law Offices
Andrene Brown Nowell
Founder & Executive Director, Fine Feather Foundation, Inc.
President, Allentown School Board
Michael Horvath, Esq.
Attorney, Gross McGinley LLP
Gregory Kuhn
President & CEO, Omega Protective Services
Mary Hahn
Heathcare Executive
David Livert, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Penn State Lehigh Valley
Kathleen Matthews
Retired, Sr. Director of Business Ethics & Compliance, PPL
Bill Moyer
President, West Region & Allentown Campus, St. Luke’s University Health Network
Elyse Pillitteri, Esq.
Shareholder, Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba, P.C
Vance Powers
Chief Financial Officer, Long Ridge Energy Terminal
Vicki Ferrence Ray
Non-Profit Executive & Consultant
Dail Richie
Retired, Executive Director, Berks Youth Chorus & CMS faculty member
Ellen Roberts
Retired, Volunteer & Community Activist
John Wittenbraker, Ph.D.
Social and Behavioral Scientist
David Yeager
Retired, Guardian Life Insurance
Faculty Representative
Joe Wagner
Guitar, Bass Guitar, Mandolin, Composition, Recording
Honorary Directors
Joan Moran
Trustee, Amaranth Foundation
Martha Maletz†, Founding Director – Emerita
Judith Ruhe Diehl†, Founding Board Member – Emerita
† Deceased
Endowment Fund Board of Trustees
Michael Yeager
Retired, CEO, Community Insurance Company
Joshua Dodd
Senior Vice President, Commercial Lending, American Bank
Nathan Eckhart, CPA
Chief Financial Officer, C. F. Martin & Company
Vance Powers
Chief Financial Officer, Long Ridge Energy Terminal
2024-25 Board of Directors Meeting Dates
September 23, 2024
November 18, 2024
December 16, 2024 (Holiday Luncheon/Meeting)
January 13, 2025
March 17, 2025
June 9, 2025 (Annual Meeting & Elections)
All meetings are on Mondays at 12:00 PM at CMS.