Music Director

Alan Heatherington

Rehearsal Accompanist

Tracy Figard

CMS is a not-for-profit corporation guided by a volunteer board of directors comprised of chorus members and other interested individuals. Additional volunteer committees organize an annual benefit and manage other fund-raising and operational activities.

Board of Directors

President

Buddy Black
Senior Manager, Nichicon (America) Corporation

Vice President

Rick Burdsall
Principal Business Analyst, Infor Global Solutions

Vice President

David Priniski
Motorola, Inc. (retired)

Treasurer

William A. Akerstrom
President, Acadia Corporation (retired)

Secretary

Sue Umbdenstock
Research Librarian, Association of Legal Administrators

Amy Andersen
Volunteer

Charlie Andersen
Chief Executive Officer, Transco Inc.

Lise Bible
Technical Writer, SPX Flow Technology

Joan Brakefield
Member, Ars Viva Symphony Orchestra Board of Directors

Al Ditthardt
President, ARD Consultants

Sherm Finger
Teaching Professional, Lake Bluff Golf Club

Eugene Flynn
Instructor, Harper College

Gayle Heatherington
Executive Director, Graphic Designer, Ars Viva Symphony Orchestra

Francis Lynch
President, Sheet Music Back In Print Inc.

Dr. Don Newsom
Systems Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory (retired)

Sharon Starr
Director of Market Research, IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries

Wendy White
WKW Voice-overs

Ex-officio
Alan Heatherington
Music Director, Ars Viva Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Master Singers, Lake Forest Symphony Orchestra