Staff & Board
Staff
President and Chief Executive Officer
Celia Mann Baehr
Director of Operations / Orchestra Personnel Manager
Ben Harper
Director of Finance and Human Resources Administrator
Amy Cummings
Patron Services Manager
Caroline Johnston
Librarian/Operations Assistant
Leonard Ligon
Stage Manager / Marketing Associate
Haven Graham
Development Associate
Adrianna Gramelspacher
Executive Assistant
Zach Webb
Student Associate
Jaishon Robinson
Education Staff
Director of Education
Daniela Pardo
Program Coordinator
Ben Harper
Preludes Instructors
Andres Alean
Leslie Ann Middleton
Ashley Overby
Dr. Silvia Suárez
Strings Instructors
Andrés Alean
Olivia Jean Enkey
Dr. EunJin Kim
Ashley Overby
Daniela Pardo
Dr. Silvia Suárez
José Sunderland
Elizabeth Weaver
Director, Chamber Strings
Leonard Ligon
Director, String Academy and Eastern Shore Strings
Daniela Pardo
Youth Orchestra
Music Director / Conductor
Dr. Iván del Prado
Associate Conductor
Dr. Timothy Beattie
MSYO Administrator
Ben Harper
MSYO Administrative Assistant
Cooper Tate
String Coaches
Ashley Overby, violin/viola
Zully Morales, violin
José Sunderland, cello
Leonard Ligon, bass
Brass and Woodwind Coaches
Dr. Andra Bohnet, flute
Dr. Amy Selkirk, oboe
Richard Jernigan, clarinet
Dr. Kristina Nelson, bassoon
Joey Troia, french horn
Dr. Peter Wood, trumpet
Dr. Arie VandeWaa, lower brass
Dr. Zachary Webb, percussion
2025 – 2026
Mobile Symphony Board of Directors
Officers:
Chair
Dr. Richard L. Otts
Treasurer
Dr. G. David Johnson
Secretary
Karen Outlaw Atchison
Vice Chair, Artistic
David R. Quittmeyer
Vice Chair, Development
Fred Granade
Vice Chair, Education
Dr. Byron Dawes
Members:
Dr. Andra Bohnet
Rashawn Figures
Holly Gibney
Jimmie Hatcher
Dr. Amanda Jones
Archnique Kidd
John W. Klotz
Claire G. McCarron
Laura Noah
Maxey Roberts
Burton Sonenstein
Jennifer Ervin Swann