Meet the Schubert Club Team
Schubert Club Board of Directors
Officers
Laura McCarten, President
Richard Evidon, Vice President, Artistic
Michael Manns, Vice President, Audit & Compliance
Eric Won, Vice President, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Joanna Cortright, Vice President, Education
John Nuechterlein, Vice President, Finance & Investment
Maria Troje Poitras, Vice President, Marketing & Development
Annd Kruger, Vice President, Museum
Ann Juergens, Vice President, Nominating & Governance
Nancie Litin, Recording Secretary
Board of Directors
Suzanna Altman
Aaron Brown
Katie Condon
Joanna Cortright
Patricia Durst
Richard Evidon
Pamela Fletcher Bush
Catherine Furry
Cléa Galhano
Reynolds-Anthony Harris
Braxton Haulcy
Jacob Heller
Dorothy Horns
Brian Horrigan
Ann Juergens
Laura Krider
Anne Kruger
Andrew Lang
Seth Levin
Nancie Litin
Michael Manns
Laura McCarten
Dr. Stephen Menya
John Nuechterlein
Vaughn Ormseth
Jonathan Palmer
Karl Reichert
Christina Temperante
Maria Troje-Poitras
Anne Vars
Eric Won
Donna Zimmerman
Staff
Barry Kempton, Artistic & Executive Director
Maximillian Carlson, Program Manager
Ben Cook-Feltz, Patron Services Manager
Kate Cooper, Director of Education & Museum
Galen Higgins, Graphic Designer
Aliese Hoesel, Executive Assistant to the Artistic & Executive Director
Kristina MacKenzie, Director of Marketing & Communications
Amy Marret, Director of Development
Janet Peterson, Business Manager
Gweni Smith, Education & Museum Associate
Mary Beth Stevens, Patron Services Associate
Anna Torgerson, Artist & Event Manager
Museum Interpretive Guides: Ann Braaten, Natalie Fideler, Alan Kolderie, Ed Kvarnes, Ansel Langmead, Derek Parshall, Jonas Peterson, Kirsten Peterson, Allika Polowchak, Muree la Roland, Mary Beth Stevens, Susan Thompson
Project CHEER Director: Joanna Kirby
Project CHEER Instructors: Joanna Kirby, Emma Buddecke, Enzo Mazumdar Stanger, Jake Vaino, Cory Watson
Barry Kempton, Artistic and Executive Director
Barry Kempton was appointed Artistic & Executive Director of the Schubert Club in January 2012 following 25 years in music administration in Edinburgh, London and St Paul, Minnesota. Educated in Southampton and Bristol, England, he played piano and trombone from an early age. As a teenager he was a brass semi-finalist in the prestigious BBC Young Musician of the Year competition. He held several administrative positions at the Scottish Chamber Orchestra in Edinburgh before moving to the USA in 1995 to take up the post of General Manager at the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. During his eleven-year tenure in Saint Paul, his role evolved into Vice President for Artistic Planning, responsible for all performance and educational programming. In 2007, Barry accepted the position of Chief Executive for the London-based chamber orchestra, City of London Sinfonia, working with Artistic Directors Richard Hickox and Stephen Layton. Barry moved back to Saint Paul in January 2012 to lead Schubert Club, Minnesota’s oldest arts organization. He currently serves as a board member for the Hallie Q. Brown Community Center and for the Arts Partnership. He resides in St Paul with his wife Cheryl and dog Coco.