Administration and Fiscal Management
1. Administrative strength of board
NYSO has been graced
with an excellent board, made up of caring individuals with great skills.
Other board members have backgrounds which include
strategic management consulting, former chair of North Shore Association for Retarded Citizens, office manager, Masters in Education,
bookkeeper & tax specialist, English teacher, PTO member, and fundraising (see detailed resumes).
2. Organizational planning and
evaluation
NYSO's ongoing focus is to serve an increasing community of young musicians through enhancing skill levels in rehearsal
and performance and to encourage students to share their talents in a variety of outreach concerts. In a three-year cycle we bring
in major soloists to perform with the Symphony Orchestra, commission a new work of music for the students to perform and take the
Symphony Orchestra on a performance tour. NYSO has two planning meetings per year, which involve the Board of Directors. The fall
meeting includes the Advisory Board. The Music Director presents his plans and recommendations to the Board in the spring of each
year.
Key indicators of success have been the steady growth and support of local teachers, increasing levels of technical and
musical proficiency, and an ever-increasing level of challenging repertoire. Each year, NYSO Board's Evaluation Committee sends questionnaires
to all members, staff and Board members, asking their feedback about the programs of NYSO. Relevant issues are raised directly with
individuals in the organization, or with the Board as appropriate.
3. Track record of sound financial management and adequate resources,
including a broad base of financial support.
The annual budget is developed jointly by the treasurer, the Executive Director and the
Executive Board. It is approved by the Board of Directors, and monitored by the treasurer and Board via monthly reports at Board meetings.
NYSO
has an impeccable history with regard to financial management, having never overspent its annual budget. NYSO philosophy is simply
not to spend money that it does not have. To this end, individuals in the organization have given generously of their time and support
to keep the organization healthy. NYSO has had a modest "profit" annually, with these monies being set aside for board-approved functions
such as a performance tour.
Board of Directors 2008 - 2009
NYSO Board meets once each month from September to June
Cheryl McCarthy,
President
- Chair of The Gathering 2008 a 3 day conference hosted by the Northeast Handspinners
- Currently serving a third term as MA
Representative to the Northeast Handspinnners
- Active in 4 H at local and state level for the past 12 years
- Active volunteer for NYSO
for the past ten years
- Treasurer of the New Hampshire Spinners and Dyers
- Past President of the Newbury Garden Club
- Former trustee of
the Newbury Town Library
- Former member of the Newbury Town Library Building Committee
- Past President of The Friends of the Newbury
Town Library
Gail Caiazza, Secretary
- BA in Sociology from Merrimack College
- Currently Special Educational Asst. in the 8th grade
at Parker Middle School (4 years)
- Former Assistant Vice President of Documentation, Training, and Organizational Development at ADP
Inc., and Scudder Investments (16 Years)
- Senior Specialist in Retirement Services for The New England Insurance Co. (4 years)
- Corporate
Level Quality Initiative Trainer for The New England Insurance Co. (2 Years)
- NYSO parent of former student, Orchestra and Wind
Ensemble Rehearsal Asst. (2 years)
Sam Hamlin, Treasurer
- Grade 3 teacher at Shore Country Day for 25 years
- Former board member
and President of NYSO Board for 4 years
- Teaches a Lego-Robotics class at Glen Urquart School summer program
- Directs Shore 9th Grade
boat building program
- BA Middlebury College 1977
- MA Lesley University 1982
- Avid artist in his spare time
Sue Adams
- Employed by International
Advisory Service, Ltd as Controller since 1983
- Special Education teacher Wilmington and Reading Public Schools
- BA Lesley University
1975
- M.Ed. Lynch School Boston College 1978
- Board member North Shore Arc for 5 years
- Committee member that developed and implemented
the D.A.S.H. Program (Disability Awareness Starts Here) in the towns of Topsfield, Boxford and Middleton
- D.A.S.H. board member for
10 years
- Community Service- coordinated Boy Scout Yard Sale for 5 years
- Resident of Topsfield for 25 years
- Married with a son and two
daughters
Gale Batsimm
- Former freelance writer for Town Crossings for eight years.
- Former Northeast Division Director for
the March of Dimes.
- Returned Peace Corps Volunteer, Honduras 1991-93, small business development.
- Former PR/Development Coordinator
for the Big Sister Association of Greater Boston.
- Former Advertising Coordinator for BJKE.
- Liaison to the All-Town Committee for
Enrichment Programs for South School, Andover, former Public Relations Chair and lead representative with the North Andover Schools
Enrichment Council for five years.
- Former foster parent through DSS, Lawrence.
- Current foster family with MSPCA at Nevins Farm.
- BS
in Business/Marketing from Mass College of Liberal Arts
- At-home mother of three children, each with a love of and gift for music.
Wesley
Brown
- Currently manages a financial advisory practice at Morgan Stanley
- Worked previously in tax accounting and finance for six
years
- Studied guitar under Tom Noren at Gordon College in Wenham, MA
- Signed contract with Nashville-based record label and toured
extensively prior to starting a family
- Graduate of Gordon College in Wenham
- Actively involved in local church
- Board member for Seacoast
Christian School in South Berwick, ME
- Currently living in Wells, ME with wife and two sons
Trudy Larson
See Staff Biographical
Notes
Gayle Nieburger
- Born in Maryland, grew up in Andover, lived 10 years in Florida.
- BA, MA English; EDS Curriculum & Instruction,
University of Florida.
- Worked for Boston Globe & Gainesville Sun Newspapers.
- Co-owner The Shell Gallery, formerly in Picadilly Square,
Newton Centre, & now mail order.
- Son Braden, 8th grader at Andover School of Montessori & viola player in Intermezzo.
- Actively
involved in Braden’s schools and activities.
- Interests include antique & classic cars.
Edward Nieburger
- Lived in the Midwest,
South, and Northeast.
- Business graduate, University of Florida
- Served in U.S. Army as Personnel Specialist; worked for the federal government
for a decade, then owned and operated a retail store for a decade, then for the most recent decade as a credit manager, currently
at C.R. Bard, Lowell.
- Chairman, Popcorn Fundraising Campaign, Pack 79 & Troop 79, Andover. Consultant for Boy Scout Yankee
Clipper Council.
- Currently Historian & Conchological Recorder for Boston Malacological Club, Harvard’s MCZ. Formerly president,
newsletter editor, and local liason for American Malacological Society annual meeting at Newport, R.I.
- Interests include study
of mollusks (malacology), classic cars, being a Boy Scout adult leader & fund raiser.
Susan Pavlou
- Employed by GE Aviation
as a Manufacturing Operations Leader, held many manufacturing leadership positions over the past 27 years.
- Graduated Magna Cum Laude
with a B.S degree in Operation Management from Northeastern University, Boston MA.
- Treasurer/Financial Manager & Part Owner of
Brodie’s Restaurant in Peabody MA.
- Resident of Danvers, MA for the past 18 years
- Volunteer for the NYSO yearly auction/fundraisers
and the Danvers Falcon Marching Band.
- Member of GE Elfun Society/Apprentice Alumni & Women’s Network.
- Married with 2 daughters.
Terence Rodgers
- Director with the Boston Office of Navigant Consulting.
- 25 years of experience in providing consulting services
to public and private corporations as well as state and federal agencies.
- He has offered consulting services in the commercial
litigation, health care, insurance, business valuation, and construction practice areas.
- Member of the Academy of Management, the Strategic
Management Society and the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences. Terry has presented papers at various
conferences and has also authored articles on business management.
- Active member of St. Paul’s Church in Hamilton and has taught religious
education
- Active in coaching in the Hamilton Little League.
- Involved at the Brookline High School as a college preparation mentor for
students at risk.
- Consulting support to the German Gerena School in Springfield, Massachusetts.
- Terry received his Bachelor
of Business Administration degree in Finance with a concentration in Accounting from the University of Notre Dame and is a Ph.D. candidate
in Organization Studies at the University of Massachusetts.
Cheryl McCarthy, President
27 Forest Street
Byfield, MA 01922
978
465-3705
Gail Caiazza, Secretary
29 John Carver Road
Reading, MA 01867
781 942-0016
Sam Hamlin, Treasurer
16 Seaview Road
Ipswich,
MA 01938
978 356-2532
Sue Adams
124 Main Street
Topsfield, MA 01983
978 887-8323
Gale Batsimm
5 Island Way
Andover, MA 01810
978
409-2729
Wesley Brown
39 Pine Ledge Drive
Wells, ME 04090
207 653-3405
Trudy Larson
1213 Salem Street
North Andover, MA
01845
978 685-7844
Ed Nieburger
2 Stirling Street
Andover, MA 01810
978 475-8437
Gayle Nieburger
2 Stirling Street
Andover,
MA 01810
978 475-8437
Susan Pavlou
63 Poplar Drive
Danvers, MA
978 774-5338
Terence Rodgers
2 Briar Cliff Lane
Hamilton, MA 01982
978
468-6054
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