Leadership & Governance
board & advisors.
Palaver Strings is governed by a committed Board of Directors and guided by an Advisory Council of artists and institutional leaders.
Board of Directors
President
Josué González
Board President
Vice President of Education, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Treasurer
Kelly Weems Wetter
Treasurer
Secretary
Kate Knox
Secretary
Bernstein Shur
Director
Blanca Santiago
Director
Director
Carolyn Benthien
Director
Director
Christina Wright
Director
Director
David Lakari
Director
Director
Max Monks
Director
Director
Pargha Leboua
Director
Director
William Black
Director
Director
Monica Gambilado
Director
Director
Mathieu Gaulin
Director
Director
Lin Lisberger
Director
Director
Rosie Menard
Director
Director
Heather Sumner
Director
Advisory Council
Moisès Fernández Via
Conductor · Educator
Bayla Keyes
Violinist · Professor of Violin
Boston University
Heath Marlow
Arts Leader · Community Music Advocate
Ian Saunders
Musician · Educator
Manuel Bogorro
Arts Administrator · Programmer
Carnegie Hall / Bay Chamber Concerts
Nicholas Phan
Grammy-Nominated Tenor · Recording Artist
Collaborator — A Change is Gonna Come
Sarah Darling
Cellist · Chamber Music Advocate