Our Board & Staff

NGSO Board of Directors

President, Jeanetta Pyle, Community Member and Retired Teacher

Vice President, Malcolm “Mac” Kennedy, Retired Vice President at The Jerry McClain Co., Inc.

Secretary, Lindsay Moore,Senior Manager, Channel Marketing, Bread Financial

Treasurer, Sandra Lodge, Treasurer, Licking County Library

Danielle Ford, Retired Senior Vice President, Gerbig, Snell, Weisheirmer & Associates

Loriann Fuhrer, Mediator and Trial Lawyer, Kegler Brown Hill + Ritter

Michele Gray, Enterprise Risk Management Manager, Park National Bank

Michael Houser, Trust and Investments Officer, Park National Bank

Ben Shirley, Concert Composer, Film Composer, Orchestrator, and Musician

Tom Slater, Retired Superintendent of Schools

Tom Hall, Retired Emergency Medicine and Occupational Medicine in the Licking Memorial Health System and a Medical Director for Anthem Insurance.

Dr. Pattye Whisman, Retired Family Physician, Licking Memorial Health Systems

NGSO Staff

Executive Director, Susan Larson

Personnel Manager, Nancy Nehring

Social Media Specialist, Noel Brown

Librarian, Haejin Kim

Stage Manager, Doug Moran

Music Director, Russel C. Mikkelson

Music Director Newark-Granville Youth Symphony, Dr. Heather Lofdahl

Music Director Newark-Granville Chamber Strings, Jordan Koogler

The vision and dedication of our Board and Staff is leading the NGSO toward an exciting and vibrant future!