KJSO Staff & Board

Artistic Staff

• Andrew Koehler
  • Music Director and Conductor, Kalamazoo Junior Symphony Orchestra
• Audrey Lipsey
  • Conductor, Prep and Training String Orchestras
• Noah Krzan
  • Assistant Conductor, Prep String Orchestras
• Lydia Raymond
  • Assistant Instructor, Training Orchestras
• Jesse Williams
  • Director, Prep Winds
• Jordan DeWester
  • Assistant Director, Prep winds

Board of Directors

• Julie Vangyseghem
  • President
• Margaret Hamilton
  • Secretary
• Tony Hubbard
  • Treasurer
• Janelle Randall
  • Past President
• Danielle Kwon
  • Player Director
• Rinzel Arroyo
  • Player Director
• Stuart Deming
• Becky Edmonds
• John Fiore
• Mike Kamphuis
• Elizabeth Manwell
• Janet Thieme
• Raymond Wicks
  • Member Emeritus

Youth Advisory Council

The KJSO’s Youth Advisory Council (YAC) consists of typically 5 student representatives from the string section and 4 from the winds, brass, and percussion sections. Those interested in serving on the council are nominated each year and selected by their peers through a ranked-choice voting process. The top vote-getter in the string section and the top vote-getter in the winds, brass, and percussion section serve as full voting members on the Board of Directors, reflecting the KJSO’s commitment to inclusivity and valuing youth voices in governance. The YAC is an active body that meets regularly to discuss issues central to student life in the orchestra and to help build community through planning social events, concert trips, recruiting new students, and promoting KJSO concerts.

• Strings
  • Rinzel Arroyo, Player Director
  • Tyler Jacobs
  • Justin Liggins
  • Miranda Fiore
  • Ava Procunier
  • Amelia Lewis
• Woodwinds/Brass/Percussion
  • Danielle Kwon, Player Director
  • Carmen Briggs
  • Joshua Pembrook
  • Emelyn Germay

Executive Staff

• Dr. Megan Healy, Executive Director
  • mhealy@kjso.org
• Michael Palmer, Operations Coordinator
  • mpalmer@kjso.org
• Rachel Ramirez, Administrative Coordinator
  • rramirez@kjso.org
• Jacob Goos, Operations Assistant Intern
  • jgoos@kjso.org