Staff Directory
John Alston
Executive Artistic Director
Global Engagement Office
Contact
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Doctorate in choral conducting, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Dana Semos
Managing Director, Chester Children's Chorus
Chester Children's Chorus
Contact
Former Director of Children's education at the Wagner Free Institute of Science. Joined the chorus in December 2018. B.S. in Elementary Education, Bloomsburg University.
Sean Tripline
Assistant Music Director, Chester Children's Chorus
Chester Children's Chorus
Contact
Former choir director, Second Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Philadelphia. M.Div., Princeton Seminary. Joined the CCC in 2013.
Carolyn Marzo
Director, Chester Children's Chorus Development
Chester Children's Chorus
College Advancement-Alumni & Gift Records
Contact
Non-profit professional, formerly at the American Heart Association, with experience in fundraising, board development and volunteer engagement. Joined the CCC November, 2019. BS University of Delaware. Swarthmore High School graduate.
Kevin Downs
Lead Math Teacher, Chester Children's Chorus
Chester Children's Chorus
Contact
Former Teacher at St. Pio Regional School; Joined the Chorus in Summer 2017; B.A. in Accounting, University of Notre Dame; Middle-School Teacher Certification
Christina Meehan
Communications & Outreach Manager
Chester Children's Chorus
Contact
Becky Slate
Program Coordinator, Chester Children's Chorus
Chester Children's Chorus
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Advisory Board
- Elizabeth M. P. Rubin, Board Chair.
- Deb Bergstrand. Board Vice Chair. Retired Professor of Mathematics and Statistics, Swarthmore College.
- Robert W. McCauley. Board Secretary. Retired architect, Ueland Junker McCauley, Philadelphia.
- Karen Vesely, Finance Committee Chair. Retired investment industry professional.
- Renée Atkinson. Associate Vice President for Advancement, Swarthmore College.
- Cordelia Delson, emerita. Program/Education Committee Chair. Development Committee Co-Chair. Founding Chair, CCC.
- Lisa Dennis. Governance Committee Chair. Director, Office of Community Liaison for the City of Chester's Department of Public Affairs and proud CCC parent.
- Erin Brownlee Dell, Ex-officio. Chief of Staff & Secretary, President's Office, Swarthmore College.
- Maurice G. Eldridge, emeritus. Retired Vice President of College and Community Relations, Swarthmore College.
- Grant Grissom Performance Chair. Founder and retired CEO of Polaris Health Directions, Wayne, PA.
- Jim Holman. Partner in corporate and business law at Duane Morris, Philadelphia.
- Celeste Peterkin. Co-owner, Naomi's Floral Regional Fulfillment Service, Chester, PA; proud parent of three CCC members.
- Babette (Babs) Racca. Consulting Associate, The Nonprofit Center at LaSalle University.
