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  • Juan Felipe Molano

    Music Director & YSO Conductor

Juan Felipe Molano brings twenty years of vibrant teaching and performing experience to the position of SYSO Music Director. His career includes conducting positions with top professional and youth orchestras throughout Europe, the United States, Asia, South, and Central America. Since 2014, he has served as Conductor of Youth Orchestra Los Angeles (YOLA), a program of the Los Angeles Philharmonic that puts the transformative power of music-making into the hands of young people who would not otherwise have access to it.

  • Kathleen Allen

    Executive Director

Kathleen Allen has been at SYSO for six years, having first served as SYSO’s Director of Education Program and Partnerships and then promoted to Managing Director in 2017. At SYSO, Kathleen led the SYSO in the Schools program, which serves 31 Seattle-area schools. She also established partnerships with other arts and education institutions and facilitated the development of SYSO’s strategic plan. Kathleen brings to the role of SYSO’s Executive Director 26 years of experience in arts education, which includes designing, managing, evaluating and fundraising for education programs at arts institutions, school districts, public television, and universities. As a volunteer, Kathleen has served on the boards of community arts organizations and parent associations. Kathleen earned her bachelors in art history from Vassar College and a masters degree in education from Harvard University.

SYSO STAFF

Music Director
Juan Felipe Molano

Executive Director
Kathleen Allen
425-818-4237

Director of Development
Julia Eagan
425-818-4765

AYOP Rehearsal Site Coordinator
Janice Gatti
206-660-6616

Marketing & Communications Manager
Louis Brooks
206-774-8332

Manager of Orchestra & Partnerships
Izchel Chacón
206-774-3617

Marrowstone Music Festival Manager
Wendy Devaney
425-818-4254

Administrative & Development Coordinator
Allie Wass
206-774-3791

Artistic Associate, Seattle Conservatory of Music Manager
Gabriela Garza
425-818-3335

SYSO in the Schools Site Coordinator
Daniel Mullikin
206-774-6733

Rehearsal Site Coordinator
Kamil Tarnawczyk

Graphic Designer
Shannon Loys

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President
Erika Dowd

Vice President
Francisco J. Grijalva, Ed.D.

Secretary
Kathy Shaw

Treasurer
Robert M. Sokol

Jeffrey Barker
Christine Chang
Amanda Course Misbe
Jeff Eby
Alice Ikeda
Jorge Morales
Hana Park
Paul Rafanelli
Adam Tullman

Founded in 1942, Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra is the largest youth orchestra training program in the United States.

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Seattle, WA 98125

206.362.2300 | info@syso.org

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  • Contact
  • Work With Us
  • For Coaches
  • Student Portal
  • About
    • About SYSO
    • Tuition & Financial Aid
    • Parent Association
    • Alumni
    • Faculty
      • Conductors
      • Coaches & Faculty
    • Staff & Board
    • Work With Us
  • Programs
    • Orchestras
      • Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra
      • Junior Symphony Orchestra
      • Debut Symphony Orchestra
      • Symphonette Orchestra
      • Prelude String Orchestra
      • MY Southeast
    • Conservatory
      • Seattle Conservatory of Music
    • School
      • Endangered Instruments
      • Musical Pathways Project
    • Summer Programs
      • Marrowstone Music Festival
      • SYSO Summer Music
  • Events
    • Concerts & Tickets
    • 2022-23 Concerto Competition
  • Audition
  • Support
    • Make a Gift
    • Annual Fund
    • Corporate Giving
    • Estate Giving
    • Our Sponsors
  • Media
    • Leadership Letter
    • Photos & Video
    • Press
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