In the Fall of 2020, El Sistema USA approved the creation of a Resource Council, in order to engage a wider group of individuals who are passionate about supporting El Sistema-inspired programs beyond the membership of the board and even beyond the general membership of ESUSA. The Resource Council is an honorary group of individuals who agree to lend their particular skills and areas of expertise to ESUSA.
Victoria Petro-Eschler
Victoria Petro-Eschler is the Executive Director of Salty Cricket in Salt Lake City, Utah. Particularly passionate about music and its potential to impact society for…
Mark Gillespie
Music entrepreneur Mark Gillespie (MBA, MMUS, MA) has led the development, financing and management concert tours across 30 countries of the Americas, Europe, and Asia…
Leni Boorstin
As Director of Community and Government Affairs for the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association, Leni Boorstin was responsible for Neighborhood Concerts and other community programs, including…
Daniela Bedoni
Dani Bedoni is a trained classical musician, business administrator and life coach. She has advocated passionately for arts programs for over 30 years and has…
Bonnie Reagan
Bonnie is a retired family physician from Portland, Oregon. Her career has been varied; first a high school teacher and then a pediatric nurse practitioner,…
Anna Klimala
Anna Klimala is an arts executive, educator, double-bassist, and activist whose mission is to position music as a central place in the development of young…
Afa Dworkin
Named one of Musical America’s Top 30 Influencers and Detroit Crain’s 40 Under 40, Afa Sadykhly Dworkin is a musical thought leader and cross-sector strategist…