Board of Directors

Board members are volunteers who comprise the governing body of AYPO. The Board of Directors meets bi-monthly and is responsible for approving policy, provides leadership in fundraising activities, and is legally responsible for the organization. Members interested in learning about board service should contact the Board Nominating Committee at nominations@aypo.org.

Meetings of the AYPO Board of Directors are held virtually using Microsoft Teams and are open in accordance with Virginia state law. Anyone wishing to attend meetings virtually may email board@aypo.org to request the meeting schedule and the link to the next virtual board meeting.

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*Ambassador (ret.) Allan Mustard, Board President
U.S. Diplomat (retired)

*Dr. Long Chen, VP Finance
Professor of Accounting, George Mason University

*Kiersten Dickenson, VP Education
Chair, Fine Arts Department, Loudoun County Public Schools

*Suzanne Mucchetti, VP Operations
Former Attorney, Weiner, Brodsky, Sidman & Kider; Former Controller, Center for Auto Safety

*Philip Oh, Secretary
Associate Vice President of Strategy, CARE 

*Dr. William Hong, Past President
Institute for Defense Analyses

Buddhi Abeysekera
Senior Director of Network Engineering, American University 

Jacque Armentrout
Director of Communications at Faith and Law

Enzo Baldanza, Student Representative
23-24 AYP Concertmaster, 3x AYPO Concerto Competition Finalist, Nine Years in AYPO Programs

Elisabeth Christensen
Chief Operating Officer, Classical Movements

Jenna Day
Owner, Day Violins

Chris Fyhr
Orchestra Director, Rachel Carson Middle School​

Anthony Kim
Vice President, Government Compliance, CACI International, Inc. 

Esther Ko
Auditor General, Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) 

Kelly Liang
Finance Director CADASTA Foundation

Dr. William F. Maloney
Chief Economist, Latin America and Caribbean Region, The World Bank

Ann Anderson Mustard
Broadcast Journalism, Musician (retired)

Tri Nhan
Auditor, Naval Audit Service 

Stella Pekarsky
Virginia State Senator, District 36

John Schnitker
Musician and Federal Government Attorney (retired)

Marty K. Smith
Chief of Staff, Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS)

*Member of the Executive Committee