Bob Drewel - Chair

Shannon Affholter,  Council Member,   Everett City Council

Carol Andrews, School Board Member, Everett School District

Judy Baker,  Music Educator,   Snoh. Co. Music Teachers Assn.

Wendy Becker,  Cultural Development Officer,   Snohomish County

Kim Bedier,  General Manager,   Comcast Arena at Everett/Global Spectrum

Aat Bontje,  ,  

Andre Bouchard,  ,   Edmonds Community College

Greg  Brodin,  Realtor,   Centruy 21

Sue Brown,  Executive Committee,   Northwest Savoyards

Linda  Byrnes,  Council Member,   Arlington City Council

Bruce Caldwell,  Executive Director,   Washington Music Educators' Assoc.

Dr. Gary Cohn,  Superintendent ,   Everett School District

Ned Carrick,   Musician,    ESO Musician

Paul Donovan,  ,   Community leader

Bob Drewel,  Executive Director,   Puget Sound Regional Council

Sherrill Dryden,  General Manager, Village Theater

Sara Dury,  Operations Director (former),   Everett Symphony

Wendy Eidbo,  Elementary Principal,   Mukilteo SD

Mary Lou Finley,  Retired,   Non-Profit Organizations

Justin Freisen,  ,  

Karen  Greenwalt,  Musician,   ESO Musician

Dan  Gunderson,  Realtor,   Windermere Real Estate

Tania Halladay,  Musician,   ESO Musician

Nick Harper,  Director,   Cascade Land Conservancy

Chris Holtorf,  ,  

Teresa Jorgenson,  Musician,   ESO Musician

Bronn Journey,  Musician,   Phileo Music

Dennis Kendall,  Mayor,   City of Maysville

Judy Lamb,  Musician,   ESO Musician

Richard Lathom,  Music Professor- Retired,   Indiana University

Jeanne Leader,  Dean of Arts & Learning Res.,   Everett Community College

Steven Liedlich,  Bloger,   Everett WA Blog

John Lindstrom,  Retired,   EvCC instructor

Lee  Mathews,  Music Director,   Everett Chorale

Ashley McGonnaughey,  ,   Everett Youth Symphony

Betty Morrow,  Retired,   ESO Patron

Ed Morrow,  Retired,   ESO Patron

Tam Osborne,  Music Director,   Everett Youth Symphony

Carla Parks,  Board Member,   Everett Youth Symphony

Becky Passarella,  Development Director,   90.7 KSER Radio

Diane Patterson, Musician, ESO Musician

Jessica Pavish,  ,  

John Pedigo, Owner, Pedigo Piano

Mike Peinado, Board President, Everett Civic Music

Dylan Pickus,  Student,   Kamiak High

Rainere,  Art Director,   Imagine Childen's Museum

Werner Randall,  Producer,  

Barbara Reed,  ,  

Christina Robertson,  ,  

Bill Rucker,  Business Leader,  

Tim  Ryan,  Judge,   Snohomish County

Eileen  Simmons,  Director,   Everett Public Library

Irene Simpson,  Drama Teacher,   Arlington

Judy Sjerven,  Music Director,   Marysville United Methodist Church

Judith Strand,  Retired,   Marketing Executive

Bob  Strickland,  Musician,   Independent

Sue Strickland,  Executive Director,   DECA

Brian Sullivan,  Council Member,   Snohomish County

Swil Kanin,  Musician,   Violin Soloist

Gertrud (Trudy) Tobiason

John VanDree,  Retired,   Physician

Patrice Weed-Shearer,  Musician/Teacher,   ESO Musician

Lloyd Weller,  Instructor,   Everett Community College

Brenda White, Legislative Liaison, Snohomish County PUD

Kim Wise, Executive Director, Hearts for Harmony

Deborah  Wright,  Executive Administrator ,   City of Everett

Former Snohomish County Executive, Bob Drewel will serve as Chair of the recently established Everett Symphony Advisory Council.  The council is to be made up of a wide range of community leaders, musicians, music educators, arts producers, donors, patrons, and other interested community members.  It is expected about one hundred community members will be invited to serve on the Advisory Council.  The purpose of the Council is to help the Symphony better align itself with community needs and to help the Everett Symphony Board of Directors develop a self-sustaining business plan.  The Council's work will be to react, refine, and prioritize ideas brought forward during a series of Community Music Summits that are being planned for the Spring.  "I'm pleased to play a part in the revival of an incredible community asset," says Drewel.  Drewel is a former member of the Symphony Board of Directors.
 
"The Everett Symphony Orchestra is confronting some hard realities.  Though there is a small group of people who enjoy our concerts, we have failed to effectively identify and meet the needs of our community.  We feel like we have lost touch with our community and supporters.  Our financial problems go back over a decade. Our decisions to keep the music going no-matter-what  have caught up with us and our problems are now accentuated by the bad economy.  As a result, our community has gradually withdrawn its support. We want to change this.  We need to change this.  The Advisory Council will give us the input and guidance we need as respected members of the community we serve," says Myrna Overstreet, Everett Symphony Board President.  
 
Financial problems forced the Symphony to finish the 2009-2010 season prematurely on January 29.  This was part of the Board of Director's decision to "wipe the slate clean."  They eliminated nine years of accumulated debt, made deep and painful cuts to reduce overhead costs and payrolls, and are moving the Symphony out of its expensive downtown headquarters building.  Unfortunately, to do so also required the painful decision to draw down the Symphony's million dollar endowment by half. 
  
"Advisory Council members do not have to love symphonic music to help," says Overstreet.  "They just need to love the Greater Everett Community and appreciate how important a strong, vibrant performing arts climate, which includes the Everett Symphony Orchestra, is to the community."

To find more information or to participate in the Community Music Summits you can  email info@everttsymphony.org or call 425.258.1605 ext 804.