Our Team

Administrative Staff

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Ekin Cemre Üstünel

Executive Director

executivedirector@ymofa.org

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Andrew Beach

Music Education Director

musiceducation@ymofa.org

Elizabeth Cheek

Programs & Development Coordinator

coordinator@ymofa.org

Peter Zlotnick

Program Director (AYO)

programdirector@ymofa.org

Sara Realini

Summer Programs Coordinator

summerprograms@ymofa.org

Teaching Artists

Max Vitullo

Violin Instructor - Private lessons
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Michelle Rose

Audiation & Movement Instructor - Saturday Classes

Flute Instructor - Private lessons
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Noelia Morón Rios

Piano Instructor - Saturday classes, Weekday classes, Private lessons
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Paola Morales Alava

Viola Instructor - Private Lessons
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Robert Bohinski

Guitar Instructor - Weekday classes, Private lessons
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Sean Mulcahy

Guitar, Bass, and Ukulele Instructor - Saturday classes, Weekday classes, Private lessons
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Taylor Schmidt

Woodwinds and Brass Instructor - Weekday classes, Private lessons
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Board of Directors

List of Services

Our Founder

Beth Bader

After watching a 60 Minutes report on El Sistema of Venezuela, Ms. Bader developed a plan for a similar music program for children in Alamance County, NC. She founded Young Musicians of Alamance in 2016.

The organization has continued to grow since that day. Ms. Bader retired in January, 2019. She now resides in the mountains of North Carolina and volunteers at the El Sistema program in Asheville, NC, MusicWorks!