Our team

Staff

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Manuel Bagorro

Thomas Wolf Artistic Director Chair

Originally from Zimbabwe, Manuel Bagorro has performed extensively and won prizes in the Newport International and Royal Overseas League Piano Competitions. He performed in the John Schlesinger film, Madame Sousatzka, and appeared as soloist with the BBC Welsh and Cape Town Symphony Orchestras. Popular music performances include an appearance at the London Palladium, and composing the music for a series of documentaries entitled Africa Unmasked. He performed for the Queen and other dignitaries at a State Banquet in London and is the former Artistic Director as well as working with Carnegie Hall in New York City.

Josie Davis

DIRECTOR & Violin Faculty

Josie Davis received her B.M. and B.A. in violin and sociology at Oberlin College and Conservatory where she was a student of David Bowlin, and her Ed.M from Harvard University. She has performed in a wide-range of venues from Carnegie Hall to the Monte Music Festival in India and has appeared with her sister on NPR’s From the Top. She actively explores ways to share classical music in new contexts and has performed chamber music with Emanuel Ax in a taco shop, played solo Bach for Chris Thile, and is currently a member of Palaver Strings and Halcyon String Quartet. She is thrilled to be back at Bay Chamber—an organization that was pivotal to her musical growth as a young student growing up in Maine. As a violinist, educator and arts administrator, Josie is interested in how the arts can be used as a form of cultural empowerment to build bridges and strengthen communities.

Susan Morrison

Operations Manager

Susan Morrison earned a BM from Berklee College of Music majoring in music production and engineering. She worked in the recording industry in New York City, where she rose to become a Vice President at Zomba Recording Corporation. She moved to Maine in 2004 and has worked in education and publishing. Susan is inspired by the power of music and is thrilled to be part of the Bay Chamber team helping to bring music education to students of all ages. 

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Board of Trustees

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David Kantor, President

Partner, Santa Fe Advisors and Prudent Management Associates

Abby Kidder, Vice President

Philanthropy Consultant

Fred Williams, Treasurer

Founder & CEO, Old Port Advisors

Karen Young, Secretary

Retired Physician, Penobscot Bay Medical Center 

Brian Bardsley

Emerging Market Analyst, Chrysalix Venture Capital 

William Black

Retired General Counsel and Deputy Public Advocate, Maine’s Public Advocate Office 

James Bleakley

Senior Advisor, Silvercrest Asset Management Group 

Bill Buchholz

Wooden Boat Builder 

Stephen Earle

Interior Designer 

Myron Feld

Management Consultant and Financial Analyst

Maureen Flanagan

Manager, Viking Lumber, Inc. 

Tandra Hammer

Retired OB/GYN 

Brett Haynie

Vocalist & Creative Director at Norumbega Inn 

Paul Velleman

Retired Professor of Statistics, Cornell University