The Maine Pops Concert Band held its annual board of director elections June 11 during its final 2024-2025 band rehearsal held at Falmouth High School in Falmouth, Maine.
The band splits electing its board of directors election annually, voting on half of the board during “odd” years, and the other half in “even” years. This year, three board officers and five board at-large positions were up for election.
Reelected to the board until June of 2027 were clarinetist Bob Swerdlow as Maine Pops president and saxophonist Jeff Shedd as treasurer. Both trumpeter Steve Barrett and clarinetist Rick Wacksman were reelected as at-large board members. Trombonist Gretchen Ascher was elected vice president, replacing flautist/percussionist Yvonne Wentz. Clarinetist Anton Bodor, trombonist Kyle Neugebauer, and bass clarinetist Gregory J. Stone were elected to at-large board positions, replacing clarinetists Kara Larochelle and Kathleen Martin, and saxophonist Gary MacWhinnie.
The remaining board members – slated for reelection in June 2026 are: flautist Lily King (secretary), bassoonist Christina McCarthy (venue coordinator/past president), and at-large members Nanci Goudey (flute), Jane Ross (clarinet), Patty Gatrost Lawson (flute) and Jim McDonough (trumpet). David Watts – the director of the Maine Pops Concert Band is a non-voting member of the Maine Pops Board of Directors.
