Board and Staff
Board of Directors
The OICMF Board of Directors is responsible for the organization’s policy and planning. Each member also takes on special tasks, including financial oversight, personnel management, communications, event planning and hosting, and keeping in touch with our amazing donors.
Lisa Bergman | President
Jack Groban | Vice President
Carl de Boor | Treasurer
Marsha Waunch | Secretary
Jeff Henigson
Steve Jung
Catherine Pederson
Bruce Redman
Stu Rolfe
Micki Ryan
Roger Sherman
Mimi Sommerville
Robert Volk
Directors Emeritus
Valerie Anders | Chair Emeritus
Sam Coleman* | Chair Emeritus
Marilyn Anderson*
Alan Morgan*
Laila Storch*
*Deceased
Board Officers
Lisa Bergman (President)
Board President Lisa Bergman is a national Gracie Award-winning radio announcer on Classical KING as well as an acclaimed concert and recording artist. A graduate of The Juilliard School, Stony Brook University, and the University of Washington, Lisa made her Carnegie Recital Hall debut in 1983. Her many accomplishments include serving on the University of Washington’s Music Faculty and touring the Pacific Rim as an American Artistic Ambassador.
Lisa is the founder of the Mostly Nordic Chamber Music Series and serves as President of Northwest Opera in Schools, Etcetera, and Adult Piano Retreat Director at the Icicle Creek Center for the Arts.
Before becoming a board member in 2019, Lisa was a valued contributor to OICMF both as a performer and lecturer. Lisa’s diverse background includes serving on the boards of the Icicle Creek Center for the Arts, the Seattle Young Artists Music Festival, and the North Cascades Conservation Council. On a personal note, she is an amateur entomologist engaged in citizen science research with a focus on bumblebees. She lives in Seattle.
Jack Groban (Vice President)
Vice President Jack Groban joined the board almost a decade ago, after assisting our organization with his 40-years of expertise as a top executive recruiter. His significant contributions extend to the music and art education sector. Jack, his son, singer-songwriter Josh Groban, and the entire Groban family have raised millions for children’s arts programs in underserved communities through their Find Your Light Foundation.
A lifelong lover of classical music and a former first chair trumpet player, Jack is committed to ensuring the success of symphonies, operas, and chamber music groups as their audiences change and evolve. Among his many goals as OICMF vice president is to establish an endowment fund, securing the organization’s growth for years to come. Jack and his wife, Lindy, live on Orcas Island and in Los Angeles.
Marsha Waunch (Secretary)
Born in England but raised in Tennessee, Marsha Waunch earned degrees in biology and business before embarking on a 35-year career at American Airlines, where she held various roles, from Purser to Coordinator of Emergency Training. Since relocating to Orcas in 1985 with her husband, Bob, Marsha has been active in the island community. She served on the Medical Center Board, facilitating fundraising for the current building, and trough a physician transition. Two terms on the San Juan Preservation Trust Board heightened her commitment to preserving the archipelago. She played a pivotal role in establishing the Animal Protection Society on Orcas, managing it for the initial 16 years.
Marsha served as OICMF Vice President from 2001 through 2007 and rejoined the board in 2020. In addition to serving as Board Secretary, she also chairs the Board Nominating Committee.
Carl de Boor (Treasurer)
Carl holds a PhD in Mathematics, University of Michigan and is Professor Emeritus in the Departments of Mathematics and of Computer Science at the University Wisconsin-Madison. Additionally, he serves as an Affiliate Professor in the Department of Applied Mathematics at the University of Washington. Born in Stolp, Germany (now Slupsk, Poland), raised in Schwerin (then East Germany), studied in Hamburg (then West Germany) and at Harvard, he is a member of five national academies and in 2003 he received the National Medal of Science in Mathematics and Computer Science.
Carl has served on the Investment Committee of the Orcas Island Community Foundation’s Investment Committee and is president of the Buck Ridge NW & Sucia Water Users Association. After joining the OICMF Board in 2010, he was appointed treasurer in 2012 and has vastly contributed to financial innovations throughout his tenure. As treasurer, he also currently serves on the finance and ad hoc compensation committees. Carl is an avid OICMF supporter, attending all the concerts, hosting artist homestays, and travelling to Austin Texas to hear the Miró Quartet play.
Board Members
Jeff Henigson
Jeff Henigson is a writer and public speaker whose teen battle against brain cancer was the subject of his 2019 memoir, WARHEAD: The True Story of One Teen Who Almost Saved the World. Formerly an emergency officer at UNICEF and the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, he is the son of passionate OICMF supporters Robert and Phyllis Henigson.
Since joining the board in 2017, Jeff has been involved in the shaping of OICMF’s communications strategy. Jeff would love to see OICMF diversify and broaden its audience in the years ahead. An aspiring sailor, Jeff earned the childhood nickname
Since joining the board in 2017, Jeff has been involved in the shaping of OICMF’s communications strategy. Jeff would love to see OICMF diversify and broaden its audience in the years ahead. An aspiring sailor, Jeff earned the childhood nickname “Flipper” at the California Yacht Club for spending more time with his boat upside down in the water than right side up. Jeff and his wife, Andréia, an IT professional at Microsoft, have recently made Orcas their full time home.
Steve Jung
A Festival Board member since 2014, Steve Jung currently sits on the OICMF Executive Committee and serves as Vice Chair of the Finance Committee. He holds a BS in Psychology and an MA in Guidance and Counseling from the University of New Mexico and a PhD in Educational Psychology from Arizona State University. A Certified Internal Auditor since 1991, Steve retired in 2008 as Executive Director of Internal Audit and Institutional Compliance Emeritus at Stanford University after 22 years of service.
Steve has served on boards and committees of the Orcas Island Community Foundation, Orcas Community Resource Center, and the Orcas Island Food Bank. Additionally, he has been a member of the Vestry of Emmanuel Episcopal Church. Steve resides in Woodinville, Washington, where he enjoys hiking, photography, and travel with his wife, Susan Lea McBain, and their West Highland white terrier, Pippin.
Catherine Pederson
A life-long Northwesterner and founding member of the OICMF Board, Catherine Pederson played a key role in the early Festivals, organizing Music Lovers Seminars and master classes, and as the page turner for Festival pianists. She chaired and served on the Nominating and Young Musician Award Committees. With academic degrees from the University of Oregon, she taught English for six years at Orcas High School and directed the 30+ voice high school choir.
Catherine’s community involvement has included leadership in the Eastsound Preservation Group’s Main Street Improvement Project, the planning and construction of Orcas Center, and is Founding Member Emeritus of the Orcas School Music Advocacy Group and Founding Director Emeritus of the Orcas Choral Society.
Catherine cherishes OICMF’s 25-plus years of musical inspiration and performance, emphasizing its commitment to future excellence.
Bruce Redman
Bruce was born and raised in Yakima, Washington, and graduated from Dartmouth College in. After working for several years in Washington, D.C., as a legislative assistant to U.S. Senator Daniel J. Evans (R-WA), he obtained a law degree from Boston University School of Law. Bruce then returned to Seattle where he practiced law for over 30 years, including 18 years in private practice as a trial lawyer and 12 years as disciplinary counsel with the Washington State Bar Association’s Office of Disciplinary Counsel. Bruce retired in 2022.
Bruce and his husband, Eric, who retired as a marketing manager in the tech industry in 2021, currently live in Redmond, Washington. They plan to divide their retirement time between their summer home on Orcas Island and their winter condo on the Big Island in Hawaii. A pianist, Bruce’s favorite composers are Schubert, Chopin, Liszt, and Debussy.
Stuart (Stu) T. Rolfe
Stu Rolfe is the Owner and President of Wright Hotels, Inc., a regional hotel management and development company with properties in Washington, Oregon, and California. He was the Chairman and CEO of the Space Needle Corporation from 1990 until 1998; prior to that he was Corporate Counsel for Washington Mutual Bank and a partner in the Seattle law firm Foster Pepper and Shefelman, now Foster Garvey. He served as a Trustee of Seattle University from 2001 until 2015, acting as Chair of the Finance, Investment, and Facilities Committees. Stu received his Bachelor of Arts from Dartmouth College and his Juris Doctorate from Seattle University School of Law.
Stu and his wife, Lee, live in Madison Park and have five children and eight grandchildren. In addition to their home in Seattle, Stu and Lee have a home on Indian Point in West Sound on Orcas Island, where they spend as much time as possible during the summer months.
Micki Ryan
Micki Ryan, an archaeology and historic preservation professional, holds an BA in Anthropology/Archaeology and an MA in Museology/Museum Studies. With certificates in Archival Management, Digital Photo Preservation, Technical Editing, and more, she consulted on historical and archival collections until 2012, and served on career-related nonprofit boards for over 45 years. Micki has proven herself vital to community initiatives on Lopez Island boards, including the Friends of Lopez Library and the Friends of Lopez Island Pool.
An avid Festival attendee since 2000, Micki and her husband, Bill Clemens, formed a working committee to bring the Festival to Lopez Island in 2011. She chairs the OICMF Development Committee in addition to serving as our Lopez Concert Coordinator. Life highlights have included sponsoring Kevin Puts’ “Home” and attending Miró Quartet recording sessions engineered by the brilliantly talented Da-Hong Seetoo.
Roger Sherman
Roger Sherman holds degrees in Music Theory/History, Organ performance, and Computer Science from Oberlin College, leading to dual careers in technology and music. During his ten years at Microsoft, he directed testing for Windows 95 and Office 95. He created Microsoft’s first game product, Windows Entertainment Pack, and was on the team that created the first versions of Publisher, Windows Works, and a dozen other products. As a musician, he has taught organ and harpsichord at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, performed as a harpsichordist with renowned groups, and he has produced and hosted “The Organ Loft” radio program since 1993.
Founder of Loft Recordings, now The Gothic Catalog, Roger has produced over 300 albums, earning several Grammy Awards and The American Prize. Actively engaged in several national and local boards, he chairs OICMF’s Governance Task Force and is the Festival Sound Engineer, providing sound for our livestream concerts and preparing concert recordings for radio broadcast.
Roger is Artistic Director Emeritus of Orcas Choral Society, Associate Organist Emeritus of Saint Mark’s Cathedral in Seattle, and Director of Music and Liturgy at Grace Episcopal Church on Lopez Island. His favorite hobby is Johann Sebastian Bach.
Mimi Sommerville
Mimi Sommerville and her husband, Slim, have lived on Orcas Island for 53 years. They moved to the Pacific Northwest from California in 1959 and raised three children in Bellevue, all of whom, along with ten grandchildren, live in the Pacific Northwest. Spending five months each year on Orcas and the rest of the year in Idaho and Indian Wells, California, they relish the Northwest lifestyle.
Mimi’s dedication to arts and education is reflected in her service on several boards. Engaged in Orcas music since Marilyn Anderson’s initiative predating OICMF, Mimi has served as OICMF Board Vice President and contributes significantly to the Development, Nominating, and Music Education committees. Advocating for music education on the island, she praises OICMF’s impact on children’s musical exposure and looks forward to seeing continued efforts. Mimi also envisions OICMF acquiring a sound shell for the Orcas Center stage and potentially a larger future office space.
Robert Volk
After earning two engineering degrees from Stanford University, Bob Volk’s career began in general contracting, specializing in steel and concrete buildings. He then became Executive Vice President for Marketing with William Simpson Construction, after which he founded Volk Properties, a real estate investment company.
Bob’s board service includes 50 years with the Los Angeles Area Council of Boy Scouts of America, 12 years with the American Horticultural Society, and 10 years with the Japanese American National Museum. Invited to join the OICMF board by the late Chair Emeritus Sam Coleman, he advocates for nonprofit solvency and financial sustainability as a vital member of the Finance Committee.
Bob and his wife, Carolyn, bought their Obstruction Island property in 1980 and have spent many glorious summers there with their three sons. Bob loves the community spirit of Orcas Island and observes that Aloysia Friedmann is a very valuable thread in that connection. He enjoys sailing trips, especially to Tahiti, and one of his favorite treats is a Scottish single malt whisky after dinner.
Staff
Aloysia Friedmann (Founder and Artistic Director, Violinist/Violist)
Aloysia Friedmann is Founder and Artistic Director of the Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival. Chamber Music America recognized Aloysia Friedmann’s artistic leadership with its 2008 CMAcclaim Award and in 2016 invited Ms. Friedmann to their national board. In December 2018, she was given the honor of being named a Musical America Top Professional of the Year.
During the 2020-2021 season, Aloysia hosted numerous online events for OICMF, including the highly acclaimed 2020 livestream broadcast series of the complete Beethoven Quartet Cycle, performed by the Miró Quartet and co-produced with OurConcerts.live. She was also a guest lecturer at Rice University and has returned to the Mainly Mozart Festival All-Star Orchestra.
Ms. Friedmann graduated from The Juilliard School, having studied with Ivan Galamian and Margaret Pardee. She had numerous chamber music coaches including members of the Juilliard Quartet, Felix Galimir, and Lillian Fuchs. The New York Times praised her “fiery spirit” after her Carnegie Recital Hall debut. While living in New York City, she performed with New York’s most prestigious musical ensembles, including the Orchestra of St. Luke’s and the American Symphony Orchestra. Also, Ms. Friedmann had a special onstage role on Broadway alongside Dustin Hoffman in the Merchant of Venice. While in New York, Ms. Friedmann worked with artists including Astor Piazzolla, Jessye Norman, Frederica von Stade, John Adams, André Previn and Mikhail Baryshnikov, as well as Elton John and Metallica.
In Houston, Aloysia Friedmann is Associate Concertmaster of the River Oaks Chamber Orchestra and has performed frequently with the Houston Grand Opera. Ms. Friedmann has taught as an Affiliate Artist in Viola and Violin at the Moores School of Music at the University of Houston.
Aloysia has enjoyed producing several CDs, including those of her husband, Jon Kimura Parker. Together they have toured the Pacific Northwest, Vietnam, and Europe. She’s been a guest artist with the New Orford String Quartet and a violist/teaching artist at the Sarasota Music Festival. Ms. Friedmann has performed in chamber music festivals in Hong Kong, Santa Fe, Seattle, Portland, Reno, Napa Valley, Maui, Ottawa, and San Antonio. Her chamber music colleagues have included Jake Heggie, Jeffrey Kahane, the Miró Quartet, the Montrose Trio, the New Orford String Quartet, Cho-Liang Lin, and Lynn Harrell.
Aloysia grew up in a musical household surrounded by chamber music being played by her parents, Martin Friedmann and Laila Storch. She was introduced to hiking when the family moved to the Northwest, and has climbed Mt. Fuji with Jackie and the Grossvenediger with her father. She loves living on Orcas Island. She’s proud of her daughter Sophie, and enjoys time playing games and taking care of their dog Ricky and cat Oscar.
Jon Kimura Parker (founding Artistic Advisor and Pianist)
Known to all of his friends as “Jackie” was born in Vancouver, Canada. He lived in New York for twenty years (where he met Aloysia in The Juilliard School cafeteria) and has lived in Houston and on Orcas Island since 2000. As a concert pianist, he has performed as soloist in Carnegie Hall, the Berlin Philharmonie, the Sydney Opera House, and hundreds of other concert halls around the world. As a collaborator he performs in Off The Score with drummer Stewart Copeland and the Montrose Trio with Martin Beaver and Clive Greensmith.
As an educator, he is Professor of Piano at the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University. Jackie is the Artistic Director of the Honens International Piano Competition, and Creative Partner of the Minnesota Orchestra. In 1999 he was invested as an Officer of the Order of Canada. He has given command performances for HRH Queen Elizabeth II, for the Prime Ministers of Canada and Japan, and for the US Supreme Court. Jackie is married to Artistic Director Aloysia Friedmann, and their daughter Sophie has been a festival performer and page turner. In 2020, he spent the majority of his time in the kitchen.
Also in 2020, Jackie realized his long-time dream of being on the tech side of things, acting as Aloysia’s video, sound, and lighting director for OICMF’s livestream presentations. He continues to try new recipes, has contemplated switching allegiance from the Houston Texans to the Seattle Seahawks, and was thrilled in August 2021 to get a shoutout on Twitter from Josh Groban, who had tuned in to one of his Minnesota Orchestra livestreams.
Anita Orne (Executive Director and Sawyer)
Anita Orne had a varied professional life before becoming Executive Director of OICMF in 2016, from waitress to naturalist to pottery decorator to heating and sheet metal to videographer and quite a few others. It was her video career, working with John Gorton at Westsound Video, that began her connection to the Festival.
Shooting concerts and other events since 2000 and working on the 10th Season DVD edit led to her being asked to join the OICMF board in 2010, becoming head of the Nominating Committee shortly thereafter. She has also served on the board (and been board president) of Fidelis Circle and the Orcas Center. Anita also teaches music, both private lessons and at the Shaw Island School. She plays a variety of mostly not-traditionally-classical instruments with strings and usually with frets. And musical saw. She plays most often with husband Gordon Koenig as two thirds of JP and the OK Rhythm Boys and, in the case of the saw, with the occasional string quartet. She has been an OICMF Festival Artist on a number of occasions, playing saw, bass, and banjo. She is also chief sketcher at AnitASketch.
Linda Slone (Festival Manager)
Linda’s connection with OICMF spans many years, as the stage manager’s assistant for summer festivals and concerts, proofreader of summer programs, and as catering staff at Bredouw Barn concerts. She earned her BA in Interdisciplinary Arts/Music and a post-graduate certificate in Non-fiction Editing. She has performed on flute and piccolo in numerous ensembles in the San Juan Islands and throughout Western Washington. Linda is pleased (and somewhat amazed) that the varied experience and knowledge she acquired while working for an eclectic assortment of Orcas Island’s retail businesses, lodging and fine dining establishments, record labels, WaFd Bank, the Post Office, and Orcas School District would coalesce into the skillset needed for the various hats she wears in the Festival office. On the rare occasions she’s not at work, she can be found playing her flute, sewing or knitting up something fun, enjoying the scenery while out for a brisk walk, or taking in the arts at theaters, galleries, and museums.
Mary Taylor (Production Manager)
A native of Mobile, Alabama, Mary Taylor is an author, editor, teacher, and former journalist. She relocated to Orcas with her husband, Clint Burdette, shortly before the pandemic in 2019. She holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Hollins University and an MFA from University of Massachusetts Amherst. Her two books of poetry, South (2019) and 7,000 Sparrows (2016), were published by Groundhog Poetry Press. Her writing across a range of disciplines has been published in anthologies, newspapers, and journals, including Blackbird, Mississippi Review, and Tupelo Quarterly. She has taught and studied in Tanzania, most recently in 2015, when she received a Fulbright Hays Fellowship to travel to Arusha for advanced language study. During her time there, she volunteered extensively, serving as a media consultant and head English teacher for non-profits assisting refugees in the Kigoma region. Writing aside, the delight of her life has been learning from the refugees and immigrants she has taught, befriended, and loved, in East Africa and in the United States.