Artistic Staff
Allan R. Scott, Music Director & Conductor
To contact Maestro Scott, please email the Executive Assistant to the Music Director, Lisa Van Meter
Michael Mleko, Orchestra Assistant Conductor
June Lee, Staff Accompanist
Artistic Administration
Rehanna Olson, Director of Artistic Planning
Nicholas Slaggert, Operations Manager
Joseph Sanford, Stage Manager
Nicholas Slaggert, Librarian
Joshua Dickey, Chorale Manager
Rachel Aagenes, Assistant Chorale Manager
John Murphy, Recording Engineer
Don Phillips, Technical Director
Darla Sautter, Head Usher
Tom Rolfe, Artist Driver
SUTS Production Staff
Rose Miller, Volunteer Coordinator
Mike Jones, Sound & Lights
Jay Waller, StagePro
Rob Holter, Crew Contractor
Ric Almendinger, Big Sky Fireworks
Allegra Printing, Printing
Administrative Staff
Scott Kall, Director of Patron Services
Cameron Betchey, Director of Development
Lisa Van Meter, Executive Assistant to the Music Director
Scott Kall, Project Manager / Symphony Under the Stars
Katie Clark, Events Coordinator
Duane Johnson, Information Technology Manager
Ginny Emery, Staff Photographer
Wandering Albatross Photography
Wipfli, Accounting
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Marketing Staff/Edge Marketing + Design
Diana Norton, Project Manager
Lori Pederson, Brand Manager
Deanna Johnson, Webmaster/Marketing Director

Allan R. Scott, Music Director
Appointed as Music Director of the Helena Symphony Orchestra & Chorale, Philadelphia native conductor Allan R. Scott is the longest serving Music Director in the Symphony’s six decade history. Entering his twelfth season, Maestro Scott has been noted for his innovative approach to programming, dynamic vision, and ability to elicit top-notch performances from musicians. As the subject of SYMPHONY Magazine’s article “Big Sounds, Big Dreams,” Maestro Scott was acknowledged for his “large orchestra view” noting, “under Scott’s leadership the quality of the orchestra’s playing has skyrocketed.”
Helena Symphony Officers
Patrick Keim, President
Ron Waterman, Esq., Vice President
Alison Paul, Esq., Treasurer
Renee Liston, Secretary
Board of Directors
Patrick Keim - Chair
Art Bumgardner, D.M.A.
James Burkholder, orchestra representative
Victoria Cech
Maddie Collins
Matthew Dalton
Kristin Lahmeyer Drees
David Genter
Sara Groves
Renee Liston
Ronald Lukenbill
Virginia Markell, honorary
Susie Osborne, chorale representative
Alison Paul, Esq.
Allan R. Scott, ex officio
Darien G. Scott, honorary
Eric Stern, Esq.
Ron Waterman, Esq.
Kali Wicks
Helena Symphony Foundation
Ross Cannon, Esq. - President
Joan Poston, Esq. - Chair
Thomas C. Morrison, Esq. - Treasurer
Peter E. Bogy, Esq. - Treasurer
Darien G. Scott - Secretary
Volunteers
Ellie Parker
Marie Brown
Marty Thieltges