MEET THE BOARD FOR 2024-25

AVA CHO
President
Year: Fourth Year
Hometown: Moultonborough, NH
Major: Neuroscience and Psychology
Instrument: Violin
Hobby: Cooking and exploring Chicago restaurants 😋
Favorite Part of SSFMP: Weekly lessons with my student - I love watching her grow as a musician 🙂

NICOLE KOKO
Vice President
Year: Fourth
Hometown: Fairfax, VA
Major: Business Economics
Instrument: Violin
Hobby: Drinking tea, reading, and finding cute cafes!
Favorite Part of SSFMP: Meeting students and helping them grow!

ISABELLA KELLY
Finance Director
Year: Fourth
Major: Political Science and Economics
Instrument: Piano
Hobby: Rubiks Cubes
Favorite Part of SSFMP: Spending time with my students and watching them grow into wonderful musicians!

RUBEN NIETO
Recruitment Director
Year: Fourth
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Major: Business Economics
Instrument: Violin & trumpet
Hobby: Playing guitar
Favorite Part of SSFMP: Witnessing musical curiosity spark and grow

VICTOR SUN
Educational Programming Director
Year: Third
Hometown: Vancouver, BC
Major: Bioengineering & Biochemistry
Instrument: Piano
Hobby: Cooking
Favorite Part of SSFMP: Getting to write my own textbook pages for students

KIM MERCADO
Events Director
Year: Fourth
Hometown: Franklin Square, NY
Major: Music
Instrument: Vocals
Hobby: Walking and Crocheting!
Favorite Part of SSFMP: The connections you make with the parents

AMBA BEATTIE
Communications Director
Year: Second
Hometown: Oakland, CA
Major: Art History
Instrument: Voice
Hobby: Cooking and baking
Favorite Part of SSFMP: Seeing how joyful and proud our students are when they share what they’ve been working on at the end of the year Spring Recital!