Our Proud BSO Board
2025-2026
Executive Board
Chair:
Patrick Paggi
Daniells Phillips Vaughan & Bock Partner
Secretary:
Terri Church
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital
Chief Operating Officer
Treasurer:
Melissa Fortune, CPA
Owner
Executive Director:
Holly Arnold
Music Director:
Stilian Kirov
Orchestra President:
Mary Cervantes
BSO Musician
Associate Principal - Flute
Directors
Bradford Anderson, M.D.
Physician
Alan Avery
Kern Health Systems
Chief Operating Officer
Ken Beurmann
Terrio Therapy-Fitness, Inc.
Chief Executive Officer
Ira Cohen
UBS Financial Services, Inc. Vice President, Wealth Management
Gabriela Gonzales
California Resources Corporation
External Affairs Advisor
Russell Huge
Cal State University Bakersfield
Lecturer
Justin Leland
Moneywise Wealth Management
Financial Planner
Brianne Lancaster
Valley Strong Credit Union
Field Marketer
Stephen L. Sanders
Kern County Supt. of Schools
Chief of Staff
Jennifer Self
Cal State University of Bakersfield
Sr. Director of Strategic Communications
Rick Stevens
Stevens Transportation Inc.
President
Teresa Waller
Blue Sky Technology Brokers
Owner
Orchestra Representatives:
Laura Arganbright
BSO Musician
Principal - Oboe
Mary Cervantes
BSO Musician
Associate Principal - Flute
Endowment Foundation Representative:
Jim Bell