Capital Harmony Works
There has a been a changing of the guard at Capital Harmony Works, the Trenton-based organization behind youth music programs including the Trenton Children’s Chorus and Trenton Music Makers. In a letter to supporters departing president and CEO Carol Burden outlined the leadership change and introduced her successor:
“As many of you know, today marks my last day as President and CEO of Capital Harmony Works. I want to tell you all what a profound honor it has been for me to lead Capital Harmony Works, and to witness the growth of the young people who take part in the Trenton Music Makers, Trenton Children’s Chorus, and Music for the Very Young programs. As I move on to new adventures in New York City I will take with me a heart full of gratitude for all that you have done to support these amazing young musicians and their families.
“I am delighted to introduce Paul Chapin, who will be Capital Harmony Works’ next President and CEO. Paul comes to Trenton following his previous position as Head of the Newark Boys Chorus School, where he had led for the past four years. Some of our Trenton Children’s Chorus team had the chance to meet him when his choir visited Trenton last year and joined us for a shared concert at Trinity Cathedral, at the beginning of their international tour.
“Before his work in Newark, Paul was known and cherished by the Princeton community as the 35-year music teacher at Riverside Elementary School, and then when the need arose, the Acting Principal of that school for two years. He has a rich background in choral conducting and music direction, and has also served as a Content Instruction Specialist to undergraduates at Princeton University, as well as providing consultancy and professional development in educational assessment and integrated arts, and is the author of many publications.
“I would like to extend my warmest thanks to the Search Committee of our Board of Trustees, who have devoted long hours, held many conversations, and practiced careful discernment in this choice. Also to the directors of all of our programs, who met with Paul and engaged him in conversation about his approach to the creative youth development work that we do, and who threw their enthusiastic support behind his addition to Capital Harmony Works as its leader.
“Capital Harmony Works has been an extraordinarily vibrant part of the New Jersey arts education community, and an example to youth choirs and orchestras throughout the United States, since the founding of Trenton Children’s Chorus in 1989, the founding of Trenton Community Music School/Trenton Music Makers in 1998, and finally their merger in 2022. We have so much to be proud of, so many reasons to thank you, and so many exciting things to anticipate.
Capital Harmony Works, The Social Profit Center at Mill One, 1 North Johnston Avenue, Suite A209, Trenton 08609. 609-394-8700. Paul Chapin, president and CEO. capitalharmony.works.
Morven Museum & Garden
After seven years as executive director of Morven Museum & Garden, Jill Barry has announced she is relocating to Texas to become the CEO of the Houston Botanic Garden. She has helped lead Morven through a transformational period that saw the construction of the Stockton Education Center, the reimagining of the first floor galleries, and a successful navigation of Morven through the pandemic while addressing significant capital improvements.
Elizabeth Allan, current deputy director and curator has been appointed interim director beginning September 1. Allan has been with Morven for 13 years and her leadership will ensure a smooth transition. A national search will commence led by Greg Rogers with Rachel Herr, Courtney Lederer, Richard Pierce, and Liza Morehouse serving on the board committee.
Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton. Jill Barry, executive director. www.morven.org.
Princeton Senior Resource Center
Princeton Senior Resource Center has announced the appointment of three new board members, effective July 1: Kathy Ales, Harold Kuskin, and Jane Silverman.
Kathy Ales has been a resident of Princeton for 39 years with her husband, Richard Levine. Trained in general internal medicine, she served on the faculty at New York Hospital-Cornell University Medical College and as a physician at The New York Hospital. Later, on the University Medical Center at Princeton staff, she was medical director of the former Merwick Long Term Care Unit on Bayard Lane and the Medical Center’s Hospice Service. More recently, as medical director for Jacobus Pharmaceutical Company, she oversaw clinical research for the treatment of an ultra-rare neurological disorder.
Harold A. Kuskin and wife, Joan, have been Princeton residents since 2011. He is an alumnus of Harvard College and Harvard Law School, practiced law in New Jersey for more than 30 years, and in 1995 he was nominated by Governor Christie Whitman to be a judge of the Tax Court of New Jersey. Since retiring in 2009, Judge Kuskin has served PSRC as a member and former chairperson of the Evergreen Forum Steering Committee as well as teaching opera and Antarctic exploration courses.
Jane Silverman is an organizational consultant specializing in strategic planning and governance for nonprofits. She grew up in Trenton and has been a resident of Princeton since 1977. She has had a long career in nonprofit management as an executive, consultant, and board member.
She currently is the chair of the development committee for the Princeton Public Library Friends and Foundation and chair of the governance committee for the American Repertory Ballet/Princeton Ballet School. She is a long-time member of the national board of Governors of the American Jewish Committee and sits on the advisory committee of the Jacob Blaustein Institute for Human Rights.
Princeton Senior Resource Center, 101 Poor Farm Road, Building B, Princeton 08540. 609-751-9699. Drew A. Dyson, chief executive officer. www.princetonsenior.org.
