Our Leadership

Orchestra Artistic & Operational Personnel

Corinne Denny | Executive Director

Corinne Denny is known for creating and managing innovative arts experiences. In addition to her role at the Arapahoe Phil, she is the Executive/Artistic Director and Founder of Denver Immersive Opera. Corinne has extensive experience in business administration and arts management, including five years in the financial services industry. As an administrator, she has served as the Production Manager for Boulder Opera Company, Company Manager for Boulder Music Institute, and Live Music and Administrative Coordinator for djMaestro. Ms. Denny has stage directed productions for Denver Immersive Opera, Denver Opera Collective, Boulder Opera Company and Opera on Tap Colorado. Corinne holds a Performer’s Certificate in Voice from the University of Denver, a dual MM in Opera and Musical Theatre Performance from Arizona State University, and a BM in Voice Performance from Middle Tennessee State University.

JoAnn Roos | Administrative Director

Responsible for the office operations, payroll, bookkeeping and concert box office administration, Jo Ann joined the Arapahoe Philharmonic in June 2011. Her work experience in sales, management and accounting span a variety of industries including banking, international trade, automotive and retail. Since receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in Education and Music, working for the Arapahoe Phil brings full-circle her love of the arts.

Devin Patrick Hughes | Music Director

Our Board

The Arapahoe Philharmonic Board of Directors is made up of both musicians and community members committed to artistic excellence and community outreach. We have a wonderful organization and its growth and success for over 65 years has been remarkable. The board serves the important purpose of ensuring that the orchestra is financially stable so that it can be free to do what it does best.

Maria del Rio, Chair - Marketing Consultant

Beth Dickinson, President - Sr. Director HR, IHS (Ret.)

Beth is retired from a career in HR spanning a variety of roles in local, regional, national, and international organizations. She enjoys using some of her career skills in the interests of the Arapahoe Philharmonic, where she is on her second stint as a Board member, having served with all three AP conductors over the years!

Key Career Positions:

Information Handling Services/IHS Group/IHS:

Manager/Senior Manager/Director, Compensation, Benefits, and HR Records and Systems
SeniorDirector, Human Resources Special Projects: SAP HR selection and global implementation–Senior Director, Global Learning and Development

Rocky Mountain HealthCare Corporation:

Manager, Benefits and Employee Relations
Manager, Compensation and Benefits

First Interstate Bank of Englewood:

Vice President, Human Resources

United California Bank:

Manager, Affirmative Action and Unemployment Compensation
Vice President and Manager, Compensation and Benefits Administration

Education:

BA University of California Santa Cruz –History
MS University of Oregon –Industrial and Labor Relations
Managerial Policy Institute –University of Southern California

In her spare time, Beth enjoys travel,walking/hiking, gardening, photography, baking, knitting, reading mysteries or whatever her book club sends her way, serving on her church?s Resource Management and Landscape Renewal committees, handbells, cooking with her son, and her favorite, grandparenting!

Anthony Elias, Vice Chairman - CU School of Medicine

Steve Barkmeier, Treasurer - Whipplewood CPAs PC, Director of Tax

Jaimie Stevens, Secretary - Business Systems Administrator & Analyst, Applied Control

Jaimie Stevens currently works as an engineer with Applied Control Equipment. She began playing violin with the Arapahoe Philharmonic during the 2011–2012 season, which coincided with her freshman year at the Colorado School of Mines. She graduated from CSM in 2015, with a B.S.in Engineering Physics. After college, she continued to play with the Arapahoe Phil, joining the Orchestra Advisory Council as a violin representative,and her most recent involvement is as a member of the board. In her spare time, Jaimie enjoys all things “nerd” –reading, books, board games –you name it!

Laston Charriez - Marketing Consultant

Laston Charriez is the Founder of B+C Consulting. B+C specializes in Marketing Consulting for CPG companies. He is also digital marketing expert and was hired to teach Digital Marketing at Loyola University New Orleans on September 2020. Before that, Laston was the Head of Marketing at Pilgrim’s Pride. In this role Laston was responsible of creating the Marketing Department for this $12 B company. Pilgrim’s is the largest Chicken company in the World. Laston launched the “Who makes your food campaign” that propelled Just Bare to market leadership in Minnesota and St. Louis. He also worked with Amazon and made Just Bare Chicken the #1 chicken on Amazon.

Before that he was Chief Product & Marketing Officer Denver Mattress. Before Denver Mattress, Laston worked for four years as Senior Vice President of Marketing & Product Americas at Western Union. In this role Laston lead all Marketing activities for Western Union U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico, Mexico, and the rest of Latin America. Before this role, Laston was VP of Insights & Innovation at Sara Lee North America. In that role Laston oversaw consumer insights, analytics, and platform innovation. His team drove external focus, support the business units with the voice of the consumer and deep analytics, while developing the next innovation platforms across all Sara Lee brands.

He started his professional career in Puerto Rico P&G Marketing Department, and then was promoted to Brand Manager in P&G Central America based in Guatemala. He was later transferred to Mexico and then back to Puerto Rico. In 2000 Laston became the Marketing Director of Charmin & Puffs in North America based in Cincinnati. In this job Laston developed innovative and holistic marketing strategies for Charmin North America including: The Charmin State Fair Program, the Charmin “potty Pollooza” mobile restroom tour, and the first P&G commercial aired in the Superbowl (a Commercial for Charmin).

Laston Charriez has a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing from Purdue University, Cum Laude, and a Master’s in Business Administration from Purdue University.

Chief Product & Marketing Officer Denver Mattress?
January 2016- December 2016 Denver, Colorado?
SVP Marketing & Product Americas Western Union??
November 2011- December 2015 Denver, Colorado
VP of Innovation and Consumer & Shopper Activation at Sara Lee
September 2009- October 2011 Chicago, Illinois
North America Marketing Capabilities Director?
August 2005- August? 2009 Cincinnati, Ohio?
Marketing Director, North America Charmin & Puffs
August 2000- July 2005 Cincinnati, Ohio
Marketing Director, Latin America Tissue & Towel
July 1999 ? August 2000 Caracas, Venezuela
Marketing Director/Manager, MBDO Paper & Food /Beverages
January 1996 – June 1999 San Juan, Puerto Rico
Marketing Manager Mexico, Central America & Puerto Rico
July 1987 – December 1995 Mexico City, Guatemala & San Juan

A seasoned senior marketing executive with more than 25 years leading Procter & Gamble globally, in North America, and in Latin America, and leading businesses for Sara Lee, Western Union, and Denver Mattress.
Led businesses from $1 to $2B.?
Fully bilingual (English/Spanish)
Here in Denver and do not have to relocate.?
Over 15+ years of senior level marketing leadership role with a global consumer product, and service business. ?
Master?s degree (MBA from Purdue University)
Demonstrated ability to hire, mentor and lead a team of A players.
Experience with digital market/lead generation techniques including email, social media, chat, SEM/SEO and blogs.
A thought leader for big brand efforts to convey important brand attributes, for example created the Charmin Bear Campaign, the longest lasting currently airing P&G Campaign
Tremendous results-driven with strong ability to analyze quantitative data to determine effectiveness, ROI, forecasting- as reflected by doubling the Charmin Business from $1B to $2B
Obtaining the largest expansion of Distribution for Western Union by launching to all Walgreens in the U.S.A. via converting the Photo Kiosks into WU Kiosks?
Lead Digital innovation strategy, planning & implementation for Sara Lee whole company ($4.5B) across iMedia, eCommerce, eCRM, SEM and site; new Digital agency structure and processes.
An All-Star net-worker and public speaker with over 3600 people connected on LinkedIn and a Social Media Maven
Launched Sleep Animalzzz, Denver Mattress first venture into the Bed In A Box business. Developed a breakthrough Web & digital only mattress algorithm that helps consumers select a customized mattress after only a 7 questions quiz

Wendy Cottingham - Director and Business Ops Mgr Colorado Music Institute

Edward Goldson, MD - The Children's Hospital, University of Colorado School of Medicine

Muriel Lotto, Global Head, Brand and Marketing Western Union

Jason Richard Olney, Professional Musician

Scott Tierney - Staffing Manager, Leidos

Scott Tierney is a native of Cobleskill, New York,and currently lives in Aurora, Colorado. He is a 29–year Air Force veteran and is the Senior Enlisted Leader at a National Intelligence Agency. He has been married to his wife D’Egra for 18years and they have two boys, Connor who is 13 and Logan who is 10. Scott received two Associates degrees from the Community College of the Air Force in Aerospace Ground Equipment Technology and Communications Technology. He has a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Political Science from Troy University. Scott received his MBA from Oklahoma State University in December 2018. He has lived overseas in Italy, Turkey,and Greece and has deployed in support of Operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm and multiple deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. He is the recipient of several military honors and decorations including three Bronze Star Medals.

Anthony Zator, Professional Musician

A native of the Chicago area, international trumpeter/composer/arranger Anthony Zator began his musical journey at the age of 3 and soon after started working with members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. His high school accomplishments led him to continue studying trumpet at DePaul University where he completed his BM and MM. Upon completion of school, Anthony turned his attention to the manufacturing side of the industry, handcrafting trumpets at Schilke Music Products, Inc for five years before moving to the Denver area in 2007 to pursue performance and education opportunities as well as enjoy the majesty Colorado has to offer.

Zator joined the Arapahoe Philharmonic in 2010, was named principal trumpet in 2013, and has served on the board of directors since 2016. In addition to the AP, he has performed with the Aurora Symphony; dance bands Tunisia, Soul School and Thumpin’; international touring gospel bands House of Should and At the Table with Dr. Martin Luther King; and Latin ensembles Mood Express and Conjunto Colores, among others. Anthony is also an active band leader of the Otone Brass Band, a NOLA funk group, and AZQ, a modern jazz quartet that debuted his original CD, Birth of a Rose, in 2010. In addition to regularly performing, Anthony teaches group trumpet at the middle and high school level, directs a jazz combo, teaches music theory and music business along with private lessons at Denver School of the Arts, an affiliation he has had since 2009. To seek balance, Anthony practices martial arts, specifically Kempo, a passion he believes directly effects musical intuition.

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