Our Proud BSO Board
2024-2025
Executive Board
Chair:
Patrick Paggi
Daniells Phillips Vaughan & Bock Partner
Past Chair:
Beth Pandol
Andrew Pandol Farms
Owner
Vice Chair:
Melissa Fortune, CPA
Owner
Secretary:
Terri Church
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital
Chief Operating Officer
Treasurer:
Shannon Lowther, CFA
Central Pacific Valuation,
Managing Partner
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
Kamal Bhakta
Capstone Partners
Advisor
Jason Cater
City of Bakersfield, Economic and Community Development Manager
Ira Cohen
UBS Financial Services, Inc. Vice President, Wealth Management
Alan Doud, Esq.
Young Wooldridge, LLP
Partner
Gabriela Gonzales
California Resources Corporation
External Affairs Advisor
Brianne Lancaster Valley Strong Credit Union Field Marketer II
Russell Huge
Cal State University Bakersfield
Lecturer
Mona Pankey
Key Properties
Douglas L. Pierce, CPA
Pierce CPA, Owner
Justin Salters
Hey Salty Inc.
Founder & President
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
Cory Williams
Rain for Rent
Director of Manufacturing & Wholesale Sales Division
Keith Wolaridge
Bakersfield College
Associate Professor
Orchestra Representative
Laura Arganbright
BSO Musician
Principal - Oboe
Endowment Foundation Representative
Jim Bell