Steady State
Steady State
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Steady State

What does this mean?

No extreme longitudinal divergence detected. The organization is maintaining its current operational philosophy.

The Path Forward

The Stewardship

Focuses on long-term sustainability and gentle cultivation of existing resources rather than forced expansion. It honors the organization's established role as a reliable anchor.

The Stewardship
The Stewardship
Institutional Health Scores
5-yr trend: Steady State
Overall
45
Score
Governance
50
Score
Financial
40
Score
Program
45
Score

Institutional Epochs

2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Financial Era
Governance Era
Trajectory Era
Steady State

Historical Performance

Year Revenue Top Comp Comp % Rev Score Phase Label Outlook Details
2025 Hidden Hidden Unknown
2023 45 Fragile Decline Risk
2022 Hidden Hidden 44 Fragile Recovery
2021 41 Fragile Decline Risk
2020 52 Fragile Recovery
2019 49 Fragile Stable Watch
2018 49 Fragile Stable Watch
2017 49 Fragile Stable Watch
2016 49 Fragile Stable Watch
2015 49 Fragile Stable Watch
2014 49 Fragile Stable Watch
2013 49 Fragile Recovery
2012 45 Fragile Stable Watch

Officer compensation history

Tax year 2026

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
KARL SIEWERTSEN Board President 5.9% of Rev
MIKE LA SORSA Board President
BEN PESENTI Vice President
VICORIA BYRNE V.P.-DIVISION 3
KYLE SMALL V.P.-DIVISION 2
PETER O'MALLEY V.P.-DIVISION 1 EAST
ALICIA BROWN V.P.-DIV.1 WEST
DAN DELLA MONICA V.P.-JAZZ
MARY E MC NAMEE Board President
AIMEE LILLIENSTEIN Secretary
KATHLEEN ALVAREZ Secretary
CHRISTINA PESENTI V.P.-CLASSROOM-MUSIC
CHRIS TOOMEY PUBLIC RELATIONS
ELLIS HOLMES PERCUSION ADVISOR
SHARON ABRAMOVITZ Board President
MOLLY TITTLER-INGOGLIA PUBLICATIONS
JOS OWENS GOVT. RELATIONS
PAUL CAPUTO EVENT COORDINATOR
ELIZABETH OWENS MUSIC COORDINATOR
SUSAN WEBER HISTORIAN
TJ ADAMS LIBRARIAN
MICHAEL LEE NYSSMA ZONE REP
SAMANTHA SCHICK Vice President
ANTHONY POMPONIO Vice President
KAILYN SMALL SOCIAL MEDIA
JOSEPH OWENS NYSCAME

Tax year 2023

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
KARL SIEWERTSEN Board President
MIKE LA SORSA Board President
JESSICA SHENKER Board President
NICOLE RODE V.P.-DIVISION 3
JEFF BIENER V.P.-DIVISION 2
AIMEE LILLIENSTEIN V.P.-DIVISION 1 EAST
ALICIA BROWN V.P.-DIV.1 WEST
DAN DELLA MONICA V.P.-JAZZ
MARY E MC NAMEE Treasurer
AMY ROSTHOLDER Secretary
SHANNON ABRAMOVITZ Secretary
CHRISTINA PESENTI V.P.-CLASSROOM-MUSIC
CHRIS TOOMEY PUBLIC RELATIONS
ELLIS HOLMES PERCUSION ADVISOR
GINA PELLETTIERE Board President
ALYSSA WHITE DIR. PUBLICATIONS
JOS OWENS GOVT. RELATIONS
PAUL CAPUTO EVENT COORD.
BETH OWENS MUSIC COORD.
SUSAN WEBER HISTORIAN
TJ ADAMS LIBRARIAN
RUTH BREIDENBACH NYSSMA ZONE REP
SAMANTHA SCHICK Vice President
ANTHONY POMPONIO Vice President
PETER O'MALLEY Vice President
MELODY MERCIECA SOCIAL MEDIA
KEVIN SCULLY Board President

Tax year 2021

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
JESSICA SHENKER Board President
GREGORY KRAJCI V.P.-DIVISION 5
CAITLIN HALE V.P.-DIVISION 4
AIMEE LILLIENSTEIN V.P.-DIVISION 3
KARA BOULAY V.P.-DIVISION 2
JEFFREY BIENER V.P.-DIVISION 1 EAST
MARY EILEEN MCNAMEE V.P.-DIV.1 WEST
JONATHAN HOLFORD V.P.-JAZZ
CHRISTOPHER HALE Treasurer
MICHAEL LASORA Secretary
ADAM ERDOS Secretary
SHANNON ABRAMOVITZ V.P.-CLASSROOM
RUTH BREIDENBACH Board President
ELLIS HOLMES PERCUSION ADVISOR
GINA PELLETTIERE Board President
PETER DESCHLER DIR. PUBLICATIONS
MICHAEL RODGERS WEB EDITOR
PAUL CAPUTO EVENT COORD.
ALAN KUNNIS MUSIC COORD.
SUSAN WEBER HISTORIAN
TJ ADAMS LIBRARIAN
EDMUND CHIARELLO NYSSMA ZONE 13 REP
KENNETH POLLITT GOVT. RELATIONS
KELLY JONES PUBLIC RELATIONS
KARL SIEWERTSEN Board President
NATHANIEL GARFINKEL RETIRED
JOSEPH OWENS Board President
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Score breakdown

Score breakdown

Financial resilience
40 / 100
weight 40%
Governance risk
50 / 100
weight 40%
Program scale
45 / 100
weight 20%
Overall
45 / 100
Priority Review

The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →

Peer comparison

Compared to 700 other orgs in NY with NTEE prefix A6.

Most-divergent component: program score sits 16 points above the peer median (45 vs. 29).

5-year trend: Steady State

No extreme longitudinal divergence detected. The organization is maintaining its current operational philosophy.

What's driving this score

What would change this score

The two changes that would most improve this score:

  1. Stabilize program expenses or grow earned-income revenue to break the consecutive-deficit pattern (~8 points to financial score).

Improving governance is a board decision. These are the levers.