Robb Trust Membership
Robb Board members staffing an information table during Música del Corazón in 2016
Bylaws Dictate Board Representation
As outlined in the University of New Mexico John Donald Robb Musical Trust Committee bylaws, membership of the organization consists of:
Current Membership
Click the tabs below to view members of the Robb Trust board, honorary board, staff, and committees.
As outlined in the University of New Mexico John Donald Robb Musical Trust Committee bylaws, membership of the organization consists of:
- Chairperson from the UNM Department of Music
- Dean of UNM College of Fine Arts
- Representative from the Center for Southwest Research
- Representative from the Robb family
- 8 to 15 At-Large Members holding 3-year renewable appointments
- Honorary Members as deemed appropriate
- Trust Administrator ex officio
Current Membership
Click the tabs below to view members of the Robb Trust board, honorary board, staff, and committees.
Ana Alonso-Minutti, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Musicology, UNM Music Department
Committee: Chair; Archives/Underwriting
James Bonnell ~ Secretary
Retired CAO, Madden Hosea & Associates
Committees: Nominating ~ Chair; Executive; Development/Finance; Performance/Education
Peter Gilbert, Ph.D. ~ Immediate Past Chair
Associate Professor of Theory & Composition, UNM Music Department
Committees: Executive; Performance/Education; Nominating
Nancy Harbert
Retired Journalist, Past Robb Trust Program Specialist
Committee: PR/Marketing
Michael Hix, D.M.
Chair, UNM Department of Music
Committee: Performance/Education
Leo Lo, EdD, MLIS
Dean, UNM Libraries
Committee: Nominating
Robert Lucero, Jr. ~ Chair
Lucero Law, P.C.
Committees: Chair, Executive Committee; Ex Officio all Trust Committees
Robbin MacVittie
President, Mr. & Mrs. Sanford N. McDonnell Foundation
McDonnell Family Representative
Margie Montañez, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Latin American Collections Curator, Center for Southwest Research and Special Collections
Committee: Archives/Underwriting
lisa nevada
Choreographer, Performer, Educator, Presenter, Naturalist: Freelance/working Dance-Artist
Committees: Interim Chair, PR/Marketing; Performance/Education
Karola Obermüller, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Theory & Composition, UNM Music Department
Committee: Performance/Education
Kristine Purrington
Senior Director of Development, UNM College of Fine Arts
UNM Foundation Representative
Ellen Robb ~ Member at Large
Robb Family Representative
Committees: Executive; Development/Finance
Art Sheinberg ~ Vice Chair
Composer, Instructor UNM
Committees: Executive; Performance/Education
Harris Smith
Dean, UNM College of Fine Arts
Committee: Executive
Robert Tillotson, Ph.D.
Retired Music Department Chair, Harper College
Committees: Chair, Performance/Education; PR/Marketing; Development/Finance
Jeff Todd
President & CEO, UNM Foundation
Marc Woodward, CPA ~ Treasurer
Woodward & Eskew, PC
Committees: Executive; Chair, Development/Finance
Associate Professor of Musicology, UNM Music Department
Committee: Chair; Archives/Underwriting
James Bonnell ~ Secretary
Retired CAO, Madden Hosea & Associates
Committees: Nominating ~ Chair; Executive; Development/Finance; Performance/Education
Peter Gilbert, Ph.D. ~ Immediate Past Chair
Associate Professor of Theory & Composition, UNM Music Department
Committees: Executive; Performance/Education; Nominating
Nancy Harbert
Retired Journalist, Past Robb Trust Program Specialist
Committee: PR/Marketing
Michael Hix, D.M.
Chair, UNM Department of Music
Committee: Performance/Education
Leo Lo, EdD, MLIS
Dean, UNM Libraries
Committee: Nominating
Robert Lucero, Jr. ~ Chair
Lucero Law, P.C.
Committees: Chair, Executive Committee; Ex Officio all Trust Committees
Robbin MacVittie
President, Mr. & Mrs. Sanford N. McDonnell Foundation
McDonnell Family Representative
Margie Montañez, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Latin American Collections Curator, Center for Southwest Research and Special Collections
Committee: Archives/Underwriting
lisa nevada
Choreographer, Performer, Educator, Presenter, Naturalist: Freelance/working Dance-Artist
Committees: Interim Chair, PR/Marketing; Performance/Education
Karola Obermüller, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Theory & Composition, UNM Music Department
Committee: Performance/Education
Kristine Purrington
Senior Director of Development, UNM College of Fine Arts
UNM Foundation Representative
Ellen Robb ~ Member at Large
Robb Family Representative
Committees: Executive; Development/Finance
Art Sheinberg ~ Vice Chair
Composer, Instructor UNM
Committees: Executive; Performance/Education
Harris Smith
Dean, UNM College of Fine Arts
Committee: Executive
Robert Tillotson, Ph.D.
Retired Music Department Chair, Harper College
Committees: Chair, Performance/Education; PR/Marketing; Development/Finance
Jeff Todd
President & CEO, UNM Foundation
Marc Woodward, CPA ~ Treasurer
Woodward & Eskew, PC
Committees: Executive; Chair, Development/Finance
Tom Dodson, Ph.D.
Retired Dean, UNM College of Fine Arts
Darlene Evers
Retired Voice Professor, UTEP
Nina Hobbs
Retired Choral Instructor; APS Music Consultant
Belinda Jentzen
Retired UNM College of Fine Arts Development Officer
Michael Kelly
Retired Director, Center for Southwest Research; Associate Dean, UNM Libraries
Enrique Lamadrid, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Spanish/Portuguese
James Linnell, Ph.D.
Retired Dean, UNM College of Fine Arts
Martin Mathisen
Partner, CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP
Michael Mauldin
Composer
Christopher Mead, Ph.D.
Retired Dean, UNM College of Fine Arts
Elsa Menéndez
Deputy Director, City of Albuquerque Department of Arts & Culture
Elsie Morosin, Ph.D.
Retired UNM College of Nursing, Associate Professor
Carolyn Mountain
Retired, Program Manager, UNM Libraries
David Oberg
Composer
Christopher Shultis, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, UNM Department of Music
Karen Turner
Community Volunteer
James (Jim) B. Wright
Professor Emeritus, UNM Libraries
Retired Dean, UNM College of Fine Arts
Darlene Evers
Retired Voice Professor, UTEP
Nina Hobbs
Retired Choral Instructor; APS Music Consultant
Belinda Jentzen
Retired UNM College of Fine Arts Development Officer
Michael Kelly
Retired Director, Center for Southwest Research; Associate Dean, UNM Libraries
Enrique Lamadrid, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Spanish/Portuguese
James Linnell, Ph.D.
Retired Dean, UNM College of Fine Arts
Martin Mathisen
Partner, CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP
Michael Mauldin
Composer
Christopher Mead, Ph.D.
Retired Dean, UNM College of Fine Arts
Elsa Menéndez
Deputy Director, City of Albuquerque Department of Arts & Culture
Elsie Morosin, Ph.D.
Retired UNM College of Nursing, Associate Professor
Carolyn Mountain
Retired, Program Manager, UNM Libraries
David Oberg
Composer
Christopher Shultis, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, UNM Department of Music
Karen Turner
Community Volunteer
James (Jim) B. Wright
Professor Emeritus, UNM Libraries
Remembered
James Bratcher (d. 2012)
Charlemaud Curtis (1922-2018)
Jack Douthett, Ph.D. (1942-2021)
Marilyn Fletcher (1940-2021)
Carmoline Grady (1935-2015)
Dale Kempter (1930-2018)
Priscilla Robb McDonnell (d. 2017)
John D. Robb, Jr. (d. 2014)
William Seymour (1930-2017)
Scott Wilkinson (d. 2021)
James Bratcher (d. 2012)
Charlemaud Curtis (1922-2018)
Jack Douthett, Ph.D. (1942-2021)
Marilyn Fletcher (1940-2021)
Carmoline Grady (1935-2015)
Dale Kempter (1930-2018)
Priscilla Robb McDonnell (d. 2017)
John D. Robb, Jr. (d. 2014)
William Seymour (1930-2017)
Scott Wilkinson (d. 2021)
Thomas Goodrich
Director of Operations
Committees, Ex Officio: Archives/Underwriting; Development/Finance; Nominating; Performance/Education; PR/Marketing
Christopher Orphal
Graduate Assistant 2021-2023
Primary projects: Robb Archives/Center for Southwest Research; Composers' Symposium production; Música del Corazón! production
Director of Operations
Committees, Ex Officio: Archives/Underwriting; Development/Finance; Nominating; Performance/Education; PR/Marketing
Christopher Orphal
Graduate Assistant 2021-2023
Primary projects: Robb Archives/Center for Southwest Research; Composers' Symposium production; Música del Corazón! production
Executive
The Executive Committee is comprised of the Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, Immediate Past-Chair, an at-large community member (from the Board) and the Dean of the College of Fine Arts. In the absence of action by the Trust Board of Directors, and subject to its direction, the Executive Committee exercises the authority of the Trust Board in the management of its business, except that the Executive Committee shall have no authority to amend or repeal the Bylaws or adopt new or to amend or repeal any resolution of the Trust Board. The Robb Trust Chair serves as the Chairperson of the Executive Committee and it meets upon call of the Chairperson. The Chairperson invites Chairs of Standing Committees to meetings as needed. Minutes of each meeting of the Executive Committee are provided to each member of the Trust Board.
Robert Lucero, Chair
Art Sheinberg, Vice-Chair
Jim Bonnell, Secretary
Marc Woodward, Treasurer
Peter Gilbert, Immediate Past-Chair
Ellen Robb, Member-at-Large
Harris Smith, Dean of College of Fine Arts
The Executive Committee is comprised of the Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, Immediate Past-Chair, an at-large community member (from the Board) and the Dean of the College of Fine Arts. In the absence of action by the Trust Board of Directors, and subject to its direction, the Executive Committee exercises the authority of the Trust Board in the management of its business, except that the Executive Committee shall have no authority to amend or repeal the Bylaws or adopt new or to amend or repeal any resolution of the Trust Board. The Robb Trust Chair serves as the Chairperson of the Executive Committee and it meets upon call of the Chairperson. The Chairperson invites Chairs of Standing Committees to meetings as needed. Minutes of each meeting of the Executive Committee are provided to each member of the Trust Board.
Robert Lucero, Chair
Art Sheinberg, Vice-Chair
Jim Bonnell, Secretary
Marc Woodward, Treasurer
Peter Gilbert, Immediate Past-Chair
Ellen Robb, Member-at-Large
Harris Smith, Dean of College of Fine Arts
Archives / Underwriting
The Archives, Grants and Scholarships Committee (1) assures that papers / collections in Robb’s papers in Zimmerman Library, Center for Southwest Research are preserved, maintained, and made available, and will oversee any exhibits of Robb materials; (2) encourages applications, reviews grant proposals, and makes award recommendations to the Trust Board of Directors; and (3) in consultation with the Department of Music, recommends recipients of assistantships and scholarships awarded by the Trust.
Ana Alonso-Minutti, Chair
Thomas Goodrich, Ex Officio
Robert Lucero, Ex Officio
Margie Montañez
Development / Finance
The Development / Finance Committee provides oversight to the financial management of the Trust Board, gives leadership to the annual budget planning process, provides quarterly financial reports, and initiates key fundraising issues. In consultation with other committees, the Development / Finance Committee recommends development strategies for both short and long-term needs of the Trust.
Marc Woodward, Chair
Jim Bonnell
Thomas Goodrich, Ex Officio
Robert Lucero, Ex Officio
Ellen Robb
Robert Tillotson
Nominating
The Nominating Committee presents annually a slate of candidates for election to the Trust Board at the December meeting. The Nominating Committee interviews and recruits prospective officer nominees from existing Trust Directors, and provides a slate of officers at the June meeting in even-numbered years. The Nominating Committee makes recommendations for nominations of Honorary Members and for filling vacancies on the Trust Board of Directors. In addition, the committee formulates and presents a Trust Board of Directors Profile detailing the strengths / weaknesses, demographics, and skills needed relative to recruiting new Directors.
Jim Bonnell, Chair
Peter Gilbert
Thomas Goodrich, Ex Officio
Leo Lo
Robert Lucero, Ex Officio
Robert Tillotson
Performance / Education
The Performance / Education Committee (1) approves, recommends, and oversees editing works of John Donald Robb to be performed (including performances of such works at the UNM Composers’ Symposium), produced and/or published; (2) assures that the Robb Collections are accessible to educational institutions and others when appropriate through methods such as performance, demonstration, or lecture; (3) develops Outreach programs and recommends their implementation.
Robert Tillotsen, Chair
Jim Bonnell
Peter Gilbert
Thomas Goodrich, Ex Officio
Michael Hix
Robert Lucero, Ex Officio
lisa nevada
Karola Obermüller
Art Sheinberg
PR / Marketing
The PR/Marketing Committee supervises public relations and marketing functions of the Trust and recommends strategies for increasing awareness of products and services of the Trust.
lisa nevada, Interim Chair
Nancy Harbert
Thomas Goodrich, Ex Officio
Robert Lucero, Ex Officio
Robert Tillotson
The Archives, Grants and Scholarships Committee (1) assures that papers / collections in Robb’s papers in Zimmerman Library, Center for Southwest Research are preserved, maintained, and made available, and will oversee any exhibits of Robb materials; (2) encourages applications, reviews grant proposals, and makes award recommendations to the Trust Board of Directors; and (3) in consultation with the Department of Music, recommends recipients of assistantships and scholarships awarded by the Trust.
Ana Alonso-Minutti, Chair
Thomas Goodrich, Ex Officio
Robert Lucero, Ex Officio
Margie Montañez
Development / Finance
The Development / Finance Committee provides oversight to the financial management of the Trust Board, gives leadership to the annual budget planning process, provides quarterly financial reports, and initiates key fundraising issues. In consultation with other committees, the Development / Finance Committee recommends development strategies for both short and long-term needs of the Trust.
Marc Woodward, Chair
Jim Bonnell
Thomas Goodrich, Ex Officio
Robert Lucero, Ex Officio
Ellen Robb
Robert Tillotson
Nominating
The Nominating Committee presents annually a slate of candidates for election to the Trust Board at the December meeting. The Nominating Committee interviews and recruits prospective officer nominees from existing Trust Directors, and provides a slate of officers at the June meeting in even-numbered years. The Nominating Committee makes recommendations for nominations of Honorary Members and for filling vacancies on the Trust Board of Directors. In addition, the committee formulates and presents a Trust Board of Directors Profile detailing the strengths / weaknesses, demographics, and skills needed relative to recruiting new Directors.
Jim Bonnell, Chair
Peter Gilbert
Thomas Goodrich, Ex Officio
Leo Lo
Robert Lucero, Ex Officio
Robert Tillotson
Performance / Education
The Performance / Education Committee (1) approves, recommends, and oversees editing works of John Donald Robb to be performed (including performances of such works at the UNM Composers’ Symposium), produced and/or published; (2) assures that the Robb Collections are accessible to educational institutions and others when appropriate through methods such as performance, demonstration, or lecture; (3) develops Outreach programs and recommends their implementation.
Robert Tillotsen, Chair
Jim Bonnell
Peter Gilbert
Thomas Goodrich, Ex Officio
Michael Hix
Robert Lucero, Ex Officio
lisa nevada
Karola Obermüller
Art Sheinberg
PR / Marketing
The PR/Marketing Committee supervises public relations and marketing functions of the Trust and recommends strategies for increasing awareness of products and services of the Trust.
lisa nevada, Interim Chair
Nancy Harbert
Thomas Goodrich, Ex Officio
Robert Lucero, Ex Officio
Robert Tillotson