Board of Directors

Each member of the board of directors serves a three-year term and elections are held at the Annual Meeting in the Spring to fill the expiring seats.

 

Tim Eisele, President

Tim Eisele has two daughters in our program. One is studying violin (and he has been working on learning violin along with her). The other is learning to play the piano. He teaches Chemical Engineering at Michigan Tech. Tim serves on our CCSA Scholarship Committee.
Term expires May 2025.

 

Maria Bergstrom, Secretary

Maria Bergstrom has been a “Suzuki mom” for 20 years and has listened to many lessons in violin, viola and cello. She has four daughters who are Suzuki alumni and a son who played trombone in the KYSO. Maria is a past President of the CCSA board and is happy to serve an organization that has been so important to her family. Maria is Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education in the College of Sciences and Arts at Michigan Technological University. She is also a pianist and organist and has enjoyed accompanying her children at many Suzuki recitals. Term expires May 2025.

 

Haley Fredrickson

Haley Fredrickson has witnessed the benefits of learning a stringed instrument, specifically through the Suzuki Method, from 16 years of being a Suzuki parent. She is grateful that the CCSA exists to provide quality classical music education in such a rural setting as the western Upper Peninsula. Haley assists the CCSA Board with visual communication needs and helps run a local branch of an investment firm. Term expires May 2025.

 
 

Chunxiu (Traci) Yu

Traci’s two daughters joined the CCSA family in 2018, with one playing the violin and the other playing the cello. Traci works as an assistant professor at Michigan Tech, where she teaches and conducts research. She has enjoyed watching her daughters grow in their musical abilities. Term expires May 2025.

 

Sarah Williams

With two children completing their first year in the Suzuki program, Sarah Williams has enjoyed watching and helping her son and daughter learn how to play the violin! She can now successfully clap (not play) all five rhythms of Twinkle! She and her husband Ryan have four children including two daughters who play piano. Sarah has 20 years experience in journalism, marketing communications, and fundraising in higher education and campus ministry, most recently at MIchigan Tech and St. Albert the Great. She now homeschools her four children and teaches a Montessori preschool program at her parish.
Term expires May 2026

 

Megan Bradley

Megan is a mother of four and a part-time small animal relief veterinarian. She has a deep appreciation for the Suzuki method, with three of her children currently involved in the program—one studying piano, another violin, and the third cello. Having grown up playing the viola, Megan experienced firsthand the joy and camaraderie of being part of a nurturing musical community. She is honored to serve on the board and support the Suzuki mission, hoping to create similar enriching experiences for young musicians in the area.
Term expires May 2027.

 

Mary Jo Stimac

Term expires May 2025.

 

Leyre Alegre

Term expires May 2025.

 

Micah Erickson

Term expires May 2027.