Board and Staff

Choral Director for 35 years in Norfolk Public Schools. Taught in Pulaski Co. Special School
District where he served as Honors Festival Chair and Central Region Chair AR-ACDA. Chaired several committees for Virginia Choral Directors and Virginia Music Educators Association. Served as National Chair of the Urban Music Leadership Conference Board. National Board Certified teacher in Early/Young Adult Music Education.

Former Chairman of Arkansas Economic Development Commission and former Chairman of the Arkansas Workforce Investment Board. Current member of Benton and Bryant Chambers of Commerce.  Retired Operations Vice President of a large manufacturing company.

HS/HSV Symphony Guild Board Member (Children’s Concert Chair), Member of Altrusa, DAR, PEO, Hot Springs Village Community Foundation Board, Former financial executive for Frito-Lay, Inc. and V.P. – Controller for Greyhound, Inc., Arthur Andersen & Co., CPA

Former CPA, Arthur Andersen & Co., Construction Company Owner, Hot Springs Village POA Committee Chairman, Diamante Country Club Board Member.

Corey Alderdice is a national leader in gifted education, talent development, and educational innovation. He served as Executive Director of the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts in Hot Springs from 2012–2025 and previously was a founding administrator at The Gatton Academy at Western Kentucky University. Alderdice was named Arkansas Business’ 2025 Executive of the Year in the public sector and received the 2026 Governor’s Arts in Education Award.

HS/HSV Symphony Guild Board Member, Print Program mgr., Board Member of Ouachita Speaker Series. Former negotiating/purchasing executive in the hospitality industry with various hotel headquarter corporate offices.

Retired Attorney. Certified Mediator for LA City Attorney’s DRP, LA County Bias Policing Mediator
and Peer Mediation LAUSD. In Hawaii, held positions as Director of Consumer Rights, Administrative Law Judge on health and social justice issues, Liaison to Hawaii legislature, Sr. Labor Relations mediator, negotiator and arbitrator on multiple agency disputes, and Commissioner on Hawaii’s Governor’s Commission on the Clean Needle Act. Executive Director of Kauai City. HIV/AIDS project. Founder of Kearney Consulting, Inc. which provided training, education and capacity-building, e.g. licensing a Children Defense Freedom Schools program, serving rural and underserved communities.

Current Board Member Hot Springs Village Community Foundation. Assistant Treasurer and Webmaster for the HS/HSV Symphony Guild. Retired economic evaluation software developer in the oil and gas industry.

Philanthropist, advisor and volunteer to many community organizations

Development and Community Relations Officer for Arkansas Hospice, Hot Springs (retired)
Founding Board member of the Imagination Library of the Ouachita, Former Chair, Veterans Community Partnership of the Ouachita, Founding Board member of Lifelong Learning Institute of Hot Springs Village, Board member and former President of the Ouachita Speakers Series
Chairman, 2018 and 2019 for the Garland County Leadership Prayer Breakfast, and member of the Jessieville School District CTE Advisory Council, Member, Past President, Rotary Club of Hot Springs Village.

Former HS Music Festival Board Member (President), HS/HSV Symphony Guild Board Member and
President, (Education Committee and Special Projects), current pianist/organist at Presbyterian Kirk in the Pines. 2011 LMTA Outstanding Teacher, 2012 MTNA Foundation Fellow. Former middle school choir director, piano instructor at Episcopal School of Baton Rouge, maintained a private piano studio, and was church musician in preschool/children/keyboard ministries.

Responsible for oversight of resident artists, curriculum writing, partnerships and budget.

Responsible for scheduling, implementation, management, and evaluation of ongoing ALTTA programs in schools located primarily in Garland and Saline Counties.

Responsible for scheduling, implementation, management, and evaluation of ongoing ALTTA programs in schools located primarily in Phillips County.

Responsible for ALTTA’s development initiatives, grant writing, and fundraising.

Responsible for ensuring programs and support materials align with state requirements, and assists our artists in developing new programs and revisiting older offerings.

Assists the Program Managers and Executive Director in development and execution of contracts and printed materials. Diana draws upon extensive experience as a program manager and financial analyst at Arizona State University.