We have been blessed with the contribution of
more than 130 donors over time and many volunteers
who join us and make it possible to help others
glorify The Lord at Mass
and spread beauty to lift hearts!
Our Board of Directors and Advisory Board
Agnes Bayer, director: CPNP from Yale University, a Pediatric Urology Nurse at Scott & White Hospital and prior to that at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital. Agnes is a convert to Catholicism from German Lutheranism. She is a volunteer singer and the happy mother of three: a Cistercian priest, a doctor and an architect; also a loving mother-in-law and grandmother. She enjoys spending time with her large extended family, as well as swimming and gardening. Agnes is also a Fertility Care Practitioner and a marriage prep teacher.
Robert (Bob) Hartenstein, treasurer: MBA from Rutgers University, B.S. Chemical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Bob works in financial control and resides in Stamford, CT, with his aptly named wife Christine and their four young sons. Bob and Christine are committed to supporting authentic Catholic education, faithful witness to the Gospel and the Magisterium, and rendering reverent worship to Almighty God. They were blessed to have met the Mueller family whilst parishioners at the Basilica of St. John the Evangelist. The Hartenstein family enjoy reading and taking walks together. They eagerly anticipate having the opportunity to resume traveling freely in the coming months and years.
Father Gustavo A. Falla, director: B.A. Philosophy Seminario Juan Pablo II, Colombia. St. John Fisher Seminary Residence, Stamford, CT. Immaculate Conception Seminary at Seton Hall University in South Orange, NJ. Ordained by Bishop Edward Egan on May 25, 1996 at St. Augustine Cathedral, Bridgeport, CT. He has served at St. Charles Borromeo, as chaplain of Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, CT, as columnist for Fairfield County Catholic, administrator St. Augustine Cathedral Parish, vicar of Hispanics, pastor of St. Benedict, Our Lady of Montserrat Parish, and St. Mary’s Church in Stamford, CT. He is now director of Hispanic Ministry for the Diocese of Bridgeport. He has served English-speaking, Slovak and Spanish-speaking communities and is devoted to the spiritual formation for people of all ages and backgrounds. Fr. Falla is convinced that sacred music is the most important gift we can offer to add reverence to the liturgy in honor of Our Eucharistic Lord.
David Moran, advisor: J.D. (Law) from University of Virginia, A.B. Classics Cum Laude Harvard University. He led the Dow Jones Indexes/Ventures from 1997 to 2008. David is Director of the Monastic Renewal Program Office at Plymouth Abbey School in Rhode Island. He gives generously to youth as Latin teacher at Wooster School, Danbury and is a fine volunteer singer of polyphony and chant. He likes golf and being with his lovely wife and family.
David Hayes, advisor: PostDoc in Biophysics from Boston Biomedical Research Institute, PhD University of New Hampshire. He is a biophysical protein chemist, Principal Scientist at Boehringer Ingelheim. He is in the science of producing safe and effective biotherapeutic molecules by advancing the understanding of the hydrodynamic, thermodynamic, and structural qualities of proteins. David was Tutor and Academic Dean at Magdalen College, teaching a Catholic classical education. He enjoys reading Socrates, Plato, and many other classics, as well as computer games. His lovely wife and three teenaged children are fond of polyphony and chant, science, prayerful devotion, Irish step dance and Minecraft.
Jane Hubbard, advisor: Ph.D., Genetics and Development, Columbia University, is Professor of Cell Biology and Pathology at the NYU School of Medicine. Jane runs a lab with research in developmental genetics and stem cell biology, among other themes. She has sung polyphony and chant for more than 20 years as a volunteer and professional. Her husband is also a professor, who works in structural biology and molecular pharmacology. He is an avocational singer and a cycling enthusiast.
Alyssa Stachowiak, advisor: MD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, is a board-certified pediatrician practicing in Cleveland, Ohio. Alyssa began studying choral singing at the tender age of five and has sung both as a volunteer and professional since that time. She currently sings with the Early Music Singers at Case Western Reserve University and with a variety of ad hoc ensembles alongside her husband, Matthew, who is an enthusiastic new singer. Alyssa also enjoys jogging, spending time with her two small children, and decorating and renovating her one hundred year old home.
Joshua Guenther, director sacredmusic.fm radio: studied music at the University of Maryland. After graduation, he helped found the We Are One Body Radio Network, a Catholic radio network based in Pittsburgh dedicated to prayer, teaching and sacred music. He is currently the Schola director at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Washington, D.C. Joshua is a full time software developer also. He is always full of energy and loves to spend time with his wonderful wife, Jessica and their four small and musical children.
Christopher Mueller, president: B.Mus. Classical Piano, Jazz Theory/Composition from Lawrence University Conservatory of Music; Masters studies from the Institute of Religious Studies, St. Joseph Seminary, Dunwoodie. He estimates that his choirs have sung around 1,300 different Renaissance motets at Mass over the years; he has also composed more than 200 choral works for the Mass. He was organist & choirmaster at the Basilica of St. John the Evaneglist in Stamford, CT; prior to that, he was Director of Music at the Church of Notre Dame and for the Columbia University Catholic Ministry, in New York, NY. He has worked with volunteer, professional, and children's choirs, with an emphasis on polyphony and chant. He was also Coordinator of Marriage Preparation Programs for the Archdiocese of New York for seven and a-half years, teaching pre-Cana classes as a public speaker to thousands of engaged couples. He likes the novels of Tom Clancy and Michael Crichton and blogs at Corpus Christi Watershed. He enjoys spending time with his wife and children.
Constanza Mueller, vicepresident: Ph.D. studies Economic Anthropology Teachers College Columbia University, Masters Sociocultural Anthropology Columbia University, Linguistics Newfield, Education University of Barcelona, B.S. Music University of Oregon, Engineering ITESM. Constanza worked in the non-profit sector for several years, was also Media and Publications Director of the National Council for Educational Development, Mexico and Academic Extension Director at the National Center for the Arts in Mexico City. She is a convert from scientific agnosticism, devoted to the Rosary and prays 4 to many more times daily, some with her husband and children. Constanza sang lieder and orchestral song professionally for 12 years. She is now a devoted wife and mother, who teaches the Socratic method, Rhetoric, Logic, and other such matters in small groups. She has been a public speaker teaching marriage preparation courses to more than 6,000 people with her husband, Christopher Mueller and is a shy person turned gregarious by love of neighbor.
John Paul Asija, advisor: "U.S. Navy veteran and software engineer, John is in his last semester to complete the graduate great books program at St. John's College in Annapolis. You can learn more about him at JohnAsija.com"