Raphael Davis

Treasurer
Raphael Davis is in love with music. Even though he does not have the talent to play an instrument of his beloved music, he greatly appreciates those that can, especially the members of the Music Resource Center. His background is in finance, as he was a Managing Director and Head Portfolio Manager of a $60 billion dollar fund of a Forbe’s 400 company and Treasurer for two non-profits (one in New York and Charlottesville). His “Top Five” musical artists are Prince, Stevie Wonder, Sting, Pink, and The Barenaked Ladies.

Brooke Correll

Chair
Brooke Chapman Correll fell in love with rock ’n’ roll early in life thanks to her teenage siblings’ hand-me-down record players and 45’s. A former VP Marketing at MTV: Music Television, Correll is currently a Charlottesville-based branding consultant working with a hive of colleagues in San Francisco, New York and Chicago. She’s lectured and taught MBA’s at Duke, Stanford and Darden. On the side, Correll teaches SLOGA®: fun, musically-infused yoga classes. For more information visit www.killerbc.com.

Colleen Chulis

Secretary
Colleen Minnock Chulis is a Vice President at TransPerfect, the world’s largest privately held provider of language services and technology solutions, based in NYC. Colleen is a proud mother of 3, loves Cville, and sang before she could talk.

Katie Hanson

Development Manager
Katie joined the MRC as Development Manager in June of 2017, and previously served 2 years as Membership Coordinator. She has a Masters degree in Gifted Education from the University of Virginia, plays the bass and most brass instruments, and taught swing dancing for several years. In addition to her wife and dogs, she loves camping, her vegetable garden, and Excel spreadsheets (really!).

Mike Derdeyn

Chair
Mike is an attorney with Lenhart Pettit in Charlottesville and serves as legal council to the MRC. Mike has spent over five years on the MRC Board and is an active community advocate who also chairs the Legal and Policy Committee on the Board of St. Anne’s-Belfield School.

Ben Eppard

Board Member
Ben is a communications strategist, songwriter, and graduate student in public policy at the University of Virginia’s Batten School. He previously served as the Director of Communications for Madison House, the student volunteer center at U.Va.

Jack Horn

Board Member
I have lived in Cville since the early 60’s, attended city schools and UVA, worked for Martin Horn since 1983, president since 2000. Oversaw construction on projects such as the Charlottesville Pavilion, The Jefferson Theater, and the MRC. I serve on the boards of BGF, VSH, the B & G Club. I love food, music and travel. And volunteering.

Jamal Millner

Board Member
Before joining BackStory, Jamal Millner spent 20 years as a professional guitarist, producer and composer touring North America, Africa, Australia and Europe. He has performed with Taj Mahal, Vusi Mahlasela, Ali Farka Toure’, Dave Matthews Band, Corey Harris, John Jackson, Nicholas Payton, and countless others on stage and in the studio. Jamal has performed at the Montreaux Jazz Festival, Chicago Blues Festival, North Sea Jazz Festival, Bonnaroo, Byron Bay Blues Festival, San Francisco Jazz Festival, and the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Jamal is also an accomplished audio engineer with credits on numerous works in various genres and forms of media.

Jason Kapp

Board Member
Jason was a session bassist in LA and Denver where he learned his way around a professional recording studio. He currently owns and runs his own independent studio in North Garden, Va., and continues to play the bass with his family and friends. He knows first hand the power of music to heal, to unite completely different people, and to empower those who feel left aside or who haven’t had the chance to show the community the voice they have inside of them.

Lucas Brown

Marketing & Communications Director
Lucas is a guitarist, singer & composer who started at the MRC as a member circa 2005. With a degree in Music & Music Business from NYU, a foot in the local music scene as leader of the rock band, Breakers, and experience in various facets of the music industry, Lucas hopes to educate and help students navigate their way through the ever-changing, ever-expanding world of music.

Ike Anderson

Membership Coordinator, Dance Instructor
Ike began his dancing career over fifteen years ago as a former MRC member and now serves as our dance and digital music production instructor as well as our Membership Coordinator. He is well known in the community for his choreography for local theater and high school productions as well as for his acting. Ike enjoys watching MRC’s students grow and develop as they spend time in the Center. He brings a unique perspective to the MRC approach having experienced the program on both sides as a student and instructor.

Alice Fox

Executive Director
Alice Fox became the Executive Director of the MRC in September 2016 but has been a part of the MRC since 2013 when she joined the planning committee for Party Like a Rock Star(PLARS). Alice has been a part of PLARS ever since and was invited to join the MRC board in 2015. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and her Masters in Clinical Psychology with a focus on child development. Alice is also the proud mom of 3 children.

John Baxton

Board Member
John is a web developer, singer, husband, and father of two wonderful boys. He strongly believes in the power of music to change lives, providing gratuitous levity, and the oxford comma.

STAFF

Alice Fox

Ike Anderson

Lucas Brown

Katie Hanson

BOARD

Mike Derdeyn

Brooke Correll

Raphael Davis

Colleen Chulis

Ben Eppard

Jack Horn

Jamal Millner

Jason Kapp

John Baxton

Alice Fox

Lester Jackson

Ande Earnhardt

Mike Moore

Raphael Davis

Brooke Correll

Colleen Chulis

Katie Hanson

Mike Derdeyn

Ben Eppard

Jack Horn

Jamal Millner

Jason Kapp

Lucas Brown

Ike Anderson

Alice Fox

John Baxton