Joshua Vickery, Chief Executive Officer
Joshua Vickery began his role as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the organization on October 18, 2021. Joshua was drawn to the mission and vision of Encore Creativity and is thrilled to be joining the team. He plans to bring his experience and passions to the table to have great influence across the nation.
Prior to joining Encore, Vickery served as Executive Director of Central Florida Community Arts (CFCArts), an organization which he founded in 2010. This organization consists of thousands of artists in multiple choirs; an adult and youth symphony orchestra; children/youth arts program; theatre; School of Performing Arts and programs for seniors, vulnerable communities and arts and wellness. Vickery is a vocalist, actor, teacher, producer, musical director, arts administrator, and conductor. His love of music and the arts has allowed him to have an extraordinary career thus far.
Brian J. Isaac is honored to serve as the new Artistic Director of Encore Creativity for Older Adults (Annapolis, MD). He is also the Artistic Director of the Alexandria Choral Society (Alexandria, VA) and Founder / Artistic Director of Church Circle Singers (Annapolis, MD).
Mickey Love brings to the Director of Business Operations and Development position more than 25 years of nonprofit and for-profit business experience encompassing program expansion; financial development, grant writing, and fundraising; staff and volunteer oversight; public relations and marketing; strategic planning and facility management. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Business from Penn State University and a Master of Arts in Arts Administration from Savannah College of Art and Design.
m Coordinator. She grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and graduated from Chatham College with a Bachelor of Arts Degree. In 1998 she moved to Baltimore to pursue a job in advertising; working for a prominent agency with high profile accounts to include the Balitmore Ravens, The Maryland Jockey Club, and The Maryland Horse Breeders Association. An annual pro-bono project led her to the non-profit sector, where she held a variety of project management positions and worked with the Association of Baltimore Grantmakers and the Waterkeepers Alliance's West/Rhode Riverkeeper, where she worked for 10 years. Amy is committed to Encore's mission, and bonds easily with the the singers she interacts with daily. She lives in southern Anne Arundel County with her husband and two children.
Kelli Williams has been employed in the office with Encore for 7 years; first serving at Encore's original location in the Kelly's home on the Chesapeake Bay. She assists with daily operations and helps with scheduling for all events, camps, and trips. She also responds to emails, telephone calls and requests. She is a proud champion of Encore's mission and a true advocate for its members. Kelli and her husband live in Calvert County, and have two children; a son in in Colorado, and a daughter in Australia. Kelli enjoys horseback riding, boating, golf, cycling, tennis, hiking and traveling.
Anthony (Tony) Tambasco enjoyed a life in academia, highlighted by thirty-five years as a professor of biblical studies and social ethics in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at Georgetown University. He also taught in the University’s evening Graduate Liberal Studies Program for most of those years. His academic duties included two three-year terms as chair of his department and five years as an Associate Dean and Director of the Graduate Liberal Studies Program. He is author of five books, editor of three, and was a frequent speaker in adult education venues across the area, including at the Smithsonian Institution Associates Program, where he pioneered lectures on biblical topics and ecumenical and inter-religious dialogue. 
Frank Burgess came to Encore in 2014. He was a judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia from 1983 through 2013. During his tenure, he presided over criminal, civil, tax, family, probate and tax cases. He served as Presiding Judge of the court’s Criminal Division and Presiding Judge of the court’s Probate and Tax Division. Among committee posts, he was Chairperson of the court’s Rules Committee. He is now retired.
Larry Kelly has over forty-seven years of management experience with large and small businesses in the private sector, federal government and the U.S. Navy, where he was the program director for a $200M/year revenue generating business.
Jan Augustine started her participation with Encore as an enthusiastic audience member for Capital Chorale in its early days. When evening rehearsals became available, Jan joined the tenor section first with the Chorale and then with the nascent DC Rocks. Since that beginning, she has sung with the Capital and Schweinhaut Chorales and with DC Rocks. Jan has been thrilled to sing in the 10th Anniversary Concert and at many of the Kennedy Center Holiday concerts. She has also enjoyed summer sessions at Washington College, Chautauqua, and the 2018 trip to Canada. She currently serves as the co-Chorale Master for the Capital Chorale.
Jan Bloom has been singing with the Scheinhaut Chorale in Silver Spring since 2011. She has also participated in many summer camp programs. She has enjoyed singing all her life.
Jackie Barbarito, MHA, LNHA