Our Board of Directors

For over thirty years, Marianne has passionately taught private lessons and passed her passion and love for the violin and music to others, including her son. Through these lessons, she knows the importance of family support and what the lack of support ultimately means. Marianne is hopeful to change the statistics of underrepresented peoples in the classical field by cultivating an encouraging learning environment for families in Bryan College Station. She has a vision of having the most diverse string chamber youth orchestra in the region to enhance and fortify strings in the BCS area.

Amy DuBose serves as Treasurer for our Unity in Strings Board of Directors. She is a professional bookkeeper with over 20 years of experience managing non-profits and small businesses. Her unique work with nonprofits makes her a valuable asset to our Board. Along with UIS, she also serves on the Emergency Committee for Brazos Valley Cares and is the 2026 Steak Your Support Auction Co-Chair. Outside of nonprofits, she has also worked with Bryan ISD and their 2020 & 2025 Bond proposals for the last 6 years. When not running a business and doing nonprofit work, she is a mom and wife. She and her husband Cody have a 15 year old son, Cullen, and have a farm with 21 sheep. Their Maltipoo Loaf completes the family.

Conductor, composer, and trombonist David Wilborn currently serves as Associate Professor of Music at Texas A&M University in College Station. He is the author of numerous articles focusing on music education and low brass pedagogy. As a composer, his music compositions are performed and professionally recorded nationally and internationally. He is especially well known for his original compositions for low brass instruments. As a clinician and trombone soloist, Wilborn has presented sessions and performances at conference venues throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, and Europe. Wilborn graduated from the University of Texas and the Eastman School of Music. He has performed with the Austin Symphony, Amarillo Symphony, Roswell Symphony, and the Temple Symphony Orchestra. He is an artist and clinician for Edwards Trombone Instruments Wilborn’s professional affiliations include the International Trombone Association, National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors, Texas Music Educators Association, Texas Bandmasters Association, Texas Music Teachers Association, American Society of Composers Authors, and Publishers, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonians, and Phi Beta Mu National Bandmaster’s Fraternity.

M. A. Sterling, member of the Fightin’ Texas Aggie Class of ‘87 (WHOOP!), is the former Managing-Artistic Director of Brazos Valley TROUPE, a capacity he served in for over 29 years. He has performed in nearly every venue in B/CS and performed/directed with several performing arts groups in the area including Aggie Players, CP Time Players, Singing Cadets, Voices of Praise, StageCenter, Navasota Theatre Alliance, Et Cetera, Troupe Over The Hill (Life Member) BV Chorale and the BVSO as a featured vocalist. He is presently serving his 5th term on the Board of Governors for the Theatre Network of Texas, serves as Chairman of the TNT Youth Conference Commission (over 15 years) and is an officially ‘winged’ member of the American Theatre Wing, producer of the Tony Awards. He is also an ordained minister and ceremonial officiant and a VERY proud out loud member of A&M United Methodist Church and it’s music ministry. His newest adventures include his new theatre & travel services/consulting endeavor, Playbill Party Pros as well as AEIOU (Arts in Education Initiative & Outreach Unit), a full-service performing arts-for-all organization. His endless love for and work in the arts & arts-in-education extends on every level from local to regional to Broadway & beyond. (Philippians 4:13)

I have been involved with music and the music biz since 1972. Everything from performing, composing, sound engineering, venue booking & management, artist booking and managing, tour booking and management and studio ownership and production. I have toured most of the US and globally. I can't imagine my life without music. It is as essential to me as the gravitational pull of the moon is to the ocean's tide. It's in my bones. Our species can't survive without it's powerful resonance.