Staff & Board

Administration

  • Mrs. Allison Siff, Executive Director

Mrs. Siff graduated from the University of Kentucky with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Music Education.  She taught orchestra in public school in Kentucky and was a violinist in the Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra.  She has performed in several orchestras in the Southeast and taught private lessons, as well as serving as church choir director and children’s choir director.  All four of her children have graduated from YMV and have gone on to college. Her family came to YMV in 2010 and she served as the Music Assistant for five years before becoming the Executive Director in 2017.

  • Mrs. Karla Robinson, Music Director

Mrs. Robinson is a local performer, choral director, music director, and private vocal instructor and clinician. She earned a B.M. in Vocal Performance from St. Olaf College, singing and studying under the direction of Dr. Anton Armstrong. After graduating from St. Olaf with a Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance, she sang with the Chicago Symphony Chorus, the Virginia Symphony Chorus, and served as a local soloist and vocalist for The Satin Sounds, a big band. She has taught private voice and choir for over 20 years and is a local musical director for many community theaters. She has been at YMV for over 14 years.

  • Mrs. Nickie McCreary, Academic Director


Nickie is a homeschooling mom to two boys. She earned a B.A. in Math from College of William and Mary, and a M.A. in Education from Regent University. She started out as a high school math teacher with Chesapeake Public Schools and taught several semesters of math at Tidewater Community College. In recent years, she has helped manage a local homeschool co-op of about one hundred students. When she is not crunching numbers, she can usually be found making a quilt or sitting in the sun at the beach.

  • Mrs. Jenny Williamson, Student Life Director

Office Staff

  • Mrs. Brandi Todd, Financial Manager
  • Mrs. Janet Robacker, Office Manager/Registrar
  • Mrs. Yolanda Wentworth, Music Assistant

Board of Directors

  • Mr. Tyler Bucheister, President
  • Mrs. Adrianne Sanchez, Vice President
  • Mrs. Lorrie Kinlaw, Treasurer
  • Mrs. Roni Dowdell, Secretary
  • Mrs. Terra McAllister
  • Mrs. Stephanie Field