Board of Directors

Terri Sundberg is Professor of Flute at the University of North Texas and plays with the Crested Butte Festival Orchestra in Crested Butte, Colorado. She has presented master classes and performed as soloist, chamber musician and orchestral musician across the U.S. and abroad, including concerts in Europe, South America, Asia, and Africa. She visited the SMF program in Kosovo in 2004 and was stunned by the transformative power of the SMF program and the capacity of local teenagers to be teachers and leaders. She has great passion for her work on PTMI's Board because PTMI affirms on a daily basis her belief that music and musicians truly can change the world in extraordinary ways.

Andrew Dougherty is an investment analyst for Capital Group with a focus on the Asia Pacific region. He joined the Capital Group in 2004, and has lived in Asia for 13 years. He earned an MPhil in Modern Chinese Studies from Cambridge University and a BA in economics and international affairs from George Washington University. He is passionate about international service initiatives, having lived in Russia for two years and China for more than ten years. He grew up as a classically trained violinist, later evolving into a hip hop artist, and he is passionate about the potential for music to heal hearts and change lives.

Dr. Mark Ammons is the Brigham Young University Assistant Director of the School of Music and Director of BYU Musicians’ Institute and SummerFestival. He received his Bachelor of Music degree at Brigham Young University in trombone performance, with a minor in French. He completed his Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees in trombone performance at the University of Southern California. He is an accomplished regional and national performer, soloist, and recording artist.  His connections with academia and the music community provide a great asset to Peace through Music International and we are thrilled to have him on our board.

Heidi Johnson is a licensed massage therapist, focusing on chronic pain and pre- and post-surgery massage. Thirty years ago she graduated with a degree in German and Russian Literature, and then spent the next 18 years living abroad with her husband and three children. She has known Liz Shropshire since her university days and is thrilled to help continue her great work in giving children a childhood and developing leadership skills in youth.

Stephen Clay has worked as a CPA for nearly 20 years and is currently serving as the controller of EMI Health in Salt Lake City, Utah. He spent part of his career providing auditing services for nonprofit organizations.  He's served on many boards, including a current role as Treasurer for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Utah.  He began volunteering for the Foundation in 2008. 

LeeAnn Heder is currently serving as board chair. She worked in a number of refugee camps and compounds throughout mainland Greece and the islands, including several shelters for unaccompanied minors. Her role in the design and coordination of humanitarian relief between donors, service organizations and different groups of refugees inspired a love for the people and a desire to be part of bringing them hope. She is the mother of six and a graduate of Brigham Young University in Dance Specialization and Health Education. Over the years she has contributed to community dance and theater productions as choreographer and director. She is an avid hiker, biker and grandmother.

Erblina (Eri) Vokshi joined the PTMI program in 1999 and was one of Liz’s first volunteers in Kosovo.  Having gone through the war herself, Eri experienced first-hand the power of the Peace through Music program: the joy the music brings to children and the leadership and confidence skills it builds for the youth volunteers.  Eri moved to study in the U.S. in 2002.  She went on to receive a master’s degree in Structural Engineering from Arizona State University and continued to be close to Liz and the program.  She currently lives in Florida with her husband and daughter and works as a Sr. Product Engineer for Sika Co.  Eri looks forward to advancing the PTMI mission as a board member.

Tre Hulme has managed her own technology consulting business in Los Angeles, California for the past 30 years. Having been raised in a large musical family, she is an accomplished pianist and enjoys singing with her five sisters. Tre has known Liz Shropshire for more than 20 years. She has accompanied Liz to Greece, Poland and Bangladesh, assisting her in teaching music to children and young adults. These experiences allowed Tre to witness first-hand how much joy Liz’s work has brought to thousands around the world. “PTMI is not just about the music,” Tre says. “The program also helps the youth volunteers develop life-changing leadership skills, giving them a solid foundation for a more hopeful and successful life.

Monica Clay works as a communications and marketing contractor in Salt Lake City, Utah. She began volunteering for the Foundation as a college student in 2002. She says she deeply appreciates the Foundation’s work serving children who have been “forgotten” by society and other relief organizations and looks forward to seeing the growth of its outreach at a time of unprecedented global need.

Bonnie Barker Howard is an Associate Professor of Communication Studies at Santa Monica College, where she has taught for 30 years.  She met Liz soon after she moved to Los Angeles from Salt Lake City to complete a Masters in Education at UCLA. Bonnie has been surrounded by music her entire life, with parents who sang in the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square, playing piano and singing in choirs in high school, college and currently a member of the Santa Clarita Master Chorale. Her husband, David Howard writes musicals, screenplays and novels, so life is full of creativity and music. She finds music transformative and is passionate about what Liz and her foundation have accomplished these last several decades bringing hope and joy to children and families in such discouraging circumstances.

Melinda Ammons is a soprano and voice instructor in the Brigham Young University School of Music. She holds a master’s degree in Vocal Performance from Brigham Young University, where she also received her Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance and Pedagogy.  In addition to her responsibilities at BYU, she maintains a full private voice studio. She is a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) and has served as an officer in that organization.  Mindy continues to maintain an active teaching career, adjudicate, and remain involved in humanitarian efforts. She and her husband, Mark, have five children and nine grandchildren.