Lucia Nanda is a raising high school junior and violinist from Billerica, Massachusetts. She first started playing the violin in elementary school and has played in variety of youth ensembles. She has served as an ensemble mentor and volunteer at Northeast Massachusetts Youth Orchestras (NMYO) from 2024-26. She is highly committed to community service and is excited to get involved with LPO. In free time, Lucia enjoys figure skating, hiking, knitting, and spending time with her 4 cats. 

Email: lnanda@lowellphilharmonic.org

Owen M. Kelly is a music educator, nonprofit leader, and arts advocate with over a decade of experience in music education, community outreach, and program development. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education and a Master’s Degree in Music Education (specializing in Community Outreach and Engagement) from UMass Lowell.

Owen is the Founder and Executive Director of Allies in Music Education, Inc. (AME), a nonprofit dedicated to expanding access to high-quality music and arts programs in the Greater Lowell area. Under his leadership, AME has served over 1,800 community members through innovative programming and outreach. 

He has held roles as program coordinator, director, and instructor at Lowell High School, North Andover High School, and Westford Academy, as well as in community-based programs, focusing on ensemble direction, curriculum development, and inclusive arts education. As a Community Outreach Consultant at UMass Lowell, he has helped develop and implement community-driven music and arts initiatives, strengthening partnerships between the university and the broader Lowell community.

With expertise in strategic planning, nonprofit management, and arts advocacy, Owen is committed to developing sustainable arts initiatives and seeks to unite historic preservation with a forward-thinking cultural institution, ensuring that Lowell’s creative community continues to thrive for generations to come.

Email: okelly@lowellphilharmonic.org

Sarah Martin has been a violin player in the LPO for six years, and proudly served on the board for the last two. Inspired by LPO’s mission to build community through music, Sarah is passionate about making the orchestra’s volunteer experience accessible and inclusive for people of all backgrounds. Whether coordinating concerts or supporting new volunteer initiatives, Sarah plays a vital role in strengthening the ties between LPO and the community it serves. 

Jia H. Jung hopes to serve the Lowell Philharmonic Orchestra board as an at-large member who helps the organization grow through external communications and educational and performance partnerships with untapped musicians. She joined LPO just this year as a (mostly) second violinist also ready to serve at the piano/keys as needed. Before this, she had last been in an orchestra as a student of Phillips Academy's class of 2000 and a volunteer in Joseph Jones's Orchestra Amadeus in New York City 2020 after fixing up her violin in 2020 just before the outbreak of the pandemic and ultimately leaving NYC. Now a remote, international journalist barely tethered to the home port of Lowell, she is grateful to have found a community and platform with which to continue sharing a lifelong love of music given to her in childhood with public school music programs and supportive mentors in her home state of Massachusetts, a bastion of exclusive symphonic mastery as well as inclusive arts access. Her motivation in joining the board is to spread the love - she considers Marshunda Smith and the LPO team as ideal role models for this purpose.