Staff and Board of Directors

Ashley Strawser is an organist, choral conductor, collaborative pianist, and church musician with more than 20 years of experience performing and leading music in churches and concert settings throughout Arizona and beyond. She holds a Doctor of Musical Arts in Organ Performance from Arizona State University, where she studied organ with Dr. Kimberly Marshall and collaborative piano, harpsichord, and fortepiano with Professor Russell Ryan. She has performed on and played organs throughout the United States, Mexico, and Europe.

Ashley currently serves as organist at First United Methodist Church in Mesa and is Executive Director of Helios, an early music vocal ensemble and nonprofit organization. She is also the collaborative pianist and organist for Sonoran Desert Chorale and Valley Women’s Ensemble and has performed with many ensembles throughout the Valley, including the Phoenix Women’s Chorus and the Phoenix Chorale.