Wheeler Advisory Board

  • 3:00pm 
  • Typically 2nd Wednesday of every month
  • Wheeler Opera House - Vault Bar Lobby                                                                                                                                                                   320 E Hyman Ave, Aspen, CO 81611

Meeting time and location may change. For information on upcoming meetings, please view the calendar. 

Agendas are available prior to meetings. Minutes are available following approval.

The Wheeler Advisory Board is a volunteer board consisting of seven regular members and one alternate member. Members are appointed by City Council, each to three year terms. There are no residency requirements for membership, nor shall candidates for appointment be required to be qualified electors. The Aspen Music Festival and School (AMFS) also appoints a permanent, non-voting, ex-officio member. 

  • Chip Fuller, Chair - (Term expires 10/2028)
  • Amy Mountjoy, Vice Chair - (Term expires 3/2028)
  • Dr. Tom Kurt, Secretary - (Term expires 2/2029)
  • Sarah Pelch - (Term expires 2/2028)
  • Bob Ephlin - (Term expires 2/2028)
  • Nina Gabianelli - (Term expires 8/2026)
  • Ziska Childs - (Term expires 8/2026)
  • Bryan Weingarten, Alternate - (Term expires 2/2028)
  • Kate Northfield Lanich, AMFS ex-officio member

The Wheeler Advisory Board is empowered to advise the City of Aspen with the planning and policy related to the daily and long-term operations of the Wheeler Opera House. In this role, the Wheeler Advisory Board recommends scheduling policy, priority and rates for the theatre operations and operating policy and rental rates for the commercial space in the Wheeler Opera House building (restaurant and gallery space).

More Information 

For more information about the Wheeler Opera House or the Wheeler Advisory Board, please visit the Wheeler Opera House webpage.