FOUNDER

Kyiv-born Ukrainian American soprano, holds a Bachelor of Music in Voice Performance from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and a Master’s in Vocal Pedagogy from Westminster Choir College, and is currently pursuing her Doctor of Musical Arts at Shenandoah Conservatory. Ms. Petrik has appeared as a soloist with Harpa National Concert Hall, the New York City Ballet, Opera Saratoga, among others. She promotes Ukrainian music, heritage, and traditions worldwide through workshops, seminars on underrepresented composers.

BOARD MEMBER

President of the
Capital District Branch
of the Ukrainian
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BOARD MEMBER, COMPOSER

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BOARD MEMBER, CONDUCTOR, AWARD-
WINNING MUSICAL DIRECTOR, EDUCATOR, ACTIVIST

Originally from London, Ontario, Floydd Ricketts is a visiting professor at Skidmore College and a doctor of choral directing from McGill’s Schulich School of Music. In 2007, he co-founded the Greater Toronto Philharmonic Orchestra. From 2012 to 2017, he was artistic director of the King Edward Choir in Barrie, Ontario. He was the composer for a musical version of The Great Gatsby at the Grand Theatre (Ontario).

BOARD MEMBER, PR INTERN

Mira DeGregory is a rising junior studying Global Development at Cornell University. Off-campus, she collaborates with a refugee resettlement agency to develop integration programs for elderly refugees, while also studying classical voice with Irina Petrik. As a UCVP intern, Mira aims to showcase the beauty of Ukrainian music online, promoting open-mindedness, international justice, and peace.

BOARD MEMBER, CREATIVE AND MARKETING STRATEGIST

Experienced Illustrator and Artist with a proven background in Marketing, Event and Brand Management. Ula excelled in developing and implementing marketing strategies for notable brands, including MasterCard, DataArt, Johnson&Johnson, PepsiCo, Coca-Cola, Nokia, Kraft Foods, Nestle. Today, Ula brings a unique blend of artistic vision and marketing acumen to deliver compelling visual solutions for UCVP.

CREATIVE AND MARKETING STRATEGIST

Experienced Illustrator and Artist with a proven background in Marketing, Event and Brand Management. Ula excelled in developing and implementing marketing strategies for notable brands, including MasterCard, DataArt, Johnson&Johnson, PepsiCo, Coca-Cola, Nokia, Kraft Foods, Nestle. Today, Ula brings a unique blend of artistic vision and marketing acumen to deliver compelling visual solutions for UCVP.

SOCIAL MEDIA INTERN

Mira DeGregory is a rising junior studying Global Development at Cornell University. Off-campus, she collaborates with a refugee resettlement agency to develop integration programs for elderly refugees, while also studying classical voice with Irina Petrik. As a UCVP intern, Mira aims to showcase the beauty of Ukrainian music online, promoting open-mindedness, international justice, and peace.

HISTORICAL RESEARCH ASSISTANT

Braden Jarosz is a tenor and pianist native to the Capitol Region of New York.  Throughout his educational career, he has sung in the NYSSMA All-State honor choir, ACDA All-Eastern honor choir, and Albany Pro Musica’s choir apprenticeship program. While studying at the Crane School of Music in the Vocal studio of Dr. Lonel Woods, Braden pursued a double major in Vocal Performance and Music Theory with a concentration in Piano Pedagogy. Finishing his undergraduate studies at Liberty University, Braden received a bachelor's degree in Vocal Performance.  While at Liberty, he taught piano at the Allegro Music School.  Currently, he studies under Dr. Barbara Lister-Sink at Salem College in the Injury Preventive Keyboard Technique and Pedagogy program.  He works as a piano instructor at Westchester Country Day School in North Carolina.