Board of Directors

Lara Craig is a lifelong resident of Steamboat Springs. Growing up in Steamboat, she had a unique opportunity to develop a love of music at a time when the performing arts in Steamboat was just budding. The piano instruction she experienced throughout her childhood eventually led her to study piano pedagogy at Baylor University. Ultimately, she chose to pursue French and English as a major course of study but has maintained her participation with music throughout both of her children’s classical music instruction by accompanying their recitals and performances. Retiring in 2019 with 30 years of experience as an educator in Texas and in Colorado, Lara taught middle school language arts, social studies, French, and choir in the Steamboat Springs Middle School. She has served her community in various capacities including Historic Preservation Advisory Commission and Grand Futures Prevention Coalition. Currently, Lara serves as a member of the Steamboat Springs School District Board of Education as well as a member of the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club Board of Directors. Lara’s belief in the power of music to inspire, to create beauty, and to connect with others is central to her dedication to the SSO. Lara has supported orchestral music in the Yampa Valley for the last four years as a member of the Steamboat Symphony Orchestra Board of Directors, serving the last two years as Board Chair.

Sue Oehme is the owner and director of Oehme Graphics, a leading fine art print publisher based in Steamboat Springs and an exhibiting artist at Space Gallery in Denver as well as Jim Kempner Fine Arts in New York City. When Sue moved to Steamboat Springs in late 1996 from New York City to run Riverhouse Editions, she soon met our SSO Maestro Ernest Richardson who was then running the Rocky Mountain Summer Conservatory. They share a friendship as well as a connection with and fondness for the University of Michigan. Sue brings expertise to the SSO from her seven years on the board of Steamboat Creates (formerly the Arts Council), serving four years as president of that organization. During her tenure, she was integral in shepherding the SSO through some stormy years. In the fall of 2020, Sue collaborated with the SSO for their first in-person concert during the pandemic by creating a site-specific, colorful installation on the side of the Louis Horst Pavilion at Perry Mansfield along with local artist,
Chula Beauregard. Sue Oehme has served on the Steamboat Symphony Orchestra Board of Directors since early 2021 but has long admired the SSO as an avid music lover. Her passion for the SSO stems from her desire to help people understand and grow to love orchestral music, arguably the foundation for all genres of music. If you see her at a concert, please say “hi” and don’t be surprised if she’s crying with joy!

Paul is an attorney with a diverse general practice in Steamboat Springs, including advising many non-profit organizations. He has also been the Municipal Judge for the City of Steamboat Springs since 1993. He received a history and literature degree from Harvard and a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. In addition to being on numerous local boards, he has directed the Steamboat Marathon since 1999 and has also co-directed the Run Rabbit Run Ultra Marathon since 2007. Three of Paul’s daughters currently take music lessons (piano, violin, and flute) and during COVID, Paul was able to resurrect his own French horn practice. He was happy to be asked to join the Steamboat Symphony Orchestra Board of Directors in the spring of 2022. Paul and his family have enjoyed the SSO performances for many years, and he is honored to be involved in the stewardship of this organization.