Craig Johnson Executive Director

Craig Johnson has been the Executive Director of PYSO since November 2000. He graduated from Norwin High School, then earned degrees from Duquesne University and Carnegie Mellon University. While a student at Duquesne, he played in the flute section of the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony. As a flutist, Mr. Johnson played in the pit orchestras of the Pittsburgh Opera and Pittsburgh Ballet for fourteen years and was Principal Flute with the Butler County Symphony Orchestra until 2009.

Eve Goodman Program Coordinator

Personnel Manager/Librarian

Eve Goodman serves in various capacities for PYSO: as Program Coordinator, Personnel Manager, and Librarian. She grew up in Boston, where she played violin in the Greater Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra. She received her BS in Music with a concentration in arranging and guitar from Berklee College of Music. After ten years of songwriting and performing in Nashville, Ms. Goodman moved to Pittsburgh to work with PYSO.