CABOMA is a member-run organization. Members elect our board to a one-year term at the annual meeting, held on the second Sunday of December. The board meets immediately after that election to choose officers. Here are the leaders chosen at our annual meeting in December 2025.
PRESIDENT
Brandon Lindley, an Alexandria VA resident, plays guitar and some mandolin. He was exposed as a child to bluegrass, folk, and gospel music in his native Arkansas. He took up guitar during his early teens to play at church. Although his musical interests have since expanded, he used the Covid lockdown to work on flatpicking and to learn mandolin. He works as a Ph.D. mathematician.
VICE-PRESIDENT
Robert Hollands plays mandolin and upright bass.
TREASURER
Hunter Jones lives in Arlington VA and plays banjo and dobro. He has participated in CABOMA jams off and on over the past 20 years. He plays mostly piano with the worship band at his church in Vienna, VA. He has had leadership positions there too, including on the board. He is an attorney and works on financial regulation and compliance.
SECRETARY
Brinley Bowes
At-Large Members
Tristan Dreisbach
John Fargo is a retired attorney from the Department of Justice, and plays guitar.
Esther Haynes, a native Arlingtonian living in Takoma Park, MD, has recorded 4 CDs and won 14 Washington-area music awards (Wammies) for jazz/big band vocals. At 15, she took banjo lessons from CABOMA co-founder Don Rusnak. At Virginia Tech, she played for clog dances and in jams. She teaches voice, guitar, and beginning banjo, and holds an M.Ed. in teaching English as a second language.
Don Rusnak and his then-wife, Terry, founded CABOMA in 1978. Now a devoted grandfather, Don taught bluegrass, old-time, and hybrid styles of banjo picking to thousands, many of whom regard him as a friend and mentor. His videos of two-finger picking attract numerous viewers. He owned an Arlington music store, and is well known as a banjo builder and collector.