Dr. Daniel Swayze

Founder and Executive Director of the Beerthoven Concert Series. Member Ex-Officio of the Beerthoven Board.

Dr. Swayze’s piano playing has been described by the Jacksonville Review as, "Enchanting....crisp and impressive.” After an unusually late start on piano at the age of 14, Daniel began lessons with pianist Barbara Parker. He went on to graduate Summa Cum Laude from Southern Oregon University in 2011 with a degree in Piano Performance, having received all of the department's highest honors and awards. Daniel has studied primarily with Dr. Alexander Tutunov, Mark Westcott, and Gregory Allen and has performed in master classes with such artists as Jon Nakamatsu, John Perry and Nelita True. Noteworthy performances include appearances as soloist for Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue with the Rogue Valley Symphonic Band and the Grieg Piano Concerto with the Southern Oregon University Symphonic Band, as well as an appearance in Carnegie Hall with the ensemble Siskiyou Violins. He has also been featured in the Austin Chronicle and the Texas Standard and performed on KMFA Radio. Daniel completed his Master of Music degree at the University of Texas in Austin in 2014 and achieved his Doctorate at UT in Piano Performance with a Portfolio in Arts Management in 2019. In his spare time he enjoys reading, cooking, swing dancing and, of course, beer. Daniel Swayze is Isabel Certified.

Kiki Corry

Beerthoven Board Chair

Kiki has spent her adult life serving non-profits and leading volunteers. She is currently the president of the Science Teacher Association of Texas and sits on the board of the Texas Association for Environmental Education. Not just a passionate science educator, she has also been a founding member and served on the board of the Lone Star Model A Ford Club, and chaired the outdoor Christian education committee for the Southwest Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church. Kiki was the volunteer co-coordinator for Beerthoven as well as being a founding member of the board and season ticket holder since the second season. She finds joy in bringing people and talent together to create experiences greater than the sum of their parts.

Suzanne Labry

Board Member At-Large

Suzanne Labry grew up in the Texas Panhandle in a cotton farming community. Hers was a musical family, in which a cappella, shape-note singing was the dominant form of sung expression. While, sadly, Suzanne did not inherit the musical-talent gene, she was instilled with an appreciation of all sorts of music from a young age. Beerthoven’s approach to presenting musical experiences in a relaxed, accessible way without compromising quality is what drew her to the organization.

Labry has degrees from the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Ottawa. She has worked as a writer her entire professional life, spending many years as a technical writer in the computer industry in Canada and the United States. Now a mostly-retired freelancer working for various companies, she is a contributing writer for Texas Gardener Magazine. When not reading, gardening, or traveling, she now devotes her energies to volunteer work, including serving on various boards and committees, and a regular stint at the Plant Resources Center atthe University of Texas.

Alex Labry

Board Member At-Large

was born and raised in New Orleans, LA. “Even though I’ve lived in Austin for many years I still haven’t lost my “Noo Awlins” accent!  I still feel like a stranger in a strange land.” In 1984, Alex graduated Magna Cum Laude from with a Bachelor of Arts in Photography. While at SEU he received a number of honors, including being recognized in Who’s Who in American Universities, named Outstanding Photography Student for 1984 and editor of the yearbook. In 1987, he went to graduate school at University of Texas at Austin and graduated in 1991 with a Master of Fine Arts degree in Photography. He is a past president of Texas Photographic Society, a past vice-president of Lone Star Photographic Workshops and a past director of PhotoWork Gallery in Austin. Over the years, Alex’s photographs have received many awards and honors.  His photographs have been published in numerous magazines and publications. 

EXPERIENCE

2022-  Present: Arts and Humanities Advisory Board, St. Edward’s University, Austin, TX

1990- Present: Freelance photographer, Alex Labry Photographer, Austin, TX,

2001-2006: Adjunct Professor, St. Edward’s University, Austin, TX

• 1996-2003: Photography Director, Texas House of Representatives, Austin, TX

• 1980-1984: President, Labry Commercial Interiors, Austin, TX

• 1975-1990: President, The Office Company, Inc., Austin, TX

Rachel Anderson Rynders

Board Member At-Large

Rachel is an Attorney with the Enforcement Division of the Texas State Securities Board. She is a graduate of the University of Texas School of Law and holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. She began working for the Texas State Securities Board in March of 2018. In 2020, she coordinated 30+ states and a federal agency to file a civil complaint against Metals.com, a precious metals retailer defrauding elderly investors out of their retirement savings. In 2021 she coordinated state action against the cryptocurrency lending platform BlockFi and a $100M settlement between BlockFi, NASAA members, and the SEC. The action against BlockFi was followed by similar actions against Celsius Network and Voyager Digital – both of which are currently in bankruptcy. Her ongoing work includes coordinating with fellow NASAA members to investigate and create a unified approach to regulating cryptocurrency financial services offered by fintech and de-fi companies. She serves on the NASAA Corporation Finance Section’s Policy Project Group and is Co-Chair for the NASAA Enforcement Section’s Commodities and Derivatives Enforcement Project Group. 

Her grandmother was a concert pianist who was actively involved in the Milwaukee Opera and found joy in bringing fantastic, classical performances to the public. She also brought those performances home. Between operatic practice sessions, motorcycle rides with singers, and spontaneous sing-a-longs, Rachel was musically and emotionally inspired by her and found herself unable to resist the draw of Beerthoven. There's no better way to spend an evening than music, beer, and congenial companionship. She's honored to be a small part of helping Beerthoven connect people with music and grow its community. 

Eileen Keller

Board Member At-Large

Eileen Keller, President/CEO of ideality.com inc is a Social Physicist and Media Investment Strategist with an empathetic heart centered in a casing of imagination. In the 1980's Eileen authored a college text book on advertising called, Blitz: You Are What You Pretend To Be, a hands-on book to help students become proficient in media buying. She taught classes at Southwest Texas State University and has instructed many advertising professionals around the country with Media Buying Academy. She has been the visionary force in presidential campaigns, global advertising campaigns, internet strategies, and creating reality platforms. Eileen is a a past president of the Austin Advertising Federation. In 1995-96 she was awarded The American Advertising Federation's District's Member of the Year for her work.