LOS ANGELES INCEPTION ORCHESTRA
LEADERSHIP
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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JAVIER OVIEDO
Board Chair
Mentor
AKIRA NAKANO
President, CEO &
Artistic Director
Founder
LIZ ANDERSON
Director
Parent Rep
MIYEKO HEISHI
Secretary/Treasurer
Founding Director
CHRIS LEE
Director
Composer Representative
MEGAN LUBASZKA
Director
Virtual Reality
JEAN-PIERRE SCHMITT
Director
Mentor
ANGELA URRECHEAGA
Director
Composer Representative
PAST BOARD MEMBERS
DR. MELVIN ARMSTRONG
CSULA
HEEWON KWON
Founding Director
RUBY PAN
Director
Past Parent Representative
DAVE TOLLEY
dbt Creative
MICHAEL SUSHEL
Past Board Chair
Founding Director
ALAN WARFAHTIG
LAUSD Educator (Retired)
BOARD ADVISORS
ANDREW FRISHMAN
Big Picture Learning
DR. FRANK HEUSER
UCLA Herb Alpert
School of Music
DR. GIGI JOHNSON
Maremel Institute
PHOEBE OELHEIM
Development Advisor
RUMI SHIMASAKI
Colburn School
ADRIAN ZAW
Zaw Studios
LEADERSHIP TEAM
AKIRA NAKANO
President, CEO &
Artistic Director
KAREN ELAINE
Executive Vice President
JACK ARON
Vice President
AERALIE BRIGHTON
Vice President
Vocal Performance &
Artist Relations
SAMARA RICE
Vice President
Contemporary Classical &
Youth Development
