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 LEADERSHIP

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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JAVIER OVIEDO
Board Chair
Mentor

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AKIRA NAKANO
President, CEO &
Artistic Director
Founder

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MIYEKO HEISHI
Immediate Past
Secretary/Treasurer
Founding Director

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CHARLES FERNANDEZ
Director
ASMAC

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MEGAN LUBASZKA
Director
Virtual Reality

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JONATHAN ALLENTOFF
Director
ASMAC

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ALEX FLOYD
Director
Young Choreographers
Project

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CHRIS LEE
Director
Alumni Representative

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JUSTIN LEE
Director
Composer Representative

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JEAN SUH
Director
Parent Co-Representative

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DIANA YOUNG MAGUIRE
Director
Parent Co-Representative

LEADERSHIP TEAM

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AKIRA NAKANO
President, CEO &
Artistic Director

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AUSTIN ALI
Vice President
Composer-in-Residence

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EIKO JIN
Composer-in-Residence

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JUSTIN LEE
Manager, Music History

BOARD ADVISORS

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ANDREW FRISHMAN
Big Picture Learning

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DR. GIGI JOHNSON
Maremel Institute

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PHOEBE OELHEIM
Development Advisor

PAST BOARD MEMBERS

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HEEWON KWON
Founding Director

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RUBY PAN
Director
Past Parent Representative

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JEAN-PIERRE SCHMITT
Director
Mentor Representative
Classical Sax Project

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MICHAEL SUSHEL
Immediate Past Board Chair
Founding Director

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DAVE TOLLEY
dbt Creative
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ALAN WARFAHTIG
LAUSD Educator (Retired)

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