LEADERSHIP

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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A headshot of Javier Oviedo.

JAVIER OVIEDO
Board Chair
Mentor

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AKIRA NAKANO
President, CEO &
Artistic Director
Founder

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MIYEKO HEISHI
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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JEAN-PIERRE SCHMITT
Director
Mentor Representative
Classical Sax Project

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CHRIS LEE
Director
Composer Representative

PAST BOARD MEMBERS

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DR. MELVIN ARMSTRONG
CSULA

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HEEWON KWON
Founding Director

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RUBY PAN
Director
Past Parent Representative

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MICHAEL SUSHEL
Past Board Chair
Founding Director

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DAVE TOLLEY
dbt Creative
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ALAN WARFAHTIG
LAUSD Educator (Retired)

BOARD ADVISORS

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ANDREW FRISHMAN
Big Picture Learning

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DR. FRANK HEUSER
UCLA Herb Alpert
School of Music

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DR. GIGI JOHNSON
Maremel Institute

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PHOEBE OELHEIM
Development Advisor

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RUMI SHIMASAKI
Colburn School

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ADRIAN ZAW
Zaw Studios

LEADERSHIP TEAM

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AKIRA NAKANO
President, CEO &
Artistic Director

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KAREN ELAINE
Executive Vice President

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SAMARA RICE
Vice President
Contemporary Classical &
Youth Development