LEADERSHIP
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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MICHAEL SUSHEL
Board Chair
AKIRA NAKANO
President, CEO &
Artistic Director
MIYEKO HEISHI
Secretary/Treasurer
CHRIS LEE
Director
Composer Representative
MEGAN LUBASZKA
Director
Virtual Reality
JAVIER OVIEDO
Director
Mentor
RUBY PAN
Director
Parent Representative
JEAN-PIERRE SCHMITT
Director
Mentor
PAST BOARD MEMBERS
DR. MELVIN ARMSTRONG
CSULA
HEEWON KWON
Founding Director
DAVE TOLLEY
dbt Creative
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ALAN WARFAHTIG
LAUSD Educator (Retired)
BOARD ADVISORS
ANDREW FRIEDMAN
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
LUCAS BROOKER
Vice President
Jazz Studies &
Student Engagement
CLAIRE MORISON
Co-Artistic Director
KATE BACICH
Past Vice President
Music Education/
College Prep
AMY (AIZHOU) LIU
Former Vice President
BLYTHE SCHULTE
Former Vice President
Strategic Innovation
