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 LEADERSHIP

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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A headshot of Javier Oviedo.

JAVIER OVIEDO
Board Chair
Mentor

Akira Nakano Headshot

AKIRA NAKANO
President, CEO &
Artistic Director
Founder

A headshot of Miyeko Heishi.

MIYEKO HEISHI
Immediate Past
Secretary/Treasurer
Founding Director

Charles Fernandez Headshot

CHARLES FERNANDEZ
Director
ASMAC

A headshot of Megan Lubaszka.

MEGAN LUBASZKA
Director
Virtual Reality

Jonathan Allentoff Headshot

JONATHAN ALLENTOFF
Director
ASMAC

Alex Floyd Headshot

ALEX FLOYD
Director
Young Choreographers
Project

A headshot of Chris Lee.

CHRIS LEE
Director
Alumni Representative

Headshot of Justin Lee

JUSTIN LEE
Director
Programs Representative

Ralph Watkins Headshot

RALPH WATKINS
Director
Composer Representative

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DIANA YOUNG MAGUIRE
Director
Parent Co-Representative

LEADERSHIP TEAM

A headshot of Akira Nakano at the piano.

AKIRA NAKANO
President, CEO &
Artistic Director

Austin Ali Headshot

AUSTIN ALI
Vice President
Composer-in-Residence

Tommy Faragher Headshot

TOMMY FARAGHER
Master Teacher

Justin Lee Headshot

JUSTIN LEE
Manager, Music History

BOARD ADVISORS

A headshot of Andrew Frishman.

ANDREW FRISHMAN
Big Picture Learning

A headshot of Dr. Gigi Johnson.

DR. GIGI JOHNSON
Maremel Institute

A headshot of Phoebe Oelheim.

PHOEBE OELHEIM
Development Advisor

PAST BOARD MEMBERS

A headshot of Dr. Heewon Kwon.

HEEWON KWON
Founding Director

A headshot of Ruby Pan

RUBY PAN
Director
Past Parent Representative

A headshot of Jean-Pierre Schmitt.

JEAN-PIERRE SCHMITT
Director
Mentor Representative
Classical Sax Project

A headshot of Michael Sushel.

MICHAEL SUSHEL
Immediate Past Board Chair
Founding Director

A headshot of Dave Tolley.

DAVE TOLLEY
dbt Creative
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Jean Suh Headshot

JEAN SUH
Director
Parent Co-Representative

A headshot of Alan Warhaftig.

ALAN WARHAFTIG
LAUSD Educator (Retired)

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