2007-2008
Janie Horton-Ramirez
President
Henry A. Schiro
Vice President
Sarah Clish
Secretary
David DumontFounder
Theresa Chen
Nancy Daggett Jensen
Andrea Kenter
Ligia Marcu
Tom Muller
Joe Ordaz
Lois Phelps
Dave Samuels
Jinye Wang
Gerald West
James Williams
Biographies

Hans Boepple
Van Cliburn
Billye Ericksen
Peter Goodrich
Nancy Krajewski
Jon Nakamatsu
Aiko Onishi
Leanne Rees
Eric Schwartz
Tony Thomas

Brenda McHenry
Box Office Manager
(408)286-2600 x23
Email:
Tanja Nathanael
Program Administrator
(408)295-6500
Email:
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Janie Horton-Ramirez
President Board of Directors since 2004
Currently serving on:
Executive Committee
Education & Scholarship Committee
Marketing & Public Relations Committee
Website Committee
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Manager, Hanna & Van Atta Law Office, Palo Alto; Master of Business Administration, Nova University, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, 1994; Bachelor of Music with Distinction in Piano Performance, University of Oklahoma, 1979.
Website: www.metaxy.org
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Henry A. SchiroVice President
Fundraising Chair Board of Directors since 1996
Currently serving on:
Executive Committee
Finance Committee
Fundraising Committee
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Former Executive Director, Children's Musical Theatre; Former General Director, San Jose Jazz Society; Co-Chair, Medici Ball 2007, Florence Commission; Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration, with a minor in Music Theory, UC Berkeley.

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Sarah Clish, CFPSecretary
Finance Committee Co-Chair
Marketing Chair
Board of Directors since 2006
Currently serving on:
Executive Committee
Finance Committee
Fundraising Committee
Marketing Committee
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Advanced Financial Advisor, Ameriprise Financial Inc., Campbell; Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, University of California, Berkeley, 1983.
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Dave DumontCo-Founder and Incorporator
In-Home Salon Recital Coordinator
Board of Directors since 1994
Currently serving on:
Executive Committee
Fundraising Committee
Website Committee
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Distribution & Promotions, Sherman Clay Pianos, Santa Clara, CA; Boston Conservatory of Music, 1971-1975; Johnson Wales Culinary Arts.
Website: www.davedumont.com

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Theresa Chen
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Nancy Daggett JensenArtistic Chair
Board of Directors since 2002
Currently serving on:
Artistic & Program Committee
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Master of Arts, San Jose State University; Bachelor of Arts, San Jose State University; Nationally Certified Master Teacher of the Music Teachers' National Association; Former President of the Music Teachers' Association of CA; Former State Certificate of Merit Chairman.

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Andrea KenterBoard of Directors since 2007
Currently serving on:
Education & Scholarship Committee
Fundraising Committee
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Design and Interiors Consultant, Bose Design; Active Fundraiser, Sacred Heart School, Saratoga; Provident Credit Union Supervisory Board Member; Former O'Connor Hospital Fundraising Chair.
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Ligia Marcu
Board of Directors since 2003
Currently serving on:
Marketing Committee
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Masters in Business Administration, Arts Administration, Golden Gate University, San Francisco, CA.; Bachelors in Piano Performance, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.; Music Teachers Association of California, Santa Clara Branch; 1994 Fellowship Award, American Symphony Orchestra League, Washington DC.

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Tom Muller
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Joe Ordaz
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Lois Phelps
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Dave SamuelsBoard of Directors since 2007
Currently serving on:
Fundraising committee
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Jinye WangBoard of Directors since 2004
Currently serving on:
Artistic & Program Committee
Education & Scholarship Committee
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MA from San Jose State University-Piano Performance, BA from Soochow University-Piano Performance
Also serving as:
Board Member of the El Camino Youth Symphony
Board Member/ Founding Member of Artch, Inc.
Vice President of MTAC Los Altos
Vice President/ Founding Member of Asiatic Philharmonia Society
Teacher of Piano-Kuang Jen Music Conservatory
Private Studio Teaching-California (1981-Present)
MTAC Member since 1987
Served as MTAC President 1998-2000

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Gerald WestEducation & Scholarship Chair
Board of Directors since 2003
Currently serving on:
Education & Scholarship Committee
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Current position: Senior Technical Writer, Nuclear Medicine Software Development Engineering, Philips Medical Systems (6 years)
Previous position: Lecturer, National University of Singapore (18 years)
Previous Arts Group experience: Singapore Lyric Theatre Board of Directors (5 years);
Playwright, Singapore Lyric Theatre for annual Grand Opera Gala fund-raisers (5 years)

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James Williams
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