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2007-2008
Board of Directors
Janie Horton-Ramirez
President

Henry A. Schiro
Vice President

Sarah Clish
Secretary

David Dumont
Founder

Theresa Chen
Nancy Daggett Jensen
Andrea Kenter
Ligia Marcu
Tom Muller
Joe Ordaz
Lois Phelps
Dave Samuels
Jinye Wang
Gerald West
James Williams


Biographies


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

 

 Staff
Brenda McHenry
Box Office Manager
(408)286-2600 x23
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 Tanja Nathanael
Program Administrator
(408)295-6500
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2007-2008
Board of Directors

Janie Horton-Ramirez
President
Board of Directors since 2004

Currently serving on:
Executive Committee
Education & Scholarship Committee
Marketing & Public Relations Committee
Website Committee

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

Henry A. SchiroVice President
Fundraising Chair
Board of Directors since 1996

Currently serving on:
Executive Committee
Finance Committee
Fundraising Committee
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.


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


Advanced Financial Advisor, Ameriprise Financial Inc., Campbell; Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, University of California, Berkeley, 1983.


Dave DumontCo-Founder and Incorporator
In-Home Salon Recital Coordinator
Board of Directors since 1994

Currently serving on:
Executive Committee
Fundraising Committee
Website Committee

Distribution & Promotions, Sherman Clay Pianos, Santa Clara, CA; Boston Conservatory of Music, 1971-1975; Johnson Wales Culinary Arts.
Website: www.davedumont.com


Theresa Chen


Nancy Daggett JensenArtistic Chair
Board of Directors since 2002

Currently serving on:
Artistic & Program Committee
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.


Andrea KenterBoard of Directors since 2007

Currently serving on:
Education & Scholarship Committee
Fundraising Committee

Design and Interiors Consultant, Bose Design; Active Fundraiser, Sacred Heart School, Saratoga; Provident Credit Union Supervisory Board Member; Former O'Connor Hospital Fundraising Chair.


Ligia Marcu Board of Directors since 2003

Currently serving on:
Marketing Committee
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.


Tom Muller



Joe Ordaz



Lois Phelps


Dave SamuelsBoard of Directors since 2007

Currently serving on:
Fundraising committee




Jinye WangBoard of Directors since 2004

Currently serving on:
Artistic & Program Committee
Education & Scholarship Committee


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


Gerald WestEducation & Scholarship Chair
Board of Directors since 2003

Currently serving on:
Education & Scholarship Committee

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)


James Williams