ABOUT US

Leadership

Board of Directors

 

President
Mimi Hwang

Vice-President
Regine Bonneau
Founder and CEO
RB Advisory, LLC

Secretary
Ed Whalley
Chief Financial Officer
Anthros, Inc.

Treasurer
Ping Dai

Immediate Past President
Geanne Share

 

Directors

 

Heather Akers

Jason Chepenik

Lawrence Haber, Esq

Ellen Hurwitz

Davey Jay, Esq.
Partner, Meehle & Jay

Vanaja Ragavan

Jason Schaller
Principal
The Schaller Group

Olivia Share
Associate Attorney
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough

Paresh Sheth
Pharmacist

Wendy Wallenberg
Producer
Brian Minnich Photography, Inc.

Co-Founders Emeritus

 

Benoit Glazer
Co-Founder
Chair Emeritus (2004-2019)
Music Director
Cirque du Soleil,
La Nouba (1998-2017)

Elaine Corriveau
Co-Founder
Director Emeritus (2004-2019)
Musician & Educator

 

Staff

 

Benoit Glazer
Artistic Director

Christopher Belt
Executive Director

Enrique Wiedemann
Marketing Director

Patricia Ferrell
Volunteer Coordinator

 

Programming Committee

 

Benoit Glazer
Chair

Nadia Garzón
Wordplay Chair

Suliman Tekalli
Classical/Contemporary Chair

Hector Torres
Latin Music Chair

Matt Gorney
Jazz Chair

Erik Branch
Central Florida Composers Forum

 

Visionary Council

 

Emmet Cohen
Pianist

Adam Golka
Pianist

Ariadne Greif
Soprano

Jonathan Kreisberg
Guitarist and Composer

Jenny Lin
Pianist, Steinway Artist

Billy Martin
Drummer
Medeski Martin & Wood
Executive Director
Creative Music Studio

Dave Meder
Pianist
Assistant Professor of Jazz Piano
University of North Texas

Elena Mindlina, DMA
International vocalist and educator

Marty Morell
Percussionist

Ulysses Owens, Jr.
Drummer, Producer
Faculty, The Juilliard School

Nestor Torres
Latin Grammy-winning flutist

Lucy Woodward
Grammy-winning vocalist and recording artist

Ambassadors Council

 

Steve Goldman
Co-Chair
Founder
National Young Composers Challenge

Linda Kobert
Co-Chair
Representative
Orange County School Board

Lyman Brodie
Principal Trumpet
Orlando Philharmonic

Mary Thompson Hunt
Artist

Woody Igou
Attorney

Keith Lay
Chair of Music Production
Full Sail

Michael McLeod
Writer