Board of Directors
Shoko Michael, Chair
John Ho, Vice Chair
Cindy Sullenberger, Secretary
Basanthi Bhat, Treasurer
Rogelio Ascencio, member
Pauline Benton, member
Amy Lee, member
Zing Nguyen, member
The board meets approximately once per month on the third Thursday of each month. Meeting minutes are available at the SJYS office.
Advisory Board
Leo Higashi, Past Chairman and Board Member
Lorne Morris, Past Chairman and Board Member
K.C. Kim, Past Chairman and Board Member
Nancy Naroff, Past Chairman and Board Member, Music Advocate
Dave Dumont, Sherman Clay Piano
Cyril Isnard, General Manager Fairmont Hotel, San Jose
Ligia Marcu, Educator, Steinway Society
David Kim, Violinist - Philadelphia Orchestra Concertmaster
Zaven Melikian, Violinist - San Francisco Conservatory of Music Emeriti
Sandy Walsh-Wilson, Cellist - San Francisco State University Faculty, Alexander String Quartet
Jonathan Hicks, Attorney
Samuel Yang, Community Business Leader
Tom Chang, Past Board Member, President of North America Taiwanese Engineer's Association
David Mills, Past Board Member, Program Director at John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Parent Advisors
- Chair – Pauline Benton, Board Member
- Philharmonic Orchestra Parent Advisor: Maya Jio
- Chamber Orchestra Parent Advisor: Benjamin Schwartz
- Concert Orchestra Parent Advisor: Robert Causey
- Flute Choir Parent Advisor: Pearl Yew
- Intermezzo Parent Advisor: Gracy Lu
- Prelude Parent Advisor: Minzhen Yang
- Concert Winds: Aparna Srinivasan
- Percussion: Dance Wu