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MIKE BUSH |
is
the Deputy Superintendent (Business Services) for the
Castro Valley Unified School District. He serves as the
primary liaison between the School District and the
Foundation with a special emphasis on the construction,
outfitting, and operation of the Center. He maintains the
establishment of the Center as a stand alone financial
entity within the School District’s financial operations
and works daily with the Center’s Managing Director to
enhance the Center’s capabilities and operational capacity |
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SERENA FOXWORTHY |
has been a Castro Valley resident for many years. She was Owner /
Partner of Foxworthy's Tire Pro Shop in Castro Valley and the Hayward
Branch Manager for Certified Personnel Services Inc, of San Francisco.
She is a member of the Castro Valley Chamber of Commerce and has
served on numerous committees and the Board of Directors for many years. Serena currently works for the Castro Valley Unified School District at the Castro Valley Adult School. |
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DODI FRANCISCO |
is a Program Manager with 20 years experience in the software
industry. She has been an active volunteer at the Center for
the Arts since its opening with a focus on box office systems
and operations.
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DUSTIN GACHERIEU
Vice-president |
is a teacher at
Chabot
Elementary School
where he also produces, directs and conducts their annual
musical production. Prior to teaching at
Chabot, he founded and directed 5 musical productions at
Stanton
School
and served for two years as the student conductor of the
Saint Mary’s College Choir. He is
an alumni of CVHS where he had the privilege of serving as
the student member of the CVUSD Board of Education.
An arts advocate, Dustin enjoys conducting research
in the numerous benefits of arts education. |
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BERNIE KEMPEN
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is a Certified Family Law Specialist with a practice in Castro
Valley and Modesto. He is Past President of the Castro Valley Rotary Club,
has been PTA President at Proctor; Creekside; and Castro Valley High School
as well as serving on the Proctor Elementary School Site Council and several
other CVUSD Boards. Bernie also serves as Vice-President of the San Francisco
School of Arts (SOTA) PTSA and is a Board Member (alt) of the SOTA School
Site Council. He and his wife Kathy live in Castro Valley with their
two teenage sons, David and Nick. Bernie appears in some
local productions with son Nick just for fun.
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SHERRIE KONG
Secretary |
is an
independent consultant. She is an amateur musician with the
Castro Valley Adult School Orchestra, music
advocate and was an officer of the Castro Valley Music Parents
Society. |
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DARRELL LAVIN
President |
is a
chiropractor in private practice since 1989. He serves
on the board of the Castro Valley Sports Foundation and the
Joseph Matteucci Foundation for Youth Non-Violence and is
active with the Castro Valley Rotary Club and Rotary District
5170. CVHS alumni ‘81 |
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TERRY LIEBOWITZ
Immediate Past- President |
is an
educator, arts advocate and founding member of the Castro
Valley Arts Foundation. |
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| MELISSA PHILLIPS |
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ERMA SMITH
Past-President |
is
co-founder of the Smith Center for the Study of Private
Enterprise at Cal State East Bay, and co-owner and Board
member of the Nutek Corporation, a medical and surgical device
sterilization company. She is a founding member of the Castro
Valley Arts Foundation. |
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GIA SOLARI |
is a choreographer,
director, performer, educator, and arts administrator.
Formerly the Artistic Associate for American Musical
Theatre of San José, Gia is currently on faculty at Notre
Dame de Namur University and works as a creative artist
throughout the nation. |
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KIRSTEN WIEGARDT
Treasurer |
is a former CPA with more than
25 years of accounting experience with KPMG and Mervyn's.
She has served on several boards as treasurer for Proctor PTA
and Creekside Middle School Parent Teacher Club. Kirsten
is a long-time resident of Castro Valley and has two teenage
sons attending Castro Valley High School. She is now
retired and enjoys traveling. |
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MICHAEL MORGAN
Honorary Board Member |
is
music director for the Oakland East Bay Symphony. He
serves with many other musical organizations and is a widely
acknowledged expert in arts education. |
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