Board & National Advisory Council

The Fischoff National Chamber Music Association is a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation led by three full-time staff members. It is governed by a 21-member voluntary board of directors comprised of local business and community leaders. Board and staff are supported by members of the National Advisory Council, who provide counsel and assistance on matters of a national and global scale.

Board of Directors:

Officers
Alfred Guillaume, Jr. Ph.D., President	Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Indiana University, South Bend, IN
Kitty Rose, Vice President	Community Volunteer, Mishawaka, IN
Janet Horvath, Secretary	Partner, Jones, Obenchain, LLP, South Bend, IN
Pam Chipman, Treasurer	Community Volunteer, South Bend, IN
David Aranowski, Immediate Past President	Owner, David P. Aranowski, CPA, LLC, South Bend, IN
Charlotte K. Ford, Director Emerita	Community Volunteer, South Bend, IN
Directors
Edward Bradley	President, Grubb & Ellis/Cressy & Everett, South Bend, IN
Christine Cook	Community Volunteer, South Bend, IN
Bernard E. Edwards, Jr.	Attorney, Anderson Agostino & Keller, P.C., South Bend, IN
June H. Edwards	Volunteer for the Arts, South Bend, IN
William Knight	VP of Sales & Business Development, Mossberg & Company, South Bend, IN
Tim Maher	Partner, Barnes & Thornburg, LLP, South Bend, IN
Sara Miller	Vice President, Technology, Burkhart Advertising, South Bend, IN
Mark Neal	President, KRS Financial, LLC, South Bend, IN
Emese Ronay Rivera	Creative Consultant & Designer, Granger, IN
Teresa Roberts	Principal Consultant, Press Ganey Associates, Inc., South Bend, IN
Thomas Rosenberg, Artistic Director	Adjunct Professor, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
Vincent Rougeau	Associate Professor, University of Notre Dame Law School, Notre Dame, IN
John Sejdinaj	Vice President for Finance, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
Craig Taelman	President, Circle Lumber: Signature Homes, South Bend, IN
JoAnn Wittenbach	Retired Partner, Crowe Horwath, LLP, South Bend, IN

National Advisory Council:

	Dennis Bamber Founder, MusicFactoryDirect.com Mr. Bamber started the small company, the Woodwind & Brasswind, in 1978 in South Bend, Indiana. Since then, it has grown into one of the largest sellers of musical instruments in the world with an international reputation. He is also the majority shareholder in the French retail and internet music company, WoodBrass.Com. Mr. Bamber holds a Bachelor and Master of Music degrees in performance from Indiana University, Bloomington.
	Heidi Castleman Professor of Viola at the Juilliard School of Music, New York, New York Ms. Castleman is a founding trustee of Chamber Music America and served as its President from 1983 to 1987. She also serves on the board of the American String Teachers Association (ASTA) and has been a panelist and committee member of the National Endowment for the Arts, The Music Educators National Conference (MENC) and The Andrew Mellon Foundation.
	Wu Han Concert Pianist and Artistic Co-Director of The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, New York, New York Ms. Han, along with David Finckel, serve as Artistic Directors of The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. They also founded ArtistLed, classical music's finest musician-directed and Internet-based recording company. They are also Artistic Directors of Music@Menlo, a chamber music festival in Silicon Valley. Prior to that, she served with David Finkel for three seasons as Artistic Director of SummerFest in La Jolla, California.
	John A. Haynes Executive Director and CEO of Performing Arts Center Eastside, Bellevue, Washington John A. Haynes was formerly the Judd and Mary Lou Leighton Director for the Performing Arts at the University of Notre Dame, as well as the chief executive officer of the California Center for the Arts, a six-building regional arts complex in San Diego County. Prior to these endeavors, Mr. Haynes spent ten years as a program executive at CBS-TV and Viacom and managed a film and television production company in Beverly Hills. A native of Santa Fe, he studied Philosophy and Classics at the University of Texas in Austin.
	Paul Katz Professor of Cello and Art of the String Quartet at New England Conservatory, Boston, Massachusetts Mr. Katz was cellist with the Cleveland Quartet, appearing in over 2500 concerts on four continents. Appearances included programs at the White House, "CBS Sunday Morning", NBC’s "Today Show" and "The Grammy Awards." He is a former student of Janos Starker, Bernard Greenhouse and Leonard Rose.
	Massimo Mercelli Artistic Director, Emilia Romagna Festival, Imola, Italy Mr. Mercelli is a concert flutist who, at the age of nineteen, played principal flute at La Fenice Theatre in Venice. As Artistic Director of the Emilia Romagna Festival, Mr. Mercelli presents Fischoff's Grand Prize Winner in approximately six concerts during the summer festival. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the European Festival Association.

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