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Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Organization Announces 2011/2012 Board of Trustees
One of the nation’s oldest youth orchestras elects Officers for Board of Trustees and welcomes a new trustee.
Philadelphia, PA – September 19, 2011 (Download PDF). Dr. Trude Haecker, MD, Chairman of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra organization (PYO), along with Maestro Louis Scaglione, President and Music Director, today announced the Officers of the Board of Trustees and new Board member Kenneth J. Blank, Ph.D., Senior Vice Provost at Temple University.
The newly elected Officers of the Board of Trustees are as follows:
- Trude Haecker, MD: Chairman. Dr. Haecker is the Chief Medical Officer, Ambulatory, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and resides in Bryn Mawr, PA.
- Joseph F. DiMauro, VMD: First Vice Chairman. Dr. DiMauro is the owner of the Horsham Veterinary Hospital, PC and resides in Dresher, PA.
- Frank Giordano, Second Vice Chair. Mr. Giordano is the President of Atlantic Trailer Leasing Corp. and resides in Moorestown, NJ.
- Mary Teresa Soltis, Esq., Secretary. Ms. Soltis is a Partner at Cozen O’Connor and resides in Philadelphia, PA.
- David R. McShane: Treasurer. Mr. McShane is the President of McShane Enterprises and resides in New Hope, PA.
- Elie Antar, President and CEO of Valu-Plus, Inc. resides in Penn Valley, PA.
- Lawrence J. Choi, Principle of YouGov Marketing Insights, YouGov, PLC resides in Moorestown, NJ.
- Rebecca Clement, Esq., Past-President of HiGene Laundry Company resides in Haverford, PA.
- Michael Devine, Vice President and General Manager, Atlantic Trailer Leasing Corp. resides in Lumberton, NJ.
- W. Matthew Skilton, Vice President, Commercial Lending and Business Development, First Republic Bank, resides in Philadelphia, PA.
- Rick Touhill, General Manager, Autowerks Management, resides in Villanova, PA.
Prior to his role at Temple University, Dr. Blank was Vice Provost for Research at Northeastern University, Vice Provost for Research at Drexel University and Associate Dean for Research at Allegheny University of the Health Sciences (now Drexel University College of Medicine). Dr. Blank received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology from New York University, University College of Arts and Sciences in 1970 and his Ph.D. in Genetics from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University in 1977.
About the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra: Founded in 1939, the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra (PYO) is one of the nation’s oldest classical music training and orchestra performance programs for gifted and talented students from the Tri-State region. Lead by Maestro Louis Scaglione, PYO’s companion ensembles include the Philadelphia Young Artists Orchestra (PYAO), formed in 1996; Bravo Brass, added to the program in 2003; Philadelphia Region Youth String Music (PRYSM) created in 2007; and the Musicopia String Orchestra partnership, which began in 2008. Young musicians from ages six through 21 are selected by competition audition and have represented the United States on five continents. The Philadelphia Youth Orchestra organization offers classical musical performances to the Greater Philadelphia region each year and supports musical education to children from Philadelphia’s more challenging neighborhoods through its newest after-school program launched in 2010, Tune Up Philly.
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