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American Pianists Association Appoints Eight New Members to Its Board of Directors

The American Pianists Association (APA) appoints eight new professionals to its Board of Directors. These new members will bring expertise and experience in his or her field that will provide the APA with the tools necessary for continued success.

New APA board members include:
Eugene Anderson- Client Relations Manger, United Water (Member)
Christel DeHaan- President and Founder, Christel House (Vice Chairman)
Eric Eley- VP of Office Services, Collier, Turley, Martin & Tucker (Member)
Alan Mills- Partner, Barnes & Thornburg (Member)
Marc Sciscoe-Partner, Ice Miller (Member)
Peter Schnitzler- Associate Editor, Indianapolis Business Journal (Member)
Gordon Temple- President, JST Consulting International (Member)
Brian Williams- Co-Founder, Hopewell Ventures (Member)

“It is important to the mission of APA to have a wide variety of expertise on its Board of Directors,” Helen Small APA President and CEO said. “With a common appreciation for classical and jazz music and the shared goal to inspire and encourage performers, this board promises great results.”

The eight new members to the APA Board join the following:
Tom Hirschauer- President, Publicis (Chairman)
Helen Small- President, American Pianist Association (President/CEO)
Margaret Watanabe- Emeritus Assistant Professor Indiana University School of Medicine (Secretary)
Jenny Skehan- Tax Manager, RJ Pile & Company (Treasurer)
Thomas Q. Henry- Partner, Woodard Emhardt Moriarty McNett & Henry (Past Chairman)
Nelson Alexander- Managing Partner, Locke Reynolds (Member)
Mark Casavant- VP Business Development, Kipsch Audio Technologies (Member)
Ann Dettwiler- Community Leader (Member)
Craig Gigax- Owner, Meridian Music (Member)
Karin Glass- President, Provision Companies, Inc. (Member)
Michael Harmless- Public Sector Services, Crowe Chizek (Member)
Peter Howard- President, Turning Point Associates (Member)
Kathy Hubbard- Community Leader (Member)
Steve McNear- CEO, Quest Information Systems (Member)
Janet Nine- Community Leader (Member)
Steve Roberson- Professor of Music, Butler University (Ex-Officio)
Olimpia F. Barbera- Community Leader, Bloomington (Emeritus)
Richard E. Ford- Community Leader, Wabash (Emeritus)
Carolyn S. Hardman- Community Leader (Emeritus)
Robert B. McNamara- Retired, McNamara Florists (Emeritus)
Lucina B. Moxley- Community Leader (Emeritus)

*Photos of members are available upon request. Please contact Claire Chappell at claire.chappell@publicis-usa.com

About American Pianists Association (APA)
The mission of the American Pianists Association is to discover, promote and advance the careers of world-class, American, classical and jazz pianists. In addition, the American Pianists Association assumed control of Indy Jazz Fest in 2003, which it now leads and manages. More information is available online at www.americanpianists.org and www.indyjazzfest.net .

The American Pianists Association receives support from the City of Indianapolis through the Arts Council of Indianapolis, the Allen Whitehill Clowes Charitable Foundation, the Lilly Endowment, Christel DeHaan Family Foundation the Indiana General Assembly through the Indiana Arts Commission and the U.S. Congress through the National Endowment for the Arts, among others.

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