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Board of Directors

Bret Amundson

Bret Amundson

Board Member

Dr. Bret Amundson is the Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at The College of St. Scholastica.

Sayaka Tanikawa

Sayaka Tanikawa

Board President and Co-Artistic Director

Sayaka holds a bachelor’s degree in Art History from Columbia University, a master’s degree from Yale School of Music, and a doctorate from Manhattan School of Music.

Joanne Piper-Maurer

Joanne Piper-Maurer

Board Member

A lifelong learner and musician, Joanne hold degrees from UMD in Piano Pedagogy and William Mitchell College of Law (now Mitchell Hamline School of Law).

Dino Terzic

Dino Terzic

Board Member, Vice President

Elizabeth Sellers Tabor

Elizabeth Sellers Tabor

Board Member, Treasurer

As an Assistant City Attorney for the City of Duluth, Betsy represents Duluth in complex civil cases in state and federal courts.

Matt Young

Matt Young

Board Secretary and Co-Artistic Director

Matt Young is a member of the San Francisco Symphony viola section and is a faculty member at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.

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