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[email protected] l www.vam.ca BOARD OF TRUSTEES The Hon. Yuen Pau Woo, Chair Raymond Dong , Vice Chair Ian MacIntosh, Immediate Past Chair Monique Wilberg, Treasurer Sandra Campbell Henry Lee Abdul Pirbhai Rona Radler Suzanne Scott Norman Tsang Eric Wilson Honorary Trustees: Alex Drennan S. K. Lee R. Michael Shields Gordon W. Young VAM CHAIR YUEN PAU WOO APPOINTED ADMINISTRATION Joseph Elworthy, Executive Director TO SENATE OF CANADA Cecilia Ng, Administrative Director Gloria Wong, Director of Development The Vancouver Academy of Music would like to congratulate Board Chair & International Relations Yuen Pau Woo on his appointment in November 2016 to the Senate of Canada. Elaine Lee, Controller Pau, whose four children are VAM alumni, has been associated with VAM Nicole Hurst, Registrar Daniel Marshall, Marketing & for the past 14 years, served on our Board for the last four, and has been its Communications Manager Chair since the Fall 2014. During his term, there have been so many exciting Marsha Bahador & Adam Junk, developments at VAM as he and the Board continue to work closely with Front Office Administrators James Oh, Building Manager Joseph Elworthy, the faculty, and staff to provide high-quality music education Jacqueline Leggatt, Librarian / to the community.