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The Rotary Music4Life team, largely volunteer, includes:
David Endicott | Dick Lee | Mike Bujnowski | Irene Stewart | Carri Campbell | Melissa Hines | Bronwyn Edwards Cryer |
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David Endicott
David Endicott, President/CEO of Endicott Consulting Group, has chaired several committees in the Rotary Club of Seattle, the largest Rotary Club in the world. An avid tuba player, David is a former member of the Board of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra and the University of Washington School of Music Advisory Board. A native of
Viroqua
,
Wisconsin
and graduate of the
University
of
Wisconsin
at Madison, David is a former Press Secretary to U.S. Senator Slade Gorton and was appointed by Governor Mike Lowry as a full-time citizen Member of the Washington State Health Care Policy Board in 1995. He has been a partner and owner of several consulting firms in
Seattle
and established the Endicott Consulting Group, Inc. in 2003.
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Dick Lee
Rotary Music4Life is one of many school projects spearheaded by Dick Lee, director of Seattle Public Schools' Office of School Partnerships. A Ballard HS alum, Class of '61, Dick has raised funds and built community partnerships that have benefited the students of the Seattle Public Schools for nearly 15 years. He has established foundations, sports booster clubs and advisory panels that generate ongoing involvement at many schools, as well as School Kids Come First, an online giving program that supports Seattle Public Schools classroom projects. Dick's extensive background in hospitality and special events has lent expertise and coordination to a wide variety of fundraising events including auctions, golf tournaments and special celebrations. His work is driven by the need to make a real difference for students, to enhance their opportunities and encourage their academic achievement, especially at the underserved schools of the Seattle district.
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Mike Bujnowski
A Ballard High School alum (Class of '77), Mike Bujnowski learned to play trumpet through the Seattle Schools, something that he contributes to shaping his life. Today, he is president of the Northwest Youth Music Association, which supports programs in the performing arts for youth ages 8 to 22 in Washington and Oregon and is the sponsoring organization for the Cascades as well as Brass Attack, a Seattle-based all-age performance ensemble, and Cascades Winter Guard. As co-founder and chief operating officer of Reliance Network, LLC, Mike provides web-based services to real estate brokers and agents. He holds Bachelor degrees in Landscape Architecture from the University of Washington and in Business Finance from Central Washington University, along with a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Washington.
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Irene Stewart Music education programs are one of Irene Stewart's passions. A Seattle native raised in Olympia, she played violin and viola in her school orchestras as well as the Tacoma Youth Symphony, and later the UW Symphony Orchestra and Thalia Symphony, under the baton of Dr. Stanley Chapple. Irene attended the 1975 International Festival of Youth Orchestras in Aberdeen, Scotland and was selected to play in the International Symphony, conducted by Claudio Abbado. Today, Irene focuses her musical talents on choral singing and vocal jazz, and supporting her daughter, Carolyn, who studies flute, piano, voice, dance and musical theatre. A former Seattle School Board director, Irene now serves on the board of trustees for ArtsWest and is an ex officio member of the Seattle Arts Commission's Education Committee
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Carri Campbell
When Carri Campbell became Seattle Public Schools' Visual and Performing Arts Manager in July 2007, it was clear that Seattle could become an arts-rich school district again, equipped to provide a well-rounded education for every student in music, drama, dance and visual arts. Carri is an experienced classroom teacher who served as Tacoma Art Museum's associate curator of education and manager of K-12 school and teacher programs. At ArtsEd Washington, she was responsible for envisioning and implementing programs to help Washington schools meet state standards in the arts, and she managed a project that supported principal-led arts teams in developing multi-year arts plans for their schools. A recent Seattle Child magazine article features Carri's work on behalf of Seattle Public Schools students.
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Melissa Hines
The City of
Seattle
's Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs and its citizen advisory body, the Seattle Arts Commission, are actively partnering with
Seattle
Public Schools
and the community to promote increased arts education, particularly for students and schools with least access to the arts. For the Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs,
Melissa Hines
directs the Civic Partnerships program, which provides funding and other support for Seattle-based artists, cultural organizations of all sizes, arts in community, and out-of-school time arts training for youth. Prior to joining the City of
Seattle
, Melissa served as development director for the Seattle International Children's Festival and she was managing director of The Empty Space Theatre for 16 years. Among other awards, Melissa received the Gregory A. Falls Sustained Achievement Award, presented by Theatre Puget Sound, in 2002.
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Bronwyn Edwards Cryer A true Renaissance woman, Bronwyn Edwards Cryer created the Rotary Music4Life website design, and is principal of SirenSong Productions, specializing in multi-media communications in print, web, video and audio. An award-winning pianist at a very young age, Bron teaches music part-time out of her home, mentors young musicians in songwriting, performance and music theory, and involves her young musicians in her annual musical stage production, the Red Piano Concert series. Red Piano IV is scheduled for October 19, 2008 as a fundraiser for Rotary Music4Life. Bron is an accomplished pianist, and a singer-songwriter and recording artist, with four CDs to her credit. A co-writer of the song "Corroboree," she recently won a Special Mention at the MusicAid 2007 International Music Awards. She is currently serving as Music Director at Fauntleroy Uniting Church of Christ in West Seattle.
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Contact Us
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For more information about Rotary Music4Life, contact:
Dick Lee, Director
Office of School Partnerships
Seattle Public Schools
PO Box 34165
Seattle, WA 98124-1165
Tel. (206) 252-0476
E-mail rjlee@seattleschools.org

  
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