Pictured L-R Mayo Bartlett, Gary E. Bashian, and Jon Pundyk – Photo/Jon Chattman
Music Conservatory of Westchester, a nonprofit community school of the arts providing music and theatre instruction and education, as well as music therapy, recently selected Jon Pundyk (of Rye), Gary E. Bashian (of Greenwich), and Mayo Bartlett (of White Plains) to join their board of trustees. The appointments were announced by Board President Siew Leng Chuah.

Jon Pundyk is the CEO of Glamorise Foundations, Inc. Prior to joining Glamorise, Pundyk was a consultant with Booz-Allen & Hamilton (now Booz & Co.) where he worked with the strategy practice group and specialized in growth strategies for consumer product companies.  Additionally, Pundyk held a variety of brand marketing positions at Proctor & Gamble. Pundyk earned an MBA from the Tuck School at Dartmouth College and a BS from Cornell University. He currently resides in Rye, N.Y., with his wife Nancy, and their three sons.

Gary E. Bashian is a principal at Bashian and Farber LLP, practicing in Estates and Trusts, Estate Litigation, Guardianship Litigation, Business Planning, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, and Not-For-Profit Corporation Law. Bashian currently serves as Vice-Chair of the Estate Litigation Committee of the New York State Bar Association’s Trust and Estates Law Section, and has previously served on the Executive Committee of the New York State Bar Associate’s Elder Law Section. He is a former Chair of the Trusts and Estates Section, has served as the Chair of the Tax Section of the Westchester County Bar Association, and was a Director of the Estate Planning Council of Westchester. Bashian is a past President of the Westchester County Bar Association, serving from 1995 to 1997.  Bashian formerly served as a Director of the YMCA of Central and Northern Westchester and is the former General Counsel for the United States Tennis Association/Eastern Section.

Mayo Bartlett is a partner at Young & Bartlett, LLP, a law firm focusing on Plantiff’s Personal Injury, Criminal Defense, and Civil Rights matters. He previously worked in the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office and served as a litigator in the Superior Court Trial Division prior to his appointment as the Chief of the Bias Crimes Unit.  Bartlett is currently a Vice President of the Westchester County Bar Association, where he is also a member of the Judiciary Committee, and is a former Director of the Westchester County Black Bar Association and the former Chair of the Westchester County Human Rights Commission.  Bartlett was an active member of the New York State Hate Crimes Coalition, an organization that played a pivotal role in the passage of the Hate Crime Act of 2000. Bartlett currently serves on the Advisory board of the Westchester Holocaust Education Center, is a Director of CLUSTER (Congregations Linked in Urban Strategy to Effect Renewal), the New York Civil Liberties Union, and the Legal Aid Society of Westchester County, and is a member of the African American Men of Westchester. He has also served as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Pace Law School.

“Mr. Pundyk, Mr. Bashian, and Mr. Bartlett’s impressive backgrounds will bring new and great perspectives to the Music Conservatory of Westchester,” said Carol Shiffman, Executive Director. “All are longtime advocates of the musical arts, having given their time and talents for decades. We are pleased and privileged to welcome them to our Board.”

Music Conservatory of Westchester is located at 216 Central Avenue in White Plains, NY. Registration is always open and financial assistance is available for qualifying students. They can be reached at (914) 761-3900 or by visiting their brand new website www.musicconservatory.org. Follow the Conservatory on Facebook (Westchester MusicConservatory) and Twitter (@MusicCW), or check their new blog (www.musicconservatoryblog.org) for the latest news and updates.

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Lisa Deutsch (of Armonk) and Georgia B. Pollak (of White Plains) were recently selected to join the Board of Trustees of the Music Conservatory of Westchester. The Conservatory is a non-profit community school of the arts providing music, theatre education, and music therapy for people of all ages and abilities. The appointments were announced by Carol Shiffman, Executive Director.

Lisa Deutsch’s work in Westchester County has involved her in some of the nonprofit community’s most significant projects, and her career is comprised of a unique combination of work in the profit and nonprofit
sectors. Formerly Executive Director of the Music Conservatory of Westchester, she spearheaded the school’s $7.8 million Building Dreams Campaign and was recently honored with the formal dedication
of The Lisa Deutsch Faculty Recognition Wall. Deutsch was founding Executive Director of the New Orchestra of Westchester and later renamed the local cultural icon the Westchester Philharmonic. She
also founded Westchester Community College’s Department of Cultural Affairs. “The Music Conservatory of Westchester is a vital source of education and culture in our region,” said Deutsch. “I am honored to do what I can to advance its mission.”

She is currently Vice President for Marketing & Development at Guiding Eyes for the Blind, an international nonprofit guide dog school headquartered in Yorktown Heights. Deutsch has served on numerous boards and was formerly President of the Windmill Club in Armonk, Vice President of the Association for Women in Communications, and an Affiliate Representative on the Board of the Westchester Arts Council. She received her BA from the University of Pennsylvania and completed coursework at New York University’s Graduate School of Business Administration. Deutsch resides in Armonk with her husband, John, and has two grown children, Katrina and Sam.

Georgia B. Pollak is Vice President for Communications and Public Affairs at Yeshiva University. With over 30 years of experience in all areas of communications, her work has spanned several academic
institutions as well as leading international companies in consumer and industrial marketing. Prior to Yeshiva University, Pollak was with Sarah Lawrence College, American Friends of Hebrew University,
and The Abraham Joshua Heschel School in Manhattan. She was account supervisor at Ogilvy & Mather Advertising Agency and McCaffrey & McCall, and was also in the public relations department of The
Philadelphia Orchestra. A playwright, avid amateur pianist, and composer, Pollak continues her musical endeavors as an adult student at the Music Conservatory of Westchester. She has a daughter, Sarah, and son, Charlie, both Conservatory alumni. “There is no place in Westchester like the Conservatory,” said Pollack. “I am thrilled to be on the board and to help it in any way I can to get it the support it deserves. I started coming to the Conservatory twenty years ago as a parent. Now I’m back as a student.”

Pollack continued, “At the Conservatory I am surrounded by hundreds of like-minded music lovers at every age, from every background and level of ability – including those who come here for music therapy.
We want to be here because we know we will get an excellent program of learning in a warm and nonelitist place.”

Pollak was previously a trustee of Congregation Kol Ami in White Plains and served on the marketing committee of the White Plains Hospital and YWCA. She currently serves on the board of New Paths in
Music. Pollak received her BA from the University of Pennsylvania and holds an MBA from Columbia University. She and her husband, William, are long-time residents of White Plains, NY.  The Music Conservatory of Westchester is located at 216 Central Avenue in White Plains, NY. They can be reached at (914) 761-3900 or by visiting www.musicconservatory.org. Follow the Conservatory on Facebook (Westchester MusicConservatory) and Twitter (@MusicCW), or check their new blog (www.musicconservatoryblog.org) for the latest news and updates.

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