Orlando Named to MAW Board of Directors
For Immediate Release January 11, 2012
Contact:
Tim Dougherty
805.695.7908
Santa Barbara, CA – Tom Orlando, an industrial property manager and former manufacturing executive, has been elected to the Board of Directors for the Music Academy of the West. His three-year term began January 1.
Born in Burbank, Mr. Orlando grew up in the San Fernando Valley and earned a bachelor's degree in business administration at California State University, Northridge. Following a successful four-year stint as a sales associate with food and beverage wholesaler Young's Market Company, he joined the staff of Los Angeles-based manufacturing concern CTD Machines, where he went on to become sales manager and then owner, president, and CEO. He left the company when it was sold in 2007, and currently manages several industrial properties in Southern California.
Mr. Orlando is a board director for Daum Commercial Real Estate Services, and previously served on the boards for the Wood Machinery Manufacturers of America and the Association of Woodworking & Furnishings Suppliers. He was president of the latter trade organization's board in 2002 and 2003.
"I've been involved with the Music Academy for about a decade now and am immensely impressed with its program," said Mr. Orlando, who has been a Santa Barbara resident for 13 years. "I am very pleased to have an opportunity to further contribute to this fine organization."
Founded in 1947, the Music Academy of the West is among the nation's preeminent summer schools and festivals for gifted young classical musicians. The Academy provides these promising musicians with the opportunity for advanced study and frequent performance under the guidance of internationally renowned faculty artists, guest conductors, and soloists. Admission to the Academy is strictly merit based, and Fellows receive full scholarships (tuition, room, and board). Academy alumni are members of major symphony orchestras, chamber orchestras, ensembles, opera companies, and university and conservatory faculties throughout the world. Many enjoy careers as prominent solo artists. Based in Santa Barbara, the Music Academy of the West presents more than 200 public events annually, including performances by faculty, visiting artists, and Fellows; masterclasses; orchestra and chamber music concerts; and fully staged opera. The Music Academy began broadcasting live simulcasts by the world-renowned Metropolitan Opera at Hahn Hall in October 2008. For more information, visit www.musicacademy.org.
