Board of Directors
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David Padgett • President
David Padgett graduated from Punahou School and Indiana University with a degree in Business Management. He helped form and manage Ocean Activities Center until he sold his interest in 1990. He then managed Hawaiian Cement Maui Concrete Division until retirement in 2009. David joined the Maui Pops Orchestra Board when it was formed in 2004.
Gary Salenger • Vice-President
Gary Salenger practiced Dermatology for 35 years with the Maui Medical Group, but has always had his heart in Music, also. He has served on the boards of the Maui Philharmonic Society, the Maui Arts and Cultural Center, the Maui Symphony and as a founding board member of the Maui Pops Orchestra.
Bob Dant
Bob is a retired U.S. Air Force officer who first came to Hawaii in 1962. He and his wife, Penny, returned home to Maui in 1994 after 28 years of service in the military. Bob began a "new career" in 1995 as a Program Manager at the Maui High Performance Computing Center (Maui Research and Technology Park), before retiring in 2011. He has been an active Rotarian since 1995 with the Rotary Club of Upcountry Maui. Bob graduated from the University of Hawaii (BS-Mechanical Engineering) in 1966 and obtained a Master's Degree in Aeronautical Engineering in 1968 from Arizona State University. Before retiring from the Air Force, Bob also obtained a Master's Degree in Business Administration from the University of Arkansas and a Doctorate of Education Degree from the University of Southern California. Bob joined the Maui Pops Orchestra Board of Directors in 2005 and has served as a Past President (2007-2009).
Joan Padgett • Treasurer
Ms. Padgett is a realtor with Windermere Valley Isle Properties. She has played violin in the Maui Pops Orchestra since its inception, and previously with the Maui Symphony Orchestra for many years.
Juliana Corpuz Patao • Musicians' Representative
Juliana Corpuz Patao started playing the violin at age 10; she was a long-time student of Concertmistress Joan Hayden during her youth. Her debut with the Maui Pops Orchestra commenced with the former Maui Symphony back in 1978. Maui did not have an organized string program nor an orchestra growing up; therefore, playing in the Maui Symphony since age 12 provided the exposure and tools to further her musical career. At age 17, she was offered a full-music tuition scholarship at the University of Hawaii, Manoa Campus by conductor Henry Miyamura. She played with the University of Hawaii Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Music Orchestra from 1986-1994. In college she studied with Dr. Lavar Krantz and double-majored in Music and Business.Juli returned home to Maui in 1998 and rejoined the newly named Maui Pops Orchestra. She recently graduated with a Master's Degree in Human Resources Management and has taught several "local" student violinists, played in numerous weddings, and continues to support the community through Arts and Theater productions. In 2009 she played with a small ensemble in the "Sound of Music" and this past summer she was drafted from a reporter acting role to becoming the violinist for the "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" show with Maui On Stage. One of her musical highlights include recording a CD with a solo piece of Shania Twain's song, "Still the One" with local ukulele virtuoso Herb Ohta Jr. Juli is also an avid golfer, State Olympic Weightlifting Champion, and enjoys community service with Hawaii Blood Bank, Olowalu Cleanup and Maui Cultural Lands, Honokowai project. She is married to Val Patao and has raised keiki's Shawn and Sheylin Patao. Juli serves as the Librarian for the Maui Pops Orchestra and the Musicians' Liaison with Board Members. 
Janet Allan
Janet Allan has served on the Maui Pops Orchestra Board of Directors since its inception 5 years ago. She has also served on the Boards of the Maui Arts & Cultural Center (15 years), West Maui Cultural Council (30 years), Maui Nui Botanical Gardens (8 years), Art Maui (10 years), and Viewpoints Gallery (10 years). She taught English in Hilo and ballet in Waimea in the 60's and has enjoyed all the magical wonders of Maui since 1972. She is especially grateful to all of the contributors to the Maui Pops Orchestra. We really appreciate your support!!
Roya Deyhim
Roya Deyhim is an attorney on Maui. After practicing for 10 years in California, she and her husband followed their dreams and moved to Maui. She has been specializing in helping individuals through estate planning since 2006. Roya is active on several non-profit boards but still finds time to enjoy the local lifestyle through ocean paddling. Her "ohana" includes 3 dogs and a cat.
Lorne Direnfeld
Lorne Direnfeld is a Maui neurologist with a life-long interest in music and dance. He has been a Maui Pops Board member since 2007. He feels very strongly about the importance of music in our lives and is glad to have the opportunity to help support live orchestral music on Maui. Lorne is also an avid tap dancer!
Marjorie Lang
Marjorie Lang moved to Maui in 2010 after vacationing here every year since 1980. She has a long-standing interest in the Arts. She recently retired from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York and looks forward to enriching her life here through involvement in the Arts. Margorie played violin as a child and has always loved music.
Jim McLemore “Jimmy Mac”
Jim McLemore is married to Annie McLemore, and his daughter is Elaine McLemore. He moved
to Maui in 1968, became a licensed General Contractor in 1975, and a licensed Real Estate Salesperson
in 1979. He was a member of the Maui Jaycees. In 1985 he went to the Southwest Guitar Conservatory in San Antonio, Texas, then returned to Maui and started the musical group Jimmy Mac & the Kool Kats, which is Maui's favorite dance band and is now Hawaii's top "Corporate/Convention" band. The band also performs for numerous non-profit organizations around the state.
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