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        Pasadena’s L.A. Children Chorus Appoints New Board Members

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          • March 2, 2020
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      (L-R) Dete Meserve, Elizabeth Calciano Fagan and Stephen Deschenes (Photos – Courtesy of Dete Meserve, Jennifer Harnsberger Photography, courtesy of Stephen Deschenes)

      Pasadena residents Stephen Deschenes, a research and development director at Capital Group, and attorney Elizabeth (Beth) Calciano Fagan, along with independent film and television producer and author Dete Meserve (Los Angeles,) have been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Los Angeles Children’s Chorus (LACC), a Pasadena based children’s choir.

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      LACC Board Chair, Kai Ryssdal, said:

      Stephen Deschenes, Elizabeth Calciano Fagan and Dete Meserve…bring to the organization a spirit of innovation, thoughtfulness and business acumen. We are honored to have them serve in this important leadership role.

      Stephen Deschenes has been with Capital Group for over seven years and has nearly three decades of investment industry experience. Additionally, Steve is a founder of the online financial advice site mPower. Elizabeth Calciano Fagan, an attorney at Hensley Law Group, a public agency law firm that she helped found in 2014, currently serves as Assistant City Attorney for the City of Chino Hills and Deputy City Attorney for the cities of El Segundo and Monterey Park. Dete Meserve, CEO of Wind Dancer Films, is an accomplished creator and producer of films and award-winning television shows as well as a best-selling novelist.

      LACC is led by Artistic Director Fernando Malvar-Ruiz. It serves 400 children ages 6 to 18 from across the Southland. Young choristers have the opportunity to work with renowned musical organizations such as the Los Angeles Philharmonic, LA Opera and the Los Angeles Master Chorale. The Chorus is noted for its artistic excellence, wide-ranging repertoire, exceptional professional and community collaborations and inspiring performances locally and abroad.

      Source: LACC

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