Board of Directors

Mr. Edward Kodinsky, Chairman of the Board

Edward Kodinsky received B.S. and M.S. from Moscow Institute of Electronic Machinery and has completed Ph.D. program in the State Scientific and Research Institute of Metal Processing in Moscow. In October 1989 Mr. Kodinsky founded Conextions, Inc. and became its President and CEO. Conextions, Inc., of North Andover, MA was a pioneer in integrating mainframe legacy systems with the World Wide Web using Object Oriented tools and technology. In 1999, Conextions products and technology were acquired by WRQ, Inc. of Seattle, WA, which continues to market and sell products based on Conextions technology. Mr. Kodinsky was a cofounder of Chamber Music Foundation of New England and International Chamber Music Ensemble Competition. Mr. Kodinsky continues to consult businesses and non-profit organizations throughout the nation. He combines strong scientific background with solid business and organizational skills and his love for chamber music.

Ms. Tanya Kodinsky, Director

Ms. Tanya Kodinsky has received her education in Moscow, Russia. She has graduated from the Central Music School of the Moscow Conservatory and received her B.M. and M.M degrees in Piano Performance, Chamber Music and Education from Gnessin Institute of Music in Moscow. After coming to US in 1981, Tanya and her family settled in Andover, MA where she was teaching piano and coaching chamber music ensembles at Phillips Academy. Ms. Kodinsky was a cofounder of Chamber Music Foundation of New England, where she served as Music Director and a Judge on International Chamber Music Ensemble Competition Panel. In the last few years of her concert career Tanya has performed a variety of chamber music playing with such musicians as a legendary cellist Leslie Parnas, winner of multiple international competitions, professor of Boston University violinist Yuri Mazurkevich, gold medal winner of 2007 Tchaikovsky International Competition cellist Sergei Antonov, Brandeis University music department chair violist Mary Ruth Ray, Lydian String quartet cellist Joshua Gordon and many others.

Mr. Boris Dashevsky, Director

Dr. Boris Dashevsky has received his Ph.D. from Moscow State University in the field of Behavioral Sciences. While working in Moscow State University he has conducted a lot of research the field of Behavioral Sciences, working with dolphins, orangutans, wolves and other high intelligent animals. Mr. Dashevsky has authored numerous articles and papers in Russian leading scientific journals and developed several diagnostic tests for estimation of intelligent level in higher animals and children.

In US, Boris worked as clinical research scientist in the field of sleep disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder. He has a number of publications in the leading American scientific journals in the field of psychiatry and psychobiology. He was a visiting professor and adjunct professor of Department of Psychology in the University of Cincinnati. His whole live Boris has been an avid listener and lover of chamber music and classical jazz. His interest in music has led him to research and study in relationship between brain and music.