CV Native Selected 2021 Arts Leadership Award
Castro Valley resident Gregory Conway is among six individuals selected to receive the 2021 Alameda County Arts Leadership Award, established by the Alameda County Arts Commission to recognize community members' achievements and contributions impacting the arts community and residents of Alameda County.
A consummate advocate of youth music education, Greg is an Executive Board Member of the Jenny Lin Foundation in Castro Valley and the Symphonic Band Director of the Foundation’s summer program. Every year, the Jenny Lin Foundation presents a youth concert and offers two scholarship awards to recognize the achievements as well as the potential of student-musicians at Canyon Middle School in Castro Valley. In 2019, over 300 musicians from 35 middle schools and high schools of 12 Bay Area cities participated in the summer music programs that included Choir, Symphonic Band and Symphonic Orchestra, and performed at a large concert to give back to the community. It is the Foundation's plan to restart the summer program in June 2022 after a two-year hiatus. To ensure safety for all, adjustments will be made in compliance with all current public health guidelines,
Greg is currently the Large Group Festival Coordinator of California Music Educators Association Bay Section, and an Executive Board member of the California Orchestra Directors Association. He is a graduate student of San Jose State University pursuing a Master's Degree in Instrumental Conducting.
Congratulations to all the recipients of the 2021 Alameda County Arts Leadership Award: Lisa Bullwinkel, Gregory Conway, Kala Ghaty, Carl Larson, Vanessa Thomas and Angela M. Wellman. They were honored by the Alameda County Board of Supervisors at the Board’s meeting on Tuesday, October 12 as the County celebrates National Arts and Humanities Month.
