Background
Schaff, Manya was born on March 12, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Louis Lipkin and Allene Ewing.
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Manya Schaff
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Manya Schaff, American foundation administrator. Recipient Drawing prize, Associate Artists Pittsburgh, 1963, Pennational Artists Annual, 1964, Fiber Art prize, Annual Ehrman Mansion Show, 1977. Board directors Chamber Music Society of Los Angeles, 1990—1995; Member of Pi Kappa Lambda (life), Sigma Alpha Iota (life).
Education
Bachelor of Music, Northwestern University, 1953.
Career
Instructor Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, 1961—1965. Teacher Chatham College, 1964—1971, Immaculate Heart College, Los Angeles, 1972—1979. Instructor University of California at Los Angeles, 1973—1979.
Program director Performing Tree, Inc., 1982—1988. Program officer The Ahmanson Foundation, Beverly Hills, since 1988. Teacher, performer Shady Side Academy, Pittsburgh, 1968—1971.
Panelist Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department, 1983—1985, Los Angeles Educational Partnership, Small Grants to Teachers, 1988—1998. Senior facilitator Institute for the Arts, Pittsburgh Public Schools, Pittsburgh, 1985. Board director Vista Del Mar Child Care, Los Angeles, 1979—1982.
Achievements
Membership
Board directors Chamber Music Society of Los Angeles, 1990—1995. Member of Pi Kappa Lambda (life), Sigma Alpha Iota (life).
Connections
Married Jay Barash Schaff, 1951 (divorced 1971). Children: Pamela Beth, William Franz Kim, Elizabeth Aline. Married Dimitri Polonsky, Doctor of Philosophy, 1971 (divorced 2000).
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Born
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Political Party
Democrat
Education
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1953
Career
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1961 - 1965
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1964 - 1971
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1968 - 1971
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1972 - 1979
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1973 - 1979
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1982 - 1988
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1988