Background
Bjorhovde, Patricia Ordonez was born on May 20, 1944 in Summit, New Jersey, United States. Daughter of Carlos Midence and Beatrice Ellery (Graves) Ordonez.
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Patricia Ordonez Bjorhovde
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Bachelor of Music, Bucknell U., 1966; postgraduate, U. Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, 1978-1980; diploma in arts management, Banff Center School Management, Banff, Alberta, Canada, 1981.
Career
Middle school music teacher, Mount Laurel (New Jersey) Board Education, 1966-1967;
elementary teacher, Somerville (New Jersey) Board Education, 1967-1972;
educational evaluator, Saal Lesser Associations, Mount Vernon, New York, 1974-1976;
music officer, Alberta Culture, Edmonton, Canada, 1979-1981;
general manager, Arizona Touring Orchestra, Tucson, 1982;
director development, Tucson Symphony Orchestra, 1982-1987;
managing director, Dance Alloy, Pittsburgh, 1987-1991;
director annual support, Pittsburgh Symphony Society, 1991-1992;
director development, fine arts, U. Arizona, Tucson, since 1992. Consultant various arts organization, Arizona, Pennsylvania, since 1981. Adjunct assistant professor Carnegie Mellon U., Pittsburgh, 1992.
Art grant panelist Arizona Commision on the Arts, Phoenix, 1986, 87, 93, 95, Tucson Pima Arts Council, 1993-1997. Co-chair managers county Dance United States of America, Washington, 1990-1991.
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors Cultural Alliance of Tucson, 1981-1985, Catalina Foothills School Foundation, Tucson, 1983-1985, Cultural Alliance of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, 1988-1992, Friends of Carnegie Music Library., Pittsburgh, 1990-1991, Arizona Friendsof Chamber Music, Tucson, since 1994, Arizona Town Hall, Phoenix, since 1995. Member Tucson Symphony Society, since 1996. Member National Nominating Committee, since 1997.
Member National Board Dirs., since 1998, National Society Fund Raising Executives (Southern Arizona chapter board directors, co-chair state conference 1984, vice president 1986, president 1987, treasurer 1994, president 1995, 96, Western Pennsylvania chapter board directors, assistant treasurer 1990, 91, 92, national delegate assembly 1994-1996).
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Married Reidar Bjorhovde, October 30, 1972. Children: Ian Douglas, Heather Leah Bebee.
