Matthew Oshida is the Orchestra Personnel Manager for Music in the Mountains. Contact Matthew by emailing matthew@musicinthemountains.org.In addition to this position, he has served as Personnel Manager for Oakland Symphony, Modesto Symphony, Mendocino Music Festival, and San Francisco Contemporary Music Players and as Librarian and Director of Youth Orchestras for San José Chamber Orchestra. An advocate for musicians and diversity in American orchestras, he has served as Treasurer and Executive Board Member for Regional Orchestra Players’ Association and as a committee member of National Alliance for Audition Support sponsored by the Sphinx Organization. As a contractor, he has hired musicians for such artists as Andrea Bocelli, Bernadette Peters, Marie Osmond, Steve Hackman, and Mason Bates. He holds a B.M. from Indiana University and an M.M. from SUNY Stony Brook.