ORGANIZING BOARD:

Adil Zulfikarpašiċ, President (Bosniak Institute in Sarajevo), Director

Amina Rizvanbegoviċ-Džuviċ, Cabinet Chief (Bosniak Institute in Sarajevo), Director

Peter Nichol, US Treasury Advisor; Chairman (Central Bank in Sarajevo; BiH Indirect Taxation Authority), Director

Jusuf Pušina, Counsel (Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Turkey), Director

Hasan Muratoviċ, frm University President (University of Sarajevo), Director

Jeffrey P. Koep, Dean (College of Fine Arts at University of Nevada Las Vegas), Director

Jonathan Good, Chairman (Music Department at University of Nevada Las Vegas), Director

Bill Bernatis, frm Chairman (Music Department at University of Nevada Las Vegas), Director

Zemira Masleša, pianist, composer (University of Nevada Las Vegas), Executive Director

ADVISORY BOARD:

Mykola Suk, Pijanist (University of Nevada Las Vegas)

George Stelluto, Dirigent (Juilliard School of Music)

Virko Baley, Kompozitor (University of Nevada Las Vegas)

BIMF Director and Founder: ZEMIRA MASLEŠA

Born in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Zemira Maslesa is currently living in USA, where she finished her graduate studies in piano performance and composition at University of Nevada Las Vegas. As pianist and composer she participated at many festivals. While her works are being regularly performed at Nextet Series concerts, she had chance to collaborate with such artists as Laura Martin-Prokopyk, Jed Distler and Christine Seitz.