Dr Jo Yee Cheung

she/her Board Member

Dr Jo Yee Cheung is a British pianist, music educator, and Chief Executive of Olympias Music Foundation (OMF) – an award-winning charity which empowers young people and communities in Manchester through music. The first musician in her family, Jo read Music at the University of Cambridge, before training as a pianist and later completing a PhD in Music Education at the Royal Northern College of Music. Outside of OMF, Jo is an External Examiner for the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and trustee for Manchester City of Literature and Contact Theatre.

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