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Michael Chapman
Michael Chapman came to Pittsburgh in 1996 when he was offered a scholarship to study classical guitar at Duquesne University. Having brought a wealth of administrative experience gained during his seven years of employment at Maritime Financial Group, a leading financial institution in Trinidad and Tobago, he was offered the position of Program Coordinator for the Duquesne University Multicultural Computer Academy. Sensitivity to the life transforming effect that music had on his own life, and the vital role that the arts play in human existence, inspired him to seek ways of sharing fine art with others. With the vision of the guitar as a gateway into the arts, and the merging of his artistic and administrative talents, he approached Thomas Kikta, Chairman, and Don Maue, President, and co-founded the Guitar Society of Fine Art in April 2001.  
 


Thomas Kikta is the President of Digital Dynamics Audio Inc., a full service recording and compact disc manufacturing business. Mr. Kikta has been the Director of Classical Guitar and professor of Sound Recording at Duquesne University since 1986. He graduated from North Carolina School of the Arts with a B.M. in 1984, and toured extensively throughout North America for 2 years. In 1986 Mr. Kikta came back to his native Pittsburgh, married his wife Patti and started a family. He is presently working on a new Guitar Method book with world-renowned pedagogue, Dr. Aaron Shearer.
  
 



Don Maue is currently Director for computing and support services at Duquesne University. Mr. Maue is an eighteen-year veteran in the field of information technology primarily in the western Pennsylvania area. Some of the companies and positions Mr. Maue has engaged include: Manager, Technical Services for the Hillman Company; Software Applications Specialist for PC Solutions; Technology Strategist for Burson-Marsteller. Prior to Mr. Maue's work in Information Technology, he spent three years in the education field as a school teacher in the Diocese of Pittsburgh. Don enjoys time with his wife Andrea, their son Owen and Toby their dog.