Liz Lyman
Liz Lyman is currently the Chief Manager for Corporate Communications and CSR, Global Business Unit of Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ.
She was previously the Director of Executive Communications for Union Bank, the wholly owned subsidiary of BTMU headquartered in San Francisco. Her varied background includes strong experience in the performing arts. Most recently, she was a member of the renowned professional choral group Woodley Ensemble and was a guest artist with Tallis Scholars during their recent U.S. tours to Washington, DC and New York. In addition, Liz has sung with the Charleston Bach Soloists and Charleston Renaissance Ensemble in Charleston, South Carolina, and the Washington Bach Consort, in Washington, DC. As a much sought-after professional church musician, Liz was a member of the choirs of the Cathedral of St. Luke and St. Paul in Charleston and St. Paul’s K Street in Washington.
Her arts experience extends beyond performance to management, and she has served as the Executive Director of the Washington Bach Consort and the Theater Chamber Players of the Kennedy Center. She was the Director of Public Relations for the Choral Arts Society of Washington and the Director of Public Relations and Programs for the City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs where she managed operations for the Piccolo Spoleto Festival.
Apart from her work in the arts, Liz has an extensive background in both government and corporate sectors. She was the Chief Speechwriter for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service and Senior Speechwriter and Executive Communications Manager for Hewlett-Packard, Technology Solutions Group. Liz holds a BA in English (cum laude) from Upsala College and Masters Degrees in both Human Relations and International Relations from Webster University (Summa cum Laude). She is also a graduate of the Cambridge University, England Choral Scholars Seminar. Liz is married to Captain Mel Lyman, USN (ret), a former nuclear submarine commander, and they have one son, Christopher, who is a systems engineer with the Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, California.
She was previously the Director of Executive Communications for Union Bank, the wholly owned subsidiary of BTMU headquartered in San Francisco. Her varied background includes strong experience in the performing arts. Most recently, she was a member of the renowned professional choral group Woodley Ensemble and was a guest artist with Tallis Scholars during their recent U.S. tours to Washington, DC and New York. In addition, Liz has sung with the Charleston Bach Soloists and Charleston Renaissance Ensemble in Charleston, South Carolina, and the Washington Bach Consort, in Washington, DC. As a much sought-after professional church musician, Liz was a member of the choirs of the Cathedral of St. Luke and St. Paul in Charleston and St. Paul’s K Street in Washington.
Her arts experience extends beyond performance to management, and she has served as the Executive Director of the Washington Bach Consort and the Theater Chamber Players of the Kennedy Center. She was the Director of Public Relations for the Choral Arts Society of Washington and the Director of Public Relations and Programs for the City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs where she managed operations for the Piccolo Spoleto Festival.
Apart from her work in the arts, Liz has an extensive background in both government and corporate sectors. She was the Chief Speechwriter for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service and Senior Speechwriter and Executive Communications Manager for Hewlett-Packard, Technology Solutions Group. Liz holds a BA in English (cum laude) from Upsala College and Masters Degrees in both Human Relations and International Relations from Webster University (Summa cum Laude). She is also a graduate of the Cambridge University, England Choral Scholars Seminar. Liz is married to Captain Mel Lyman, USN (ret), a former nuclear submarine commander, and they have one son, Christopher, who is a systems engineer with the Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, California.
