Peninsula Arts Council
10 Twin Pines Lane
Belmont, CA 94002
(650) 591-2101
(650) 591-2024 fax
info@peninsulaartscouncil.org
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BONNY ZANARDI
Bonny Zanardi, a writer and editor, received an M.A. in English Literature from College of Notre Dame (now Notre Dame de Namur University) in 2000 and a B.S. in Biology from California State University, Hayward,  in 1974. She also has an A.A. in Humanities and an A.A. in English from College of San Mateo.
Since 1996 Zanardi has been the visual arts columnist for the San Mateo County Times. A writer of poetry and fiction, she has studied with Jessica Barksdale Inclan, Diane Wood Middlebrook, Carl Djerassi, Catherine Brady, and Tom Parker.

She retired in 2000 from a career in public broadcasting at KCSM-TV and FM, where she was the Program Information Director, following earlier positions in radio programming and operations.  For 12 years she hosted a weekly choral music program, Exultate, on KCSM-FM.

Zanardi is a founding board member and former president of City Arts of San Mateo and is on the advisory board of the Peninsula Arts Council, of which she was a founding board member and former president. Formerly she served on the board of Masterworks Chorale and was president of Hillbarn Theatre for six years. For 20 years she has served on the Board of Directors/Advisory Council of the San Mateo County Unit of the American Cancer Society, of which she was president in 1992-3.

In 2003 Zanardi was the recipient of the Bravo Award recognizing her long service in the arts on the Peninsula. In 2002 the San Mateo City Council recognized Zanardi for her work in developing City Arts' Central Park Music Series.  In 1996 she was presented the Art Star award as outstanding arts volunteer in San Mateo County.

Bonny is married to Richard Zanardi, a television producer/director and board member of Millbrae Cable Television. Her daughter, Jocelyn Atkins, is studying in New York and in May 2010 will receive her MPA in international policy and management from NYU.