Yuki Numata Resnick is a violinist, nonprofit leader, and educator. In 2023, Yuki was selected as NY State Senator Sean Ryan’s Women of Distinction Honoree for her commitment to equitable access to music education in her adopted home of Buffalo, NY. 

Originally from Vancouver, BC, Yuki holds violin performance degrees from the Eastman School of Music and the University of Michigan. She also holds a Certificate in Nonprofit Management from Duke University.

As a violinist, Yuki has performed on stages from the Sydney Opera House to Carnegie Hall and is a passionate advocate for new music. In 2016, she released For Ko, her debut solo record, and has concertized throughout Europe, Australia, Asia, and North America. A versatile musician, Yuki has also played with and recorded for artists and bands such as Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, The National, Beirut, King Princess, and Lisa Hannigan.

Yuki held the position of Assistant Professor of Music at the University at Buffalo from 2013-2016. From 2019-2023, she was the first paid Executive Director of Buffalo String Works, an organization she co-founded, steadily growing the organization’s capacity to serve over 150 refugee, immigrant, and historically-marginalized youth. At the time of her departure, Buffalo String Works employed 22 staff and faculty and had a budget of nearly $1M. Yuki is currently the Director of Arts and Culture at the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo. Her role oversees a large portion of the Community Foundation’s arts grantmaking and strategy for the 8 counties of Western NY, plus Monroe County. Yuki is dedicated to ensuring that the values of equity and access are lifted up throughout Western NY’s arts and culture community.