The East Brunswick Symphony Orchestra (EBSO) is a newly established organization dedicated to delivering high-quality musical performances and enriching educational experiences to the community. Created to address an unmet need for community members to experience orchestral music in the heart of NJ, the EBSO’s flagship ensemble of the same name performs throughout the year, showcasing the talents of skilled professional musicians and providing audiences with inspiring and memorable concerts, while the East Brunswick Community Sinfonia (EBCS)  invites adult community members to participate in a collaborative and supportive musical environment. The EBSO also offers musical instrument classes to adults, encouraging lifelong learning and participation ranging from professional to beginner levels.

In addition to playing in the professional ensemble since its inception, I serve as a Development Consultant for the EBSO, spearheading all fundraising efforts and consulting the Executive Director on organizational operations overall.

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Coda Brass Quintet performs a wide range of repertoire and features the music of traditionally under-represented composers and musicians. As five women who understand the impact of representation, we hope to inspire women and gender-marginalized brass players and aim to be visible and present in our community, from inspiring young brass players through educational outreach and coaching developing musicians, to entertaining audiences of all ages with varied and thoughtful programming.

In addition to being a trumpet player and founding member of the ensemble, I manage many of the group’s behind-the-scenes logistics and planning efforts, including marketing and outreach, content generation, and repertoire research.

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PROTESTRA (protest + orchestra) bridges the divide between advocacy and classical music through grassroots orchestral benefit concerts. Started in September 2020, with a new vision for classical music that prioritizes diversity, equity, inclusion, representation, and accessibility, PROTESTRA has held eight issue-centered benefit concerts that reached several thousand in-person and online audience members, raised over $28,000 in audience donations for nonprofit beneficiaries, and provided over $25,000 of paid work to 250+ musicians.

As a Development Organizer for PROTESTRA, I act as an organizational lead on many development-related tasks, including prospect research, grant writing, donor cultivation, and strategic planning.

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Princeton Brass Band (PBB) is a British-style brass band based in Central New Jersey with a mission to expand the brass band tradition in its corner of the world through performance & educational outreach. Since its founding, PBB has become established as a cultural presence in NJ, attracting top players from throughout the region, working with numerous world-renowned guest artists, hosting joint performances with other local ensembles and organizations, and performing at festivals and competitions throughout the country.

In addition to playing solo cornet with PBB, I serve on the band’s Board of Trustees, manage the band’s social media accounts, and serve on the fundraising committee.

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The Philadelphia Civic Symphony (PCS) is an orchestra committed to elevating the voices of the under-represented on stage and through audience engagement by performing in venues around Philadelphia, celebrating the works of under-represented composers both past and present, providing training and support to young professionals and audiences, and cultivating relationships with other like-minded organizations.

As the Development Specialist for PCS, I oversee and execute all things development and fundraising- and then some! As a brand new organization, this includes board recruitment and engagement, donor cultivation, community engagement, and strategic planning, to grant and sponsorship acquisition.

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INFLUENTIAL WRITINGS was founded by nationally accomplished grant writer, Heather Macaulay. INFLUENTIAL offers services in grant writing, grants management, copy writing, and strategic content for executives and students and aims to create strategic content to help our clients achieve their goals.

I have served as a grant and copy writer at INFLUENTUAL for over two years and maintain a robust portfolio of projects, including grant writing, prospect research, and ghost writing for blogs and articles.

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The International Trumpet Guild (ITG) is a world-wide organization of trumpeters, formed to promote communication among trumpet players around the world and to improve the artistic level of performance, teaching, and literature associated with the trumpet. The Journal, published quarterly and including articles on history, performance, literature, recordings, research, pedagogy, physiology, interviews, instrument modifications, and other trumpet-related areas, is a primary means by which ITG achieves its goal.

I currently serve as the Editor of the Product and Apps Review Column of the Journal after being a column writer for over 2 years.

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