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Emerging Leaders Program Class of 2019-2020

  • Karina Bharne
    Executive Director
    Symphony Tacoma
    Bio
  • Robin Freeman
    Director of Public Relations
    San Francisco Symphony
    Bio
  • JT Kane
    Dean of Visiting Faculty &
    Orchestra Manager
    New World Symphony
    Bio
  • Giuliano Kornberg
    Chief Development Officer
    Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera
    Bio
  • Rachel Lappen
    Senior Director of Development 
    Cleveland Orchestra
    Bio
  • Monica Meyer
    Vice President of Marketing, Sales, and Public Relations
    Virginia Symphony Orchestra
    Bio
  • Brian Prechtl
    Percussionist
    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
    Bio
  • Andrew Roitstein
    Director of Education and Community Engagement 
    Orchestra of St. Luke’s
    Bio
  • Ignacio Barrón Viela
    Executive Director 
    Billings Symphony Orchestra 
    & Chorale
    Bio
  • Sarah Whitling
    Manager of Strategic Initiatives
    Dallas Symphony Orchestra
    Bio
  • Leah Wilson-Velasco
    CEO
    Walla Walla Symphony
    Bio
  • Michelle Zwi
    Associate Personnel Manager
    The Philadelphia Orchestra
    Bio

Photo credits: Karina Bharne: Susan Newsom; Robin Freeman: David Kim; JT Kane: Siggi Bachmann; Giuliano Kornberg: Charles Vincent McDonald; Photo courtesy of Rachel Lappen; Monica Meyer: David Uhrin; Brian Prechtl: Anna Sykes; Andrew Roitstein: Jacob Coronado; Ignacio Barrón Viela: USC Marshall School of Business; Sarah Whitling: Sylvia Elzafon; Leah Wilson-Velasco: Ashley Shaw; Michelle Zwi: Carissa Livingston

Emerging Leaders Program Alumni

The Emerging Leaders Program is made possible by generous grants from American Express, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Questions? Contact Amanda Díaz at adiaz@americanorchestras.org

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