Panelists
2015-2016 Music Levels 1 and 2

September 10, 2014
9:00 AM - to conclusion

Chair: Sandy Shaughnessy
Program Manager: Tim Storhoff

Hyla Crane

Collier County

Executive Director, Art League of Marco Island
Previously Director of Education, Stepping Stones Museum for Children; Director of Education, The Westport Country Playhouse; Education Coordinator, Long Wharf Theatre; Executive Director, The Elm Shakespeare Company
J.D., Law, Washington and Lee University of School of Law; B.A., Philosophy, Trinity College-Hartford

Palm Beach County

Director of Marketing & Public Relations at Palm Beach Opera
Speaking engagements include the OPERA America Conference, National Arts Marketing Project Conference and the Florida Public Relations Association Conference in addition to many other local and regional appearances
Member of the National Arts Marketing Project Advisory Committee and the Palm Beach County Cultural Council Marketing Committee
OPERA America Marketing Network Chair
Bachelor of Music in vocal performance from West Virginia University

Collier County

Executive Director and CEO, Opera Naples
Former Director of Development and Director of Marketing & Communications for Youth Haven in Southwest Florida
Served as Executive Director of the David Lawrence Foundation for nine years, and then as Vice President of Development for both the David Lawrence Center and Foundation
Board member, Association of Fundraising Professionals
Member, The National Association for Female Executives
Former board member and officer, Economic Development Council of Collier County
Public Administration Major, University of Illinois; English Major at Roosevelt University

Leon County

Music Faculty, Florida State University Faculty; Stage Director, Florida State Opera

Professional repertoire includes over two hundred productions with notable successes of Weisgall's Six Characters in Search of an Author for the Chicago Lyric's Center for American Artists, the World Premiere of Anton Coppola's Sacco and Vanzetti in Tampa, Don Giovanni for The Washington Opera and the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Der Vampyr for the New Orleans Opera, a coproduction of Die Zauberflöte for the opera companies of Honolulu, Kansas City and Columbus, and La fille du Regiment for the New York City Opera's National Tour
Training includes work with Jean-Pierre Ponnelle, Frank Corsaro and Lotfi Mansori, an Apprenticeship Grant from the National Opera Institute, and production experience with the Orchestre de Paris as well as the major American houses.
BA, American Studies, Brandeis University

Miami-Dade County

Grants Associate, Resource Development department, Miami Dade College
Served on panels as a proposal reviewer for Miami-Dade County, Department of Cultural Affairs’ International Cultural Exchange and Festivals and Special Events programs
Provides training and mentoring to faculty, administrators, and staff through the proposal development process and via workshops
Member of Grant Professionals Association, the Florida Council for Resource Development, and Alpha Kappa Psi Professional Business Fraternity
B.A., Psychology and B.B.A., International Business, Florida International University

Leon County

President and CEO, Center for Fine Arts Education; Executive Director, Florida Music Educators’ Association and the Florida School Music Association
Previously, Director of Education, The Florida Orchestra; Supervisor of Curriculum and Instructional Services for Fine Arts, Pasco County Schools System; Adjunct Professor, University of South Florida; and General Music Methods Coordinator, University of Colorado
Prior service as Board President for the Florida School Music Association and as President of the Florida Music Educators Association
Ph.D., Music Education, University of Colorado; M.A. and B.A., Music Education, University of South Florida