Panelists
2017-2018 Music Level 1

September 22, 2016
9:00 AM - to conclusion
Teleconference (How to participate)

Chair: Gaylen Phillips
Program Manager: Ginny Grimsley

County

Bio not yet available.

Kelly Allocco

Miami-Dade County

Projects Administrator, Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, Major Cultural Institutions (MCI) Grants Program and Capital Development (CAP) Grants Program, Miami, Florida
Classically trained vocalist, performed with the Florida Grant Opera Chorus from 1993 to 2010
B.A., Music Industry with a minor in Business Administration, University of Miami

Palm Beach County

Executive Director, Young Singers of the Palm Beaches, Palm Beach, Florida
Former US West Seattle Business Office Manager, Chairwoman of D.D. Eisenhower Elementary School’s School Advisory Committee, and PTA President
President of the Board of Directors, FoundCare Inc., Palm Beach
Recipient of the Palm Beach County Cultural Council Muse Award for Cultural Leader of the Year
Attended Lane Community College, Eugene, Oregon

Hillsborough County

Director of Education, VSA Florida, Tampa, Florida
Former Director of Arts Access, Tennessee Arts Commission
Develops and administers state and federal grants to arts organizations, non-arts organizations, individuals and group artists producing arts projects.
Provides individual consultations, assisting constituent groups in the grant making process
Director of music at the Performing Arts Day Camp for Oklahoma City Parks and Recreation
Former choral director and teacher of music theory and music appreciation, Midwest City High School
M.A., Piano Performance, Middle Tennessee State University; M.M., Piano Performance and Pedagogy, University of Oklahoma; B.M., Piano Performance, University of Tennessee; B.S. Environmental Science, Purdue University

Lee County

Music & Executive Director/Conductor, Gulf Coast Symphony, Fort Myers, Florida
General and Artistic Director, Center City Opera Theater, Philadelphia
Previously Music Director, Florida Jewish Philharmonic Orchestra; Producing Artistic Director of Synergy Productions (FL); and Resident Music Director of the Jr. Session at the Luzerne Music Center; and held conducting posts with Metropolitan Opera Guild, The Pennsylvania Opera Theater, The Pennsylvania Ballet, and the Ash Lawn-Highland Opera Festival and the Ocean City Pops
Served on the Board of the Lee County Alliance for the Arts for nine years and on the Board of the Conductors' Guild, and received the prestigious 2007 “Performing Artist of the Year” Angel of the Arts Award and was the First Prize winner of the 2001 Accademia Dell’Arte di Firenze International Conducting Competition
PhD, Conducting, Peabody Conservatory; M.M., History; B.A., Music and Drama, University of Virginia

Palm Beach County

Director of Annual Giving Programs, Lynn University, Boca Raton, Florida
Previously Executive Director, Women’s Foundation of Southern Arizona; Director of Annual Giving, University of Arizona Foundation
B.S., Psychology, University of Arizona
Ph.D. in management

Miami-Dade County

Grants Consultant, Miami, Florida
Previously Foundations & Community Relations, Classical South Florida, Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Director, Grants and Government Support, Museum of Discovery and Science; Grants Manager, Health Choice Network, Miami, Florida; President, Metromania Communications, Miami, Florida
Served on the Arts & Business Council Miami: National Arts Marketing Project Steering Committee, Chairman, Board of Trustees
B.S., Northwestern University; M.A., University of Iowa

Escambia County

Music Director & Principal Conductor, Pensacola Opera, Pensacola, Florida
Resident Conductor & Vocal Coach, Janiec Opera Company @ Brevard Music Center
Has served as a judge for the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, On-Site Evaluator and Reporter for the National Endowment for the Art and is the recipient of OPERA America’s BRAVO Service award for dynamic leadership in the industry
Previously guest conductor with Washington National Opera, Nashville Opera, Tulsa Opera, San Antonio Opera, Shreveport Opera, Anchorage Opera, Fresno Grand Opera, Opera Naples, Opera Roanoke, Lake George Opera, Chautauqua Opera, and Ash Lawn-Highland Festival
B.M., Piano Performance with emphasis on Coaching and Accompanying, West Virginia University