{"id":10757,"date":"2020-12-11T21:10:51","date_gmt":"2020-12-11T21:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/?page_id=10757"},"modified":"2026-02-06T16:44:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T16:44:54","slug":"education-community-engagement-leadership-committee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/learn\/education-and-community-engagement\/education-community-engagement-leadership-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Education and Community Engagement Leadership Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The mission of the Education and Community Engagement Leadership Committee is to partner with the League of American Orchestras to provide leadership for the fields of education and community engagement within symphony orchestras.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To achieve this mission, the committee and the League will work together to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Identify and address issues of interest, concern, and exploration for education and community engagement professionals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Serve as an advocate for education and community engagement in the industry<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Establish governing policies for the Committee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Support recruitment and cultivation of education and community engagement professionals from a wide variety of backgrounds&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Support professional development opportunities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chair and Vice Chair<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong><a href=\"mailto:twolkowicz@nbsymphony.org\">Terry Wolkowicz<\/a><\/strong><em>, Chair<\/em><\/td><td>Education Director<br>New Bedford Symphony Orchestra<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><a href=\"mailto: jessicai@slso.org\">Jessica Ingraham<\/a><em>, <\/em><\/strong><em>Vice Chair<\/em><\/td><td>Director of Education<br>St. Louis Symphony Orchestra<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Committee Members<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong><a href=\"mailto:daulenbach@artisnaples.org\">Dave Aulenbach<\/a><\/strong><\/td><td>Director of Education and Community Partnerships, Naples Philharmonic, Artis\u2014Naples<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><a href=\"mailto:jborowski@njsymphony.org\">Joanna Borowski<\/a><\/strong><\/td><td>Vice President of Education &amp; Community Engagement, New Jersey Symphony<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><a href=\"mailto:allison.conlan@houstonsymphony.org\">Allison Conlan<\/a><\/strong><\/td><td>Senior Director of Education &amp; Community Engagement, Houston Symphony<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><a href=\"mailto: Jeremy.Jolley@seattlesymphony.org\">J\u00e9r\u00e9my Jolley<\/a><\/strong><\/td><td>Senior Director of Education and Community Engagement<br>Seattle Symphony<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><a href=\"mailto: omatherson@akronsymphony.org\">Orzella B. 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