Board Education Committee
The Education Committee is a subcommittee of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Board of Directors charged with providing input on the scope and direction of education programs offered by the Symphony and connecting programs to school audiences throughout the region.
Members of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Board
Pinney Allen, Chair
Anne Lester
Lynn Schinazi
Suzanne Tucker Plybon
Patrice Wright-Lewis
Members of the Education Community
Melissa Arasi, Ph.D., Supervisor of Performing Arts: General/Choral Music, Theatre, and Dance; Cobb County Schools
Edie Bostic, Chair, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Talent Development Program, Steering Comittee
Katie Carlisle, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Music Education Director, Center for Educational Partnerships Georgia State University - School of Music
Sheehan Hanrahan, Student Representative
David Jackson, Parent Representative
John LaForge, Coordinator of Music Education, Fulton County Schools
Susan McQuade, Ph.D., Director of Education Program Initiatives, Young Audiences-Woodruff Arts Center
Michael W. Meeks, Ph.D., K12 Vocal/General Music Coordinator DeKalb County Schools
Jerid Morisco, Director of Choirs, Stockbridge Middle School
Dantes Rameau, Executive Director and Founder, Atlanta Music Project
Courtney Reed, Director of Education and Community Outreach, Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre
Sharon A. Vrieland, Trinity School Music, Choral Director; The Atlanta International Children’s Choir
Cecil Wilder, Executive Director, Georgia Music Educators Association
Talent Development Program Steering Committee
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Talent Development Program Steering Committee is comprised of leaders from the community and members of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Board of Directors. The Steering Committee provides guidance and assistance on the Talent Development Program’s growth and implementation.
Edie Bostic, Chair
Azira G. Hill, Founder
Sharon Fisher
Mary Gramling
Brian Joyner
Malinda Logan
Alison Rand
Lynn Schinazi
Earl Sharpe
Douglas Sommer