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 Eden
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
Natalie Colbert, GMEA orchestra Division Chair, The American String Teachers Association (ASTA) National Board, Member-at-Large
Emmalee Hackenshaw, Director of Community Engagement, The Atlanta Opera
David Jackson, Parent Representative
Susan McQuade, Ph.D., Music and Arts Specialist, Cherokee County School District
Jerid Morisco, D.M.A. 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
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 Eden
Earl Sharpe
Douglas Sommer