Leadership
"Amy leads with deep knowledge of how to effectively implement and produce educational programming, but more importantly she executes her skills with a sincere passion for the arts."
Partnership Management
LA Phil’s Partners in Music Learning
Los Angeles, CA
Partners in Music Learning, a regranting initiative of YOLA (Youth Orchestra Los Angeles) and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, supports organizations in select regions across the U.S. to help unite, galvanize, and advance creative youth development and music programs. Amy serves as the grants manager and partnership facilitator.
regranting
Create and manage the annual application and review process, and facilitate the distribution of $500,000 in regranting funds to music and youth development organizations across the country.
Learning Cohort
Nurture a national cohort of teachers, artist mentors, and organizational leaders through ongoing professional development workshops and partnership conversations.
National Symposium
Plan and facilitate an annual learning Symposium that convenes national educators and thought leaders to discover how we can all best support the field of music education and youth development.
organizational Management
BroadStage
Santa Monica, CA
BroadStage at Santa Monica College opened its doors in October 2008, offering the west side of Los Angeles unparalleled access to a range of world-class performances in an intimate 500-seat main stage and a 100-seat blackbox theater.
Production & business management
Served as General Manager, overseeing production and operations for over 200 live performances and arts education programs annually in music, theater, dance, and multi-media.
Education & Community
Supervised artistic and education staff on the creation of new curricula, professional development workshops, and community engagement initiatives.
Staff Development
Led staff in a comprehensive strategic planning process.
Partnership management
Carnegie Hall Blueprint School
New York, NY
In a K-8 public school in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City, Carnegie Hall and the New York City Department of Education embarked on an in-depth, multi-year partnership. Leading a team of educators and artists, we embraced a rigorous, standards-based approach to arts instruction and cultural partnership as outlined in NYCDOE's Blueprint for Teaching and Learning in the Arts.
Professional development workshop. Photo by Rueben Radding.
Workshops
Led professional development workshops for teaching artists, arts specialists, and classroom teachers.
educator tools & resources
Developed partnership models and arts learning resources for educators around the country.
Collaborative action research cycle. (By Bjørn Uldall for Enlivening Edge)
Collaborative action research
Worked to engage artists and educators in collaborative action research.