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Melissa Ngan
Melissa Ngan is the current President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Composers Orchestra (ACO). From 2005-2021 she was the founder and CEO of Fifth House Ensemble, a Chicago-based organization. Ngan has over fifteen years of experience in programming and curation; arts administration; diversity, equity, and inclusion practices; professional development and entrepreneurship in the…
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Rachel Roberts
Originally from Iowa, Rachel has built a career connecting the worlds of music, leadership, and education. Her work has focused on helping musicians and arts organizations grow through leadership development, innovation, and community building. Rachel previously served as Associate Professor of Music Leadership and Director of the IML at Eastman, where she led the MA…
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Sarah Forestieri
Sarah Forestieri is an arts administrator, soprano, and educator. She is the City of Brampton Performing Arts Associate, where she is responsible for liaising with internal and external stakeholders to execute performing arts events, services and programs for the community. Sarah was the Manager of Community Partnerships & Programs at the Canadian Opera Company. Sarah…
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Stephania Romaniuk
Ukrainian-Canadian mezzo-soprano Stephania Romaniuk is the Grand Prix Winner of the First International Competition of Ukrainian Retro Music and has toured Ukraine twice, singing in the Odesa, L’viv, and Kyiv Opera Houses and in concert with the Kyiv National Operetta Company. As a teaching artist for Calgary Opera, she has created and led cross-cultural song-sharing…
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Tiffany Ng
Tiffany Ng is Associate Professor of Music (carillon) and chair of the Department of Organ at the University of Michigan, where she has also taught courses on the arts and social entrepreneurship. She has premiered or revived over sixty pieces and collaboratively pioneered models for interactive “crowdsourced” carillon performances and data-driven sound installations. Her music…
