Head Choir Director
Current*Grew the program membership count by 50% in one year through recruiting and strategic solutions through cross-departmental partnerships*Coordinated programs of 110 to 170 participants to include-- planning 10 events per year such as contests, 4 annual large-scale performances, and service projects; communication and conflict resolution with stakeholders, recruitment, managing program culture and member ownership of goals, working cross-departmentally to create solutions for scheduling conflicts, and coordinating volunteers*Managed direct report Associate Director through collaboration and delegation of leadership areas and duties*Planned travel logistics for multi-group day trips to transport and account for 100+ participants*During COVID:--Created learning content, guides, diverse assessments, and updates to manage learning of mainly virtual participants; pivoted to this model within 2 weeks' time and evaluated/reinvented along the way.--Collaborated with team members to develop and implement a new way to assess participants on the LMS platform, repurposing it to assess vocal music reading abilities.--Delivered/facilitated live training to both in-person and Zoom participants for content knowledge and skills, geared toward a group performance outcome--Adapted rapidly and learned new software to support learning of niche skills; Used LMS platform Schoology, Zoom, Google Suite, Miro, PlayPosit, SmartMusic, GarageBand, and Finale to produce content and instruction for accelerated learning online.*Communicated openly, clearly, and regularly with stakeholders via phone, email, and in person to understand expectations and plan events*Streamlined routines, procedures, and participant engagement tracking methods to make group training more efficient and orderly*Built culture among members through traditions, a motto, team-building activities, and leadership development*Facilitated a fun-filled, nurturing, and challenging learning environment
