Emily Costa Email & Phone Number

Winter Park, Florida, United States

• Founding manager of 150+ student youth orchestra, with multiple locations. • Responsible for MAYS branding and marketing through digital marketing and SEO optimization, print materials, public events, and community outreach. • Works closely with MAYS Artistic Directors and Board of Directors (through the Jonathan May Foundation) in development of foundational goals, branding, and messaging.• Responsible for copywriting and editing of all marketing materials, including concert programs, press releases, brochures, flyers, promotional materials, as well as social and digital media. • Directs all orchestra communications, including email campaigns, fundraising efforts, internal organization of students and events, coordinating concert and rehearsal venues, as well as with media and news organizations.• Builds professional relationships with local media organizations, community partners, musicians, and teachers.• Speaks publicly at orchestra events, concerts, and makes regular announcements to students, parents, and community members.• Organizes all aspects of events, concerts, programs, master classes, workshops, recitals, summer camps, and weekly rehearsals. • Oversees orchestra budget, including tuition payments, event budgets, concert ticketing, and grant/ student scholarship programs. • Created, designed, and maintains content of orchestra website (www.maysymphony.org).• Selects and oversees orchestra managers and all volunteers.• 2020-2021 Season: Created virtual chamber music program to adapt to COVD limitations.

Winter Park, Florida, United States

2019, 2024Walden Community School, Winter Park• Taught strings classes for students in grades K-12 as well as held regular performances2008 - 2023Park Maitland School, Maitland• Instructed multiple strings classes for violin, viola, cello, and bass for K-6 students. • Created lesson plans, developed curriculum, and organized concerts.• Managed all administrative duties for this program, including instrument rental program.• Managed communications with parents and school, as well as coordinating with other teachers. 2012 - 2017 The Life Academy of Excellence, Eatonville • Taught multiple strings classes for violin, viola, cello, and bass for K-8 students. • Created and executed lesson plans, organized concerts, and managed instrument rental program.• Secured grant funding to provide instruments to students at the school.Central Florida Youth Orchestra (CFYO), Leesburg• Instructed multiple strings classes for violin, viola, cello, and bass for all ages students at Lake-Sumter State College.• Performed regularly throughout the season• Managed music library, website, and merged the CFYO into the MAYS in 2013

• Helped write the bylaws and foundational documents for 501(c)3 status approval.• Works on fundraising efforts, including grant writing • Built the website for organization (www.jonathanmayfoundation.org).

Winter Park, Florida, United States

MAYS At Your School• Created an innovative program for the youth orchestra to reach students directly in schools, called "MAYS At Your School." This allowed for group classes at multiple schools throughout Central Florida including: Gateway Christian School in Mount Dora, St. Paul’s Catholic School in Leesburg, The Life Academy of Excellence in Eatonville, Park Maitland School in Maitland, the Walden Community School in Winter Park, and Orlando Junior Academy in Orlando. • Oversaw multiple teachers for this program, as well as taught multiple strings classes for violin, viola, cello, and bass for K-8 students. • Created and executed lesson plans, developed curriculum, and organized concerts.• Managed instrument rental program.• Secured grant funding for this program.

Central Florida

• Teaches beginning, intermediate, and advanced strings for students of all ages. • Provides individual and group lessons • Follows the Suzuki method of teaching, while also supplementing with additional resources to encourage note reading and technical skills. • Performs regularly with student groups throughout the community