Mara Plotkin Email & Phone Number

Oakland, California, United States

San Francisco Bay Area And Toronto Area

Perform clarinet, bass clarinet, and E-flat clarinet with the following AFM associated orchestras:Oakland Symphony, Opera San Jose, Sacramento Philharmonic, Monterey Symphony Orchestra, Santa Cruz Symphony, Modesto Symphony Orchestra, Fresno Philharmonic, National Ballet of Canada Orchestra, Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Concert Orchestra, Charlottetown Music Festival, and Orchestra London.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Managed logistics and interdepartmental communications for the VP of Government Affairs and Public Policy at YouTube• Project managed multiple ongoing initiatives at the federal and international level which required coordination across multiple stakeholders, rapid prioritization, and an extreme attention to detail• Organized complex domestic and international travel, procured visas and other travel documentation

San Francisco

• Managed a busy calendar of internal and external board meetings, keynote speeches, project meetings, and frequent international and domestic travel• Became a SalesForce super user and maintained a database of 4,000 people• Prepared and edited presentations, correspondence, and documents• Planned, coordinated, and participated in meetings, webcasts, and conference calls• Completed monthly expense reports on time

San Francisco Bay Area

• Sold Yelp self-service advertisement programs to small business owners across the U.S.• Cultivated relationships by putting the client first, understanding their needs, and putting together advertising packages designed to meet their business objectives• Consistently exceeded my quota with over $90,000 of revenue in H2• Developed extensive knowledge of Salesforce and managed a pipeline of several hundred customers

One-on-one coaching sessions with university students, facilitating weekly group class, presented over 40 PowerPoint lectures, video, audio recordings, live demonstrations on musical instruments, taught lecture courses three times per week to 75 students, managed a motivated team of graduate student assistants and delegated research and highly confidential grading tasks, and performed in faculty ensembles.

Stockton, Ca

One-semester sabbatical replacementTaught private clarinet studentsPerformed in the Pacific Arts Faculty Woodwind QuintetCoached Chamber MusicAdjudicated recitals, juries, and auditions

Toronto, Canada Area

Taught Clarinet Patterns Class, coached Woodwind Chamber Music, conducted and coached Wind Symphony clarinet and woodwind sectionals.

• Managed executive’s complex daily meeting, travel schedule, and department expense reports• Planned and led multiple events and conferences for up to 60 participants on time and within budget• Assisted project manager with multi-floor office renovation planning and implementation• Co-authored Facilities protocol policies for the Province of Ontario

Doctorate Of Musical Arts, Music Performance, Clarinet

Master’S Degree, Music Performance, Clarinet

Bachelor’S Degree, Music Performance, Clarinet

High School

Start Up

Studied start-upping.