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  • Rob Farmer

    Rob Farmer currently lives in North Fort Myers, Florida with his family, and is a Business Development Manager for NICE Public Safety, a global IT company. He has spent his entire 30+ year career in public safety, previously serving as the Director of Public Safety for Lee County, Florida; as the Director of Emergency Medical …

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  • Shawn Rieschl Johnson

    Managing Director & COO

    Shawn Rieschl Johnson is the Managing Director & COO of the Gulf Coast Symphony. Shawn is passionate about making a difference in the community through the arts. He has built a career in facilitating the artistic process while fostering new work and emerging voices. As a longtime stage manager for Lyric Opera of Chicago and the …

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  • Ryan Davis

    Director of Marketing & Audience Development

    Ryan Davis returns to the Gulf Coast Symphony as the Director of Marketing & Audience Development. He was previously with the Symphony from 2015-2017 and has also worked with history museums, transportation companies, insurance agencies, and small businesses as a marketing and communications professional. Prior to his marketing career, Ryan was a theatrical technical director …

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  • Melissa Tauber

    Marketing Manager

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  • Susan Wadsworth

    Board Chairman

    Susan Wadsworth began her career in her hometown of Tucson Arizona, managing the contract and proposal services domain for Sunquest Information Systems, a laboratory information systems software company.  Continuing her career path, Susan moved to Philadelphia PA, and held roles as Director of Finance and Administration in IT Consulting, Clinical Research Organization, and Cost Analysis Software for …

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