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  • Jay Ducharme

    Jay Ducharme and his wife, Courtney, live in Fort Myers full time. Jay is a Retired U.S. Air Force Colonel, former CFO of a Government Defense Contractor and Professor at the Defense Acquisition University in Washington, D.C. He currently serves as a Deputy Director in Business Development for Kellogg Brown and Root, a global provider …

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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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