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  • Tessa Lieber

    Assistant Development Director

    Tessa Lieber is the Assistant Development Director of the Gulf Coast Symphony. Tessa is passionate about brining the joy of music to everyone. From a young age, she has loved all things music, particularly enjoying classical music. Tessa has been interested in the classical arts since she was little, starting with ballet lessons, then picking …

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  • Gregory Balestrero

    Treasurer

    Gregory Balestrero is a passionate proponent of excellence in the pursuit of business results. In a career spanning nearly 40 years in non-profit membership organizations, Greg has met with business and government leaders, in more than 60 countries, in engineering, construction, and a broad range of business sectors. Greg believes that organizations must transform to …

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  • Julie Bearden Carver

    Artistic Operations Manager and Music Director of the Southwest Florida Theatre Company

    Julie Bearden Carver is a professional musical director, voice and acting coach, orchestrator and arranger. As Artistic Operations Manager for Gulf Coast Symphony, she rosters and facilitates housing for guest artists from across the country. As Music Director of Southwest Florida Theatre Company, Julie works directly with Producer, Andrew Kurtz, to select, cast, and produce …

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  • Joy Kurtz

    Special Events Coordinator & Education Director

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  • Ed Brakus

    Ed is the Senior Vice President of Product Management and Product Marketing at Agora.io, a multinational technology firm that provides application developers with a broad set of real-time audio/video communications capabilities and development building blocks. Ed began his career in software development and eventually moved to the business side of the house after many years …

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