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- President & CEO – Wharton Arts
Wharton Arts
(https://whartonarts.org/)With a history spanning nearly five decades, Wharton Arts is New Jersey’s largest independent non-profit community performing arts educator, serving nearly 2,000 students annually through a broad spectrum of musical programming. Four core programs – the New Jersey Youth Symphony, New Jersey Youth Chorus, Paterson Music Project, and Wharton Performing Arts School – provide exceptional performing arts education for students of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds.
Developed more than 45 years ago, the New Jersey Youth Symphony (NJYS) is a tiered orchestral program that offers ensemble education opportunities for more than 500 students in grades 3 through 12. NJYS ensembles have performed at venues ranging from the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, and Musikverein in Vienna to local assisted living centers, libraries, and street fairs in New Jersey. NJYS has received awards for adventurous programming from the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) and has been on six European tours, most recently to Italy and France in 2023. NJYS’s flagship ensemble, Youth Symphony, will travel to Scandinavia, Finland, and the Baltics, including Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, in the summer of 2026.
Paterson Music Project (PMP) is an El Sistema-inspired program that uses music to empower and inspire young people through the community experience of ensemble learning and playing. PMP provides accessible, affordable, and high-quality instrumental instruction and focuses on musical excellence, community, and life skills. Since its inception in 2013, the program has grown from one class of 24 third graders to nearly 350 students in first to twelfth grades, providing tuition-free musical training to students from more than 25 schools throughout Paterson. PMP’s first class of third graders graduated from high school in June 2023. PMP now engages alumni as interns and leaders in the program.
The New Jersey Youth Chorus (NJYC) merged with Wharton Arts in 2022 as the Chorus celebrated its 30th anniversary season. NJYC is an auditioned choral ensemble for students in grades 3 through 12. NJYC encourages a love and appreciation for choral music while nurturing personal growth and creativity. NJYC’s more than 150 members regularly perform throughout the state and tour across the country. Past performances include the White House, the Super Bowl, Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, and Radio City Music Hall. In the summer of 2025, 30 choristers toured Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands, appearing at renowned venues including the Cologne Cathedral, Bonn Cathedral, and Menin Gate in Ypres.
The Performing Arts School (PAS) provides instrumental and vocal instruction, musical theatre, drama, and other courses for students ages four through adult. PAS promotes personal growth through excellence in music education. PAS students have participated in music festivals and recitals in venues that include Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and the Musik Quartier in Vienna. A member of the National Guild for Community Arts Education, Wharton Arts offers private and group lessons, summer camp, and a CAFÉ (Creative Aging for Everyone) Choir for aspiring and accomplished musicians alike.
Wharton Arts is governed by a Board of 17 Trustees, has an annual operating budget of approximately $4 million and a team of more than 100 artistic and administrative staff members. Trustee Erika Fanelle is Interim Executive Director; Helen Cha-Pyo is Artistic Director and Principal Conductor. Wharton Arts operates three campuses located in Berkeley Heights, New Providence, and Paterson, New Jersey and draws students from twelve New Jersey counties.
The Opportunity
The President and CEO of Wharton Arts will assume a newly defined and expanded leadership role that includes responsibility for all aspects of the organization, both artistic and administrative. The CEO will have the opportunity to work with a dedicated and engaged board, faculty, and staff as they continue to expand the depth and reach of their education programs for children and adults. The CEO will take a lead role in developing the resources needed to secure a new shared music education facility for NJYS, NJYC, and the Performing Arts School. The CEO will ensure that Wharton Arts continues to represent the highest standards of excellence in music education programs and activities.
The Position
Reporting to the Board of Trustees through the Co-Chairs, the President and CEO provides leadership and vision to ensure that Wharton Arts fulfils its mission and achieves its goals for excellence in music education, community engagement, and long-term financial sustainability. The CEO is responsible and accountable for all aspects of Wharton Arts’ administration and operations, including: artistic planning and operations; budgeting and financial management; fundraising and external relations; program administration; marketing, promotion, and public relations; site development and facilities management; human resources; and community engagement. The CEO fosters an environment that allows Wharton Arts to recruit and retain the highest quality artistic and administrative staff.
The President and CEO articulates the vision, mission, and goals of Wharton Arts to internal and external audiences. The CEO takes a leadership role in the identification, cultivation, and solicitation of donors. The CEO leads the planning and execution of a capital campaign for a new music education facility. The CEO serves as chief spokesperson for Wharton Arts and advocate for the importance and value of music education throughout the community.
The President and CEO oversees the financial management of Wharton Arts, including budgeting, financial planning, and management of cash flow. The CEO assures that Wharton Arts achieves its annual and long-term budget goals for enrollment and earned and contributed income. The CEO maintains transparency in financial reporting to internal and external audiences and ensures that the Board and the Finance Committee have the information they need for sound decision-making.
The President and CEO leads Wharton Arts strategic planning. The CEO ensures the effective development and utilization of the human resources needed to accomplish the organization’s mission. The CEO oversees the recruitment and selection of faculty and the evaluation of faculty, programs, and curriculum. The CEO gives leadership and guidance to the artistic and administrative staff and provides a welcoming environment for students, parents, families, and other community stakeholders.
The President and CEO represents Wharton Arts in New Providence, Berkeley Heights, and Paterson, in Union, Passaic, and neighboring counties, and is an active member of the arts and education community throughout the state and nationally.
Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate will be a proven leader with the ability to embrace and articulate the vision, mission, and goals of Wharton Arts with clarity and conviction. The successful candidate will have a passionate belief in the value and importance of music education and the role that a vibrant music education center plays in development of children and the cultural life of a community. The candidate will have significant successful leadership and management experience with performing arts and/or music education organizations.
The successful candidate will be a strategic thinker with the vision and imagination to chart future directions, recognize opportunities, forge consensus, and harness the energies of diverse constituencies to accomplish common goals. The CEO will be a good listener with excellent interpersonal skills. The CEO will be decisive leader and a fearless agent for change when change is needed.
The successful candidate will be an enthusiastic fundraiser with the proven ability to achieve and exceed organizational goals for philanthropic support. The candidate will have strong experience in all aspects of fundraising, including annual giving, special events, and endowment campaigns. Experience achieving capital campaign goals of $10 million or more will be a plus. The candidate will be able to speak and write persuasively to diverse internal and external audiences.
The successful candidate will be an experienced manager with the demonstrated ability to set expectations and assure both financial and operational accountability throughout the organization. The candidate will be able to lead staff in an environment that fosters creativity, a commitment to excellence, and teamwork. The candidate will be able to innovate, manage change, move an agenda forward, and resolve conflict.
The successful candidate will be knowledgeable about facilities and project management. The candidate will bring successful experience working with local governments, developers, and community leaders to create alliances that achieve shared goals.
The successful candidate will have an engaging public personality and presence, high energy, and excellent listening skills. The candidate will be a leader who fully embraces principles of inclusion, diversity, equity, and access. The candidate will have the ability to interact effectively with stakeholders who represent every aspect of diversity in age, education, gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, and socio-economic status.
The successful candidate will be kind, creative, curious, and flexible. The candidate will have at least ten years’ senior executive experience and will possess common sense, sound judgment, and good humor in abundance. The successful candidate will be willing and able to maintain a schedule that includes frequent evening and weekend events.
Compensation
The salary range for this position is $150,000 to $185,000, depending on qualifications and experience. Wharton Arts offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes health insurance, a retirement plan, professional development opportunities, and paid time off.
Applications
Wharton Arts welcomes recommendations, nominations, and applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, religion, political affiliation, disability, sexual orientation, gender, national origin, or marital status, or any other basis protected by law. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
Please submit a resumé along with a cover letter that describes your specific interest in the mission and work of Wharton Arts and your qualifications for the position as described in the candidate profile. On a separate sheet, provide the names and contact information for several professional references. All applications will be treated as confidential and references will not be contacted without the applicant’s knowledge and agreement.
Electronic submissions are requested. Please send to:
President and CEO – Wharton Arts
c/o Catherine French Group
applications@catherinefrenchgroup.com(Adobe Acrobat PDF attachments only, please)
- Chief Financial Officer – Sarasota Opera
Sarasota Opera is marking its 67th season of bringing internationally acclaimed opera to audiences on Florida’s Gulf Coast while celebrating the Centennial of its home, the historic Sarasota Opera House. The Company’s Winter Opera Festival will take place at the Sarasota Opera House in February and March 2026, and will include 34 performances of four major operas: La bohème, The Merry Widow, Il trovatore, and Susannah.
The Company was launched in 1960 in the historic 320-seat Asolo Theater on the grounds of Sarasota’s Ringling Museum of Art. In 1984, the Company moved into the former A.B. Edwards Theater, now the Sarasota Opera House. The 1,119-seat Sarasota Opera House, which underwent a $20 million renovation and rehabilitation in 2007, has been named “one of America’s finest venues for opera” by Musical America.
Since then, Sarasota Opera has gained an international reputation as one of the leading regional opera companies in the United States. The Company’s major artistic initiatives have included the Masterworks Revival Series, the American Classics Series, and the Verdi Cycle. The Company’s Sarasota Youth Opera is the most comprehensive youth opera program in the United States.
Since 1983, Sarasota Opera has been under the artistic leadership of Victor DeRenzi. In 1989, the Company and DeRenzi launched a monumental Verdi Cycle. When the Cycle concluded in 2016, Sarasota Opera became the only opera company in the world to have performed every note composed by Giuseppi Verdi. Since 2012, the Company’s administrative leader has been General Director Richard Russell. When Victor DeRenzi steps down as Artistic Director in May 2026, Richard Russellwill become General Director and Artistic Director.
Sarasota Opera is governed by a Board of 28 and has a year-round staff of 30, which grows to 200 during the winter season. The Company’s budget is $11 million.
The Position
The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is the senior executive responsible and accountable for overseeing financial strategy, planning, and operations for Sarasota Opera. The CFO drives the processes of budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis; ensures the Company’s compliance with government regulations, contracts, donor agreements, and reporting requirements; and ensures that controls are in place to protect the Opera’s assets and non-profit tax status.
The CFO maintains the integrity of the Company’s accounting systems and records, and ensures full and accurate integration of the accounting records with Tessitura and other applications in use by the Company. The CFO provides timely, accurate, and complete financial reports and information to the General Director, the Board, and the staff to guide and inform their decision-making. The CFO provides budgets, reports, and necessary financial data to the Development Department to support grant applications and fulfill reporting requirements.
The CFO monitors the Company’s bank accounts, cash flow, and investments and serves as liaison to the Company’s investment advisors. The CFO reviews all invoices, contracts, and agreements. The CFO is the liaison with the insurance agency and ensures that the Company has adequate coverages. The CFO oversees the payroll process to ensure accuracy and timeliness, and oversees the administration of employee benefits.
The CFO reports to the General Director, supervises the accounting staff, and works closely with the Treasurer of the Board and members of the executive management team. The CFO is the staff liaison for the Finance Committee, the Investment Committee; and the Audit Committee. The CFO provides reports and documents as needed for the annual audit and ensures that all tax filings are prepared correctly and in a timely manner. The ensures compliance with FASB and GAAP guidelines.
As a member of the executive management team, the CFO attends performances and events and serves as an ambassador for the Company with donors, patrons, and audiences as well as external stakeholders throughout the greater Sarasota community.
Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate will have significant senior financial management experience; thorough familiarity with non-profit fund accounting; proven budgeting, forecasting, and cash management ability; and a genuine interest in connecting audiences with opera. Experience working with a not-for-profit organization is essential; experience working with an opera company or other performing arts organization will be a plus.
The successful candidate will be thoroughly knowledgeable about, and experienced with, institutional planning and helping to shape, implement, and monitor strategic plans. The candidate will have a thorough working knowledge of the technology available to support finance and operations in a non-profit organization. Prior experience with Sage MIP Accounting and Tessitura will be viewed as an asset. The successful candidate will bring experience in human resources and benefits administration.
The successful candidate will be a leader with strong supervisory skills and a management style that encourages collaboration and teamwork. The candidate will be able to manage multiple deadlines and competing priorities with grace and good humor. The candidate will be curious, persistent, and nimble.
The successful candidate will be able to accept a work schedule that includes performances and events on nights and weekends during production periods. The candidate will welcome the opportunity to play a key role in the management of Sarasota Opera and become an active participant in the Sarasota community.
Compensation
Sarasota Opera offers a competitive compensation and benefits package. The annual salary range for this position is $110,000 to $125,000, plus a benefits package that includes paid time off; health insurance; life insurance; and a voluntary 403(b) retirement plan.
Applications
Sarasota Opera welcomes recommendations, nominations, and applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, religion, political affiliation, disability, sexual orientation, gender, national origin, or marital status, or any other basis protected by law. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
Please submit a resumé along with a cover letter that describes your specific interest in the mission and work of Sarasota Opera and your qualifications for the position as described in the candidate profile. On a separate sheet, provide the names and contact information for several professional references. All applications will be treated as confidential and references will not be contacted without the applicant’s knowledge and agreement.
Electronic submissions are requested. Please send to:
Chief Financial Officer – Sarasota Opera
c/o Catherine French Group
applications@catherinefrenchgroup.com(Adobe Acrobat PDF attachments only, please)
- How “The New Yorker Story” Became A Genre
“I hadn’t investigated this term in depth, but I understood it to mean ‘a short story that is meandering, plotless, and slight — full of middle-class people discussing their relentlessly banal problems.’ … But they were also good!” Those characteristics were deliberately shaped by the different preferences of two key editors. – Woman of Letters
- Lessons From The Aztecs: Rule By Coercion Never Works
The Aztec empire did not fall because it lacked capability. It collapsed because it accumulated too many adversaries who resented its dominance. This is a historical episode the US president, Donald Trump, should take notice of as his rift with traditional US allies deepens. – The Conversation
- The Real Oral History Of The Sundance Festival In Park City
“The sweetest, spiciest and most shocking Sundance stories are ones you don’t hear at Q&As inside the Eccles or Egyptian. … Who better to rewind the times than a group of filmmakers who had their lives changed by what went down during America’s most consequential gathering of independent film insiders?” – The Hollywood Reporter
ISSUES
- San Francisco Has A Public Space Ripe For Becoming The Next High Line
“The second-level promenade of the Embarcadero Center is one of the more scenic, beautifully landscaped, well-maintained spaces in San Francisco. … Yet despite its charms, the Embarcadero Center is also one of San Francisco’s most-underutilized spaces. … (It) can and should be our High Line — only better.” – San Francisco Chronicle (MSN)
- To Wall-Text Or Not-To-Wall-Text
“It feels more important than ever to invite multiple voices into the museum space. There isn’t one perfect solution for all visitors, but we strive to offer a variety of access points—whether it’s traditional labels, guided gallery conversations or prompts to spark reflection and dialogue.” – The Art Newspaper
- James Rondeau Is Ready To Beef Up The Art Institute Of Chicago (And Let’s Just Forget About That Airplane Incident, Okay?)
As some other American museums struggle, the Institute is doing very well under Rondeau’s leadership (notwithstanding the medication-and-alcohol-fueled disrobing during a commercial flight last April). He’s now pushing for an expansion, saying the museum needs more display space. – WBEZ (Chicago)
- Museum Of Fine Arts, Boston Resorts To Layoffs
“The MFA faces ‘an unsustainable deficit that we have committed to resolve,’ (an) email to employees stated. … The institution said in a statement to WBUR it plans to reduce 6.3% of its workforce. More than 30 museum positions will be affected.” – WBUR (Boston)
- With Little Warning, SFMOMA “Pauses” Its Free First Thursday Program
“Free First Thursday, which waives the general admission fee for all Bay Area residents from 4-8 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month, has been temporarily halted starting in February. … No return date has been set, but SFMOMA plans to announce a new program series in the summer.” – San Francisco Chronicle (Yahoo!)
MEDIA
- Why More Professors Are Making Their Students Read On Paper
“The English classroom is increasingly a kind of special place where it’s still possible to converse without the screen. AI only seems to make it more imperative to make sure that students are having a direct experience with the text.” – Yale Daily News
- Why Small Liberal Arts Colleges Are The Education Of Choice
At a small liberal-arts college, where a cohort may number fewer than 500 people, admissions officers can also take a stronger hand in assembling a group of students who match the institution’s culture and its vibe while also having very different backgrounds. – The Atlantic
- When Students Are “Customers” Education Suffers
Over the past 15 to 20 years, declining numbers of college-age Americans and a seemingly endless rise in tuition have brought about a shift in power. Students are now treated like customers who rarely have to hear information that upsets them — because schools need their money to survive. – The New York Times
- Kennedy Center VP Of Artistic Planning, Resigns After Being On The Job Two Weeks
Kevin Couch, formerly the director of programming for ATG Entertainment, a British theater company, is the latest in a string of resignations and show cancellations since President Trump purged the center’s board and made himself chairman last year. – The New York Times
- Kennedy Center Fires Senior Director Of Artistic Operations
Sarah Kramer “(had) spent the past decade rising through the ranks of the once-venerated cultural institution. She started as an assistant manager for special programming in 2016. Over the years, she was promoted to assistant manager, then manager for programming, then director, and finally senior director of artistic operations.” – The Daily Beast
MUSIC
- How “The New Yorker Story” Became A Genre
“I hadn’t investigated this term in depth, but I understood it to mean ‘a short story that is meandering, plotless, and slight — full of middle-class people discussing their relentlessly banal problems.’ … But they were also good!” Those characteristics were deliberately shaped by the different preferences of two key editors. – Woman of Letters
- How Did The Iconic “Infinite Jest” Become A Punchline?
The occasion is a moment to ask how a novel that mourns addiction and venerates humility and patience became a glib cultural punch line, routinely subjected to the word “performative” in its most damning sense. – The New Yorker
- Minneapolis Bookshop Becomes Famous After ICE Murders
Greg Ketter became a social media phenomenon over the weekend, when MS Now aired a video of him pacing half a block away from where Alex J. Pretti had been murdered by agents an hour earlier, cursing the 50-100 armed ICE agents keeping the crowd back. – Publishers Weekly
- With Adelaide Writers’ Week Cancelled, A Grassroots Festival Is Popping Up Instead
“Constellations – also jokingly dubbed ‘Not Writers’ Week’ – is being put on by “a loose coalition” of writers and publishers and the support of not-for-profit Writers SA, with dozens of free events to be staged from 28 February to 5 March.” – The Guardian
- A Marathon Moby Dick As A “Radical Act”
Moby-Dick, by Herman Melville, published in 1851. Let’s consider it. Is there another book at once so good and so bad, so thrilling and so boring, so authentic to the currents of the soul and so hideously contrived, so stunningly patrolled by dreamlike visions and so crushed by its own intellectual baggage? – The Atlantic
PEOPLE
- President & CEO – Wharton Arts
Wharton Arts
(https://whartonarts.org/)With a history spanning nearly five decades, Wharton Arts is New Jersey’s largest independent non-profit community performing arts educator, serving nearly 2,000 students annually through a broad spectrum of musical programming. Four core programs – the New Jersey Youth Symphony, New Jersey Youth Chorus, Paterson Music Project, and Wharton Performing Arts School – provide exceptional performing arts education for students of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds.
Developed more than 45 years ago, the New Jersey Youth Symphony (NJYS) is a tiered orchestral program that offers ensemble education opportunities for more than 500 students in grades 3 through 12. NJYS ensembles have performed at venues ranging from the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, and Musikverein in Vienna to local assisted living centers, libraries, and street fairs in New Jersey. NJYS has received awards for adventurous programming from the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) and has been on six European tours, most recently to Italy and France in 2023. NJYS’s flagship ensemble, Youth Symphony, will travel to Scandinavia, Finland, and the Baltics, including Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, in the summer of 2026.
Paterson Music Project (PMP) is an El Sistema-inspired program that uses music to empower and inspire young people through the community experience of ensemble learning and playing. PMP provides accessible, affordable, and high-quality instrumental instruction and focuses on musical excellence, community, and life skills. Since its inception in 2013, the program has grown from one class of 24 third graders to nearly 350 students in first to twelfth grades, providing tuition-free musical training to students from more than 25 schools throughout Paterson. PMP’s first class of third graders graduated from high school in June 2023. PMP now engages alumni as interns and leaders in the program.
The New Jersey Youth Chorus (NJYC) merged with Wharton Arts in 2022 as the Chorus celebrated its 30th anniversary season. NJYC is an auditioned choral ensemble for students in grades 3 through 12. NJYC encourages a love and appreciation for choral music while nurturing personal growth and creativity. NJYC’s more than 150 members regularly perform throughout the state and tour across the country. Past performances include the White House, the Super Bowl, Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, and Radio City Music Hall. In the summer of 2025, 30 choristers toured Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands, appearing at renowned venues including the Cologne Cathedral, Bonn Cathedral, and Menin Gate in Ypres.
The Performing Arts School (PAS) provides instrumental and vocal instruction, musical theatre, drama, and other courses for students ages four through adult. PAS promotes personal growth through excellence in music education. PAS students have participated in music festivals and recitals in venues that include Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and the Musik Quartier in Vienna. A member of the National Guild for Community Arts Education, Wharton Arts offers private and group lessons, summer camp, and a CAFÉ (Creative Aging for Everyone) Choir for aspiring and accomplished musicians alike.
Wharton Arts is governed by a Board of 17 Trustees, has an annual operating budget of approximately $4 million and a team of more than 100 artistic and administrative staff members. Trustee Erika Fanelle is Interim Executive Director; Helen Cha-Pyo is Artistic Director and Principal Conductor. Wharton Arts operates three campuses located in Berkeley Heights, New Providence, and Paterson, New Jersey and draws students from twelve New Jersey counties.
The Opportunity
The President and CEO of Wharton Arts will assume a newly defined and expanded leadership role that includes responsibility for all aspects of the organization, both artistic and administrative. The CEO will have the opportunity to work with a dedicated and engaged board, faculty, and staff as they continue to expand the depth and reach of their education programs for children and adults. The CEO will take a lead role in developing the resources needed to secure a new shared music education facility for NJYS, NJYC, and the Performing Arts School. The CEO will ensure that Wharton Arts continues to represent the highest standards of excellence in music education programs and activities.
The Position
Reporting to the Board of Trustees through the Co-Chairs, the President and CEO provides leadership and vision to ensure that Wharton Arts fulfils its mission and achieves its goals for excellence in music education, community engagement, and long-term financial sustainability. The CEO is responsible and accountable for all aspects of Wharton Arts’ administration and operations, including: artistic planning and operations; budgeting and financial management; fundraising and external relations; program administration; marketing, promotion, and public relations; site development and facilities management; human resources; and community engagement. The CEO fosters an environment that allows Wharton Arts to recruit and retain the highest quality artistic and administrative staff.
The President and CEO articulates the vision, mission, and goals of Wharton Arts to internal and external audiences. The CEO takes a leadership role in the identification, cultivation, and solicitation of donors. The CEO leads the planning and execution of a capital campaign for a new music education facility. The CEO serves as chief spokesperson for Wharton Arts and advocate for the importance and value of music education throughout the community.
The President and CEO oversees the financial management of Wharton Arts, including budgeting, financial planning, and management of cash flow. The CEO assures that Wharton Arts achieves its annual and long-term budget goals for enrollment and earned and contributed income. The CEO maintains transparency in financial reporting to internal and external audiences and ensures that the Board and the Finance Committee have the information they need for sound decision-making.
The President and CEO leads Wharton Arts strategic planning. The CEO ensures the effective development and utilization of the human resources needed to accomplish the organization’s mission. The CEO oversees the recruitment and selection of faculty and the evaluation of faculty, programs, and curriculum. The CEO gives leadership and guidance to the artistic and administrative staff and provides a welcoming environment for students, parents, families, and other community stakeholders.
The President and CEO represents Wharton Arts in New Providence, Berkeley Heights, and Paterson, in Union, Passaic, and neighboring counties, and is an active member of the arts and education community throughout the state and nationally.
Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate will be a proven leader with the ability to embrace and articulate the vision, mission, and goals of Wharton Arts with clarity and conviction. The successful candidate will have a passionate belief in the value and importance of music education and the role that a vibrant music education center plays in development of children and the cultural life of a community. The candidate will have significant successful leadership and management experience with performing arts and/or music education organizations.
The successful candidate will be a strategic thinker with the vision and imagination to chart future directions, recognize opportunities, forge consensus, and harness the energies of diverse constituencies to accomplish common goals. The CEO will be a good listener with excellent interpersonal skills. The CEO will be decisive leader and a fearless agent for change when change is needed.
The successful candidate will be an enthusiastic fundraiser with the proven ability to achieve and exceed organizational goals for philanthropic support. The candidate will have strong experience in all aspects of fundraising, including annual giving, special events, and endowment campaigns. Experience achieving capital campaign goals of $10 million or more will be a plus. The candidate will be able to speak and write persuasively to diverse internal and external audiences.
The successful candidate will be an experienced manager with the demonstrated ability to set expectations and assure both financial and operational accountability throughout the organization. The candidate will be able to lead staff in an environment that fosters creativity, a commitment to excellence, and teamwork. The candidate will be able to innovate, manage change, move an agenda forward, and resolve conflict.
The successful candidate will be knowledgeable about facilities and project management. The candidate will bring successful experience working with local governments, developers, and community leaders to create alliances that achieve shared goals.
The successful candidate will have an engaging public personality and presence, high energy, and excellent listening skills. The candidate will be a leader who fully embraces principles of inclusion, diversity, equity, and access. The candidate will have the ability to interact effectively with stakeholders who represent every aspect of diversity in age, education, gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, and socio-economic status.
The successful candidate will be kind, creative, curious, and flexible. The candidate will have at least ten years’ senior executive experience and will possess common sense, sound judgment, and good humor in abundance. The successful candidate will be willing and able to maintain a schedule that includes frequent evening and weekend events.
Compensation
The salary range for this position is $150,000 to $185,000, depending on qualifications and experience. Wharton Arts offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes health insurance, a retirement plan, professional development opportunities, and paid time off.
Applications
Wharton Arts welcomes recommendations, nominations, and applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, religion, political affiliation, disability, sexual orientation, gender, national origin, or marital status, or any other basis protected by law. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
Please submit a resumé along with a cover letter that describes your specific interest in the mission and work of Wharton Arts and your qualifications for the position as described in the candidate profile. On a separate sheet, provide the names and contact information for several professional references. All applications will be treated as confidential and references will not be contacted without the applicant’s knowledge and agreement.
Electronic submissions are requested. Please send to:
President and CEO – Wharton Arts
c/o Catherine French Group
applications@catherinefrenchgroup.com(Adobe Acrobat PDF attachments only, please)
- Chief Financial Officer – Sarasota Opera
Sarasota Opera is marking its 67th season of bringing internationally acclaimed opera to audiences on Florida’s Gulf Coast while celebrating the Centennial of its home, the historic Sarasota Opera House. The Company’s Winter Opera Festival will take place at the Sarasota Opera House in February and March 2026, and will include 34 performances of four major operas: La bohème, The Merry Widow, Il trovatore, and Susannah.
The Company was launched in 1960 in the historic 320-seat Asolo Theater on the grounds of Sarasota’s Ringling Museum of Art. In 1984, the Company moved into the former A.B. Edwards Theater, now the Sarasota Opera House. The 1,119-seat Sarasota Opera House, which underwent a $20 million renovation and rehabilitation in 2007, has been named “one of America’s finest venues for opera” by Musical America.
Since then, Sarasota Opera has gained an international reputation as one of the leading regional opera companies in the United States. The Company’s major artistic initiatives have included the Masterworks Revival Series, the American Classics Series, and the Verdi Cycle. The Company’s Sarasota Youth Opera is the most comprehensive youth opera program in the United States.
Since 1983, Sarasota Opera has been under the artistic leadership of Victor DeRenzi. In 1989, the Company and DeRenzi launched a monumental Verdi Cycle. When the Cycle concluded in 2016, Sarasota Opera became the only opera company in the world to have performed every note composed by Giuseppi Verdi. Since 2012, the Company’s administrative leader has been General Director Richard Russell. When Victor DeRenzi steps down as Artistic Director in May 2026, Richard Russellwill become General Director and Artistic Director.
Sarasota Opera is governed by a Board of 28 and has a year-round staff of 30, which grows to 200 during the winter season. The Company’s budget is $11 million.
The Position
The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is the senior executive responsible and accountable for overseeing financial strategy, planning, and operations for Sarasota Opera. The CFO drives the processes of budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis; ensures the Company’s compliance with government regulations, contracts, donor agreements, and reporting requirements; and ensures that controls are in place to protect the Opera’s assets and non-profit tax status.
The CFO maintains the integrity of the Company’s accounting systems and records, and ensures full and accurate integration of the accounting records with Tessitura and other applications in use by the Company. The CFO provides timely, accurate, and complete financial reports and information to the General Director, the Board, and the staff to guide and inform their decision-making. The CFO provides budgets, reports, and necessary financial data to the Development Department to support grant applications and fulfill reporting requirements.
The CFO monitors the Company’s bank accounts, cash flow, and investments and serves as liaison to the Company’s investment advisors. The CFO reviews all invoices, contracts, and agreements. The CFO is the liaison with the insurance agency and ensures that the Company has adequate coverages. The CFO oversees the payroll process to ensure accuracy and timeliness, and oversees the administration of employee benefits.
The CFO reports to the General Director, supervises the accounting staff, and works closely with the Treasurer of the Board and members of the executive management team. The CFO is the staff liaison for the Finance Committee, the Investment Committee; and the Audit Committee. The CFO provides reports and documents as needed for the annual audit and ensures that all tax filings are prepared correctly and in a timely manner. The ensures compliance with FASB and GAAP guidelines.
As a member of the executive management team, the CFO attends performances and events and serves as an ambassador for the Company with donors, patrons, and audiences as well as external stakeholders throughout the greater Sarasota community.
Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate will have significant senior financial management experience; thorough familiarity with non-profit fund accounting; proven budgeting, forecasting, and cash management ability; and a genuine interest in connecting audiences with opera. Experience working with a not-for-profit organization is essential; experience working with an opera company or other performing arts organization will be a plus.
The successful candidate will be thoroughly knowledgeable about, and experienced with, institutional planning and helping to shape, implement, and monitor strategic plans. The candidate will have a thorough working knowledge of the technology available to support finance and operations in a non-profit organization. Prior experience with Sage MIP Accounting and Tessitura will be viewed as an asset. The successful candidate will bring experience in human resources and benefits administration.
The successful candidate will be a leader with strong supervisory skills and a management style that encourages collaboration and teamwork. The candidate will be able to manage multiple deadlines and competing priorities with grace and good humor. The candidate will be curious, persistent, and nimble.
The successful candidate will be able to accept a work schedule that includes performances and events on nights and weekends during production periods. The candidate will welcome the opportunity to play a key role in the management of Sarasota Opera and become an active participant in the Sarasota community.
Compensation
Sarasota Opera offers a competitive compensation and benefits package. The annual salary range for this position is $110,000 to $125,000, plus a benefits package that includes paid time off; health insurance; life insurance; and a voluntary 403(b) retirement plan.
Applications
Sarasota Opera welcomes recommendations, nominations, and applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, religion, political affiliation, disability, sexual orientation, gender, national origin, or marital status, or any other basis protected by law. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
Please submit a resumé along with a cover letter that describes your specific interest in the mission and work of Sarasota Opera and your qualifications for the position as described in the candidate profile. On a separate sheet, provide the names and contact information for several professional references. All applications will be treated as confidential and references will not be contacted without the applicant’s knowledge and agreement.
Electronic submissions are requested. Please send to:
Chief Financial Officer – Sarasota Opera
c/o Catherine French Group
applications@catherinefrenchgroup.com(Adobe Acrobat PDF attachments only, please)
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- President & CEO – Wharton Arts
Wharton Arts
(https://whartonarts.org/)With a history spanning nearly five decades, Wharton Arts is New Jersey’s largest independent non-profit community performing arts educator, serving nearly 2,000 students annually through a broad spectrum of musical programming. Four core programs – the New Jersey Youth Symphony, New Jersey Youth Chorus, Paterson Music Project, and Wharton Performing Arts School – provide exceptional performing arts education for students of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds.
Developed more than 45 years ago, the New Jersey Youth Symphony (NJYS) is a tiered orchestral program that offers ensemble education opportunities for more than 500 students in grades 3 through 12. NJYS ensembles have performed at venues ranging from the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, and Musikverein in Vienna to local assisted living centers, libraries, and street fairs in New Jersey. NJYS has received awards for adventurous programming from the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) and has been on six European tours, most recently to Italy and France in 2023. NJYS’s flagship ensemble, Youth Symphony, will travel to Scandinavia, Finland, and the Baltics, including Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, in the summer of 2026.
Paterson Music Project (PMP) is an El Sistema-inspired program that uses music to empower and inspire young people through the community experience of ensemble learning and playing. PMP provides accessible, affordable, and high-quality instrumental instruction and focuses on musical excellence, community, and life skills. Since its inception in 2013, the program has grown from one class of 24 third graders to nearly 350 students in first to twelfth grades, providing tuition-free musical training to students from more than 25 schools throughout Paterson. PMP’s first class of third graders graduated from high school in June 2023. PMP now engages alumni as interns and leaders in the program.
The New Jersey Youth Chorus (NJYC) merged with Wharton Arts in 2022 as the Chorus celebrated its 30th anniversary season. NJYC is an auditioned choral ensemble for students in grades 3 through 12. NJYC encourages a love and appreciation for choral music while nurturing personal growth and creativity. NJYC’s more than 150 members regularly perform throughout the state and tour across the country. Past performances include the White House, the Super Bowl, Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, and Radio City Music Hall. In the summer of 2025, 30 choristers toured Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands, appearing at renowned venues including the Cologne Cathedral, Bonn Cathedral, and Menin Gate in Ypres.
The Performing Arts School (PAS) provides instrumental and vocal instruction, musical theatre, drama, and other courses for students ages four through adult. PAS promotes personal growth through excellence in music education. PAS students have participated in music festivals and recitals in venues that include Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and the Musik Quartier in Vienna. A member of the National Guild for Community Arts Education, Wharton Arts offers private and group lessons, summer camp, and a CAFÉ (Creative Aging for Everyone) Choir for aspiring and accomplished musicians alike.
Wharton Arts is governed by a Board of 17 Trustees, has an annual operating budget of approximately $4 million and a team of more than 100 artistic and administrative staff members. Trustee Erika Fanelle is Interim Executive Director; Helen Cha-Pyo is Artistic Director and Principal Conductor. Wharton Arts operates three campuses located in Berkeley Heights, New Providence, and Paterson, New Jersey and draws students from twelve New Jersey counties.
The Opportunity
The President and CEO of Wharton Arts will assume a newly defined and expanded leadership role that includes responsibility for all aspects of the organization, both artistic and administrative. The CEO will have the opportunity to work with a dedicated and engaged board, faculty, and staff as they continue to expand the depth and reach of their education programs for children and adults. The CEO will take a lead role in developing the resources needed to secure a new shared music education facility for NJYS, NJYC, and the Performing Arts School. The CEO will ensure that Wharton Arts continues to represent the highest standards of excellence in music education programs and activities.
The Position
Reporting to the Board of Trustees through the Co-Chairs, the President and CEO provides leadership and vision to ensure that Wharton Arts fulfils its mission and achieves its goals for excellence in music education, community engagement, and long-term financial sustainability. The CEO is responsible and accountable for all aspects of Wharton Arts’ administration and operations, including: artistic planning and operations; budgeting and financial management; fundraising and external relations; program administration; marketing, promotion, and public relations; site development and facilities management; human resources; and community engagement. The CEO fosters an environment that allows Wharton Arts to recruit and retain the highest quality artistic and administrative staff.
The President and CEO articulates the vision, mission, and goals of Wharton Arts to internal and external audiences. The CEO takes a leadership role in the identification, cultivation, and solicitation of donors. The CEO leads the planning and execution of a capital campaign for a new music education facility. The CEO serves as chief spokesperson for Wharton Arts and advocate for the importance and value of music education throughout the community.
The President and CEO oversees the financial management of Wharton Arts, including budgeting, financial planning, and management of cash flow. The CEO assures that Wharton Arts achieves its annual and long-term budget goals for enrollment and earned and contributed income. The CEO maintains transparency in financial reporting to internal and external audiences and ensures that the Board and the Finance Committee have the information they need for sound decision-making.
The President and CEO leads Wharton Arts strategic planning. The CEO ensures the effective development and utilization of the human resources needed to accomplish the organization’s mission. The CEO oversees the recruitment and selection of faculty and the evaluation of faculty, programs, and curriculum. The CEO gives leadership and guidance to the artistic and administrative staff and provides a welcoming environment for students, parents, families, and other community stakeholders.
The President and CEO represents Wharton Arts in New Providence, Berkeley Heights, and Paterson, in Union, Passaic, and neighboring counties, and is an active member of the arts and education community throughout the state and nationally.
Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate will be a proven leader with the ability to embrace and articulate the vision, mission, and goals of Wharton Arts with clarity and conviction. The successful candidate will have a passionate belief in the value and importance of music education and the role that a vibrant music education center plays in development of children and the cultural life of a community. The candidate will have significant successful leadership and management experience with performing arts and/or music education organizations.
The successful candidate will be a strategic thinker with the vision and imagination to chart future directions, recognize opportunities, forge consensus, and harness the energies of diverse constituencies to accomplish common goals. The CEO will be a good listener with excellent interpersonal skills. The CEO will be decisive leader and a fearless agent for change when change is needed.
The successful candidate will be an enthusiastic fundraiser with the proven ability to achieve and exceed organizational goals for philanthropic support. The candidate will have strong experience in all aspects of fundraising, including annual giving, special events, and endowment campaigns. Experience achieving capital campaign goals of $10 million or more will be a plus. The candidate will be able to speak and write persuasively to diverse internal and external audiences.
The successful candidate will be an experienced manager with the demonstrated ability to set expectations and assure both financial and operational accountability throughout the organization. The candidate will be able to lead staff in an environment that fosters creativity, a commitment to excellence, and teamwork. The candidate will be able to innovate, manage change, move an agenda forward, and resolve conflict.
The successful candidate will be knowledgeable about facilities and project management. The candidate will bring successful experience working with local governments, developers, and community leaders to create alliances that achieve shared goals.
The successful candidate will have an engaging public personality and presence, high energy, and excellent listening skills. The candidate will be a leader who fully embraces principles of inclusion, diversity, equity, and access. The candidate will have the ability to interact effectively with stakeholders who represent every aspect of diversity in age, education, gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, and socio-economic status.
The successful candidate will be kind, creative, curious, and flexible. The candidate will have at least ten years’ senior executive experience and will possess common sense, sound judgment, and good humor in abundance. The successful candidate will be willing and able to maintain a schedule that includes frequent evening and weekend events.
Compensation
The salary range for this position is $150,000 to $185,000, depending on qualifications and experience. Wharton Arts offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes health insurance, a retirement plan, professional development opportunities, and paid time off.
Applications
Wharton Arts welcomes recommendations, nominations, and applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, religion, political affiliation, disability, sexual orientation, gender, national origin, or marital status, or any other basis protected by law. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
Please submit a resumé along with a cover letter that describes your specific interest in the mission and work of Wharton Arts and your qualifications for the position as described in the candidate profile. On a separate sheet, provide the names and contact information for several professional references. All applications will be treated as confidential and references will not be contacted without the applicant’s knowledge and agreement.
Electronic submissions are requested. Please send to:
President and CEO – Wharton Arts
c/o Catherine French Group
applications@catherinefrenchgroup.com(Adobe Acrobat PDF attachments only, please)
- Chief Financial Officer – Sarasota Opera
Sarasota Opera is marking its 67th season of bringing internationally acclaimed opera to audiences on Florida’s Gulf Coast while celebrating the Centennial of its home, the historic Sarasota Opera House. The Company’s Winter Opera Festival will take place at the Sarasota Opera House in February and March 2026, and will include 34 performances of four major operas: La bohème, The Merry Widow, Il trovatore, and Susannah.
The Company was launched in 1960 in the historic 320-seat Asolo Theater on the grounds of Sarasota’s Ringling Museum of Art. In 1984, the Company moved into the former A.B. Edwards Theater, now the Sarasota Opera House. The 1,119-seat Sarasota Opera House, which underwent a $20 million renovation and rehabilitation in 2007, has been named “one of America’s finest venues for opera” by Musical America.
Since then, Sarasota Opera has gained an international reputation as one of the leading regional opera companies in the United States. The Company’s major artistic initiatives have included the Masterworks Revival Series, the American Classics Series, and the Verdi Cycle. The Company’s Sarasota Youth Opera is the most comprehensive youth opera program in the United States.
Since 1983, Sarasota Opera has been under the artistic leadership of Victor DeRenzi. In 1989, the Company and DeRenzi launched a monumental Verdi Cycle. When the Cycle concluded in 2016, Sarasota Opera became the only opera company in the world to have performed every note composed by Giuseppi Verdi. Since 2012, the Company’s administrative leader has been General Director Richard Russell. When Victor DeRenzi steps down as Artistic Director in May 2026, Richard Russellwill become General Director and Artistic Director.
Sarasota Opera is governed by a Board of 28 and has a year-round staff of 30, which grows to 200 during the winter season. The Company’s budget is $11 million.
The Position
The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is the senior executive responsible and accountable for overseeing financial strategy, planning, and operations for Sarasota Opera. The CFO drives the processes of budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis; ensures the Company’s compliance with government regulations, contracts, donor agreements, and reporting requirements; and ensures that controls are in place to protect the Opera’s assets and non-profit tax status.
The CFO maintains the integrity of the Company’s accounting systems and records, and ensures full and accurate integration of the accounting records with Tessitura and other applications in use by the Company. The CFO provides timely, accurate, and complete financial reports and information to the General Director, the Board, and the staff to guide and inform their decision-making. The CFO provides budgets, reports, and necessary financial data to the Development Department to support grant applications and fulfill reporting requirements.
The CFO monitors the Company’s bank accounts, cash flow, and investments and serves as liaison to the Company’s investment advisors. The CFO reviews all invoices, contracts, and agreements. The CFO is the liaison with the insurance agency and ensures that the Company has adequate coverages. The CFO oversees the payroll process to ensure accuracy and timeliness, and oversees the administration of employee benefits.
The CFO reports to the General Director, supervises the accounting staff, and works closely with the Treasurer of the Board and members of the executive management team. The CFO is the staff liaison for the Finance Committee, the Investment Committee; and the Audit Committee. The CFO provides reports and documents as needed for the annual audit and ensures that all tax filings are prepared correctly and in a timely manner. The ensures compliance with FASB and GAAP guidelines.
As a member of the executive management team, the CFO attends performances and events and serves as an ambassador for the Company with donors, patrons, and audiences as well as external stakeholders throughout the greater Sarasota community.
Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate will have significant senior financial management experience; thorough familiarity with non-profit fund accounting; proven budgeting, forecasting, and cash management ability; and a genuine interest in connecting audiences with opera. Experience working with a not-for-profit organization is essential; experience working with an opera company or other performing arts organization will be a plus.
The successful candidate will be thoroughly knowledgeable about, and experienced with, institutional planning and helping to shape, implement, and monitor strategic plans. The candidate will have a thorough working knowledge of the technology available to support finance and operations in a non-profit organization. Prior experience with Sage MIP Accounting and Tessitura will be viewed as an asset. The successful candidate will bring experience in human resources and benefits administration.
The successful candidate will be a leader with strong supervisory skills and a management style that encourages collaboration and teamwork. The candidate will be able to manage multiple deadlines and competing priorities with grace and good humor. The candidate will be curious, persistent, and nimble.
The successful candidate will be able to accept a work schedule that includes performances and events on nights and weekends during production periods. The candidate will welcome the opportunity to play a key role in the management of Sarasota Opera and become an active participant in the Sarasota community.
Compensation
Sarasota Opera offers a competitive compensation and benefits package. The annual salary range for this position is $110,000 to $125,000, plus a benefits package that includes paid time off; health insurance; life insurance; and a voluntary 403(b) retirement plan.
Applications
Sarasota Opera welcomes recommendations, nominations, and applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, religion, political affiliation, disability, sexual orientation, gender, national origin, or marital status, or any other basis protected by law. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
Please submit a resumé along with a cover letter that describes your specific interest in the mission and work of Sarasota Opera and your qualifications for the position as described in the candidate profile. On a separate sheet, provide the names and contact information for several professional references. All applications will be treated as confidential and references will not be contacted without the applicant’s knowledge and agreement.
Electronic submissions are requested. Please send to:
Chief Financial Officer – Sarasota Opera
c/o Catherine French Group
applications@catherinefrenchgroup.com(Adobe Acrobat PDF attachments only, please)
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“I hadn’t investigated this term in depth, but I understood it to mean ‘a short story that is meandering, plotless, and slight — full of middle-class people discussing their relentlessly banal problems.’ … But they were also good!” Those characteristics were deliberately shaped by the different preferences of two key editors. – Woman of Letters
- Lessons From The Aztecs: Rule By Coercion Never Works
The Aztec empire did not fall because it lacked capability. It collapsed because it accumulated too many adversaries who resented its dominance. This is a historical episode the US president, Donald Trump, should take notice of as his rift with traditional US allies deepens. – The Conversation
- The Real Oral History Of The Sundance Festival In Park City
“The sweetest, spiciest and most shocking Sundance stories are ones you don’t hear at Q&As inside the Eccles or Egyptian. … Who better to rewind the times than a group of filmmakers who had their lives changed by what went down during America’s most consequential gathering of independent film insiders?” – The Hollywood Reporter
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- Lessons From The Aztecs: Rule By Coercion Never Works
The Aztec empire did not fall because it lacked capability. It collapsed because it accumulated too many adversaries who resented its dominance. This is a historical episode the US president, Donald Trump, should take notice of as his rift with traditional US allies deepens. – The Conversation
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- Why Our Cities Need More Places Of Serenity
Perceptual psychologists have long studied what happens when people stare at uniform fields of colour without visual edges or contrasts. Sometimes, experiencing this kind of sensory deprivation can result in something known as the Ganzfeld effect: a response to a uniform field that causes the brain’s pattern recognition to work harder. – Psyche
- Why Liberal Arts Education May Be More Important In The Age Of AI
A machine will never possess the level of interpersonal skills needed to manage a team, to engage in civil discourse with individuals from different cultures and backgrounds, or to resolve messy human conflicts that resist logic. Judgment will never be AI’s strength. – US News
- We Used To Think That Our Brains Were Our Brains. Now We Know Different
Neuroplasticity therefore reframes the brain as neither rigid nor infinitely malleable, but as a living system shaped by experience, effort and time. – The Conversation
