CCM’s Arts Administration Students Gain Experience With Prestigious Arts Organizations

Class of 2012 Front row L to R: Jenifer Thomas, Kristi Russell, LeAnne Anklan, Anna Backer, Zack Germain, Helene Herbert. Back row: Tyler Roe, Stephanie Saunders, Tony Zancanella, Taj Seyal, David Walker, Jason Hurwitz.

CCM’s Arts Administration students are posed each year with the challenge of finding an internship for the summer as part of their graduate degree. Based on the wealth of knowledge these students have gained in their studies, the students of the Class of 2012 have earned summer spots with the leading arts organizations in their fields of interest. Each student’s strong basis of understanding, stemming from dual-degree coursework in UC’s College of Business and CCM Arts Administration, assisted in earning these highly competitive internships.

The program has consistently prepared its students for real world experience, as is represented by the 100% job placement of last year’s graduating class! Throughout the country (and abroad!) this summer, CCM will be well represented by the Arts Administration students.

LeAnne Anklan Festival Manager Constella Festival of Music and Fine Arts Cincinnati, Ohio constellafestival.org	Anna Backer Study abroad Audencia School of Management Nantes, France audencia.com
Zack Germain Development Intern National Repertory Orchestra Breckenridge, Colorado nromusic.com	Helene Herbert Development: Foundations Intern Carnegie Hall Development: Membership and Young Patrons Circle Intern New York City Opera New York, New York carnegiehall.org nycopera.com
Jason Hurwitz Intern Overture Center for the Arts Madison, Wisconsin overturecenter.com	Tyler Roe Programs Services Assistant Brevard Music Center Brevard, North Carolina brevardmusic.org
Kristi Russell Intern The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio thechildrenstheatre.com	Stephanie Saunders Major Gifts/National Advancement Intern The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Development Intern National Symphony Orchestra Washington, D.C. kennedy-center.org kennedy-center.org/nso
Taj Seyal Marketing Assistant Grant Park Music Festival Chicago, Illinois grantparkmusicfestival.com	Jenifer Thomas Marketing Intern The Santa Fe Opera Santa Fe, New Mexico santafeopera.org
David Walker Development Intern Houston Grand Opera Houston, Texas houstongrandopera.org	Tony Zancanella Study abroad Audencia School of Management Nantes, France audencia.com

To read more about CCM’s Arts Administration program, as well as the current class, go to ccm.uc.edu/arts_admin