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Staff Listing

Board Officers

Carla Kemp Thompson, chairman, cthompson@cliburn.org
Wesley R. Turner, vice chairman
Kim Darden, secretary
Jeff King, treasurer

Executive Office

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Jacques Marquis, president and CEO
jmarquis@cliburn.org

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Katy McDaniel, executive assistant
kmcdaniel@cliburn.org
The chairman and board of directors are the center of the Cliburn, and the executive assistant plays a vital role in keeping them informed and engaged. She also ensures that the executive office has organized support on projects. Another crucial aspect is managing the calendar of the president, as well as the master calendar for the entire Cliburn office.

 

Programs

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Sandra Doan, director of artistic planning
sdoan@cliburn.org
The director of artistic planning oversees and implements the Cliburn's core programs: Cliburn Competition, Amateur Competition, Cliburn Concerts, winners' career management, and education activities.

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Susan Robertson, director of education
srobertson@cliburn.org
The director of education oversees the Cliburn's children's education programming. This includes 125 Musical Awakenings® programs presented annually across the Fort Worth area, the Cliburn's after school piano lessons program offered at two Fort Worth public schools, and Cliburn Community Concerts, which are presented free to the Fort Worth community.

Development

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Lindy Eubank, director of development
leubank@cliburn.org
The director of development implements and oversees the Cliburn fundraising program. She maintains relationships with individuals, corporate, and public sector donors.

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April Cocanower, donor accounts coordinator
acocanower@cliburn.org
The donor accounts coordinator assists in maintaining donor records within Raiser's Edge database. She provides support for the fundraising program and other staff members by pulling reports and lists, tracking and distributing donor benefits, processing annual campaign mailings, sending donor acknowledgements and other correspondence.

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Marianne Pohle, grants manager
mpohle@cliburn.org
The grants manager oversees the grant process for corporations, foundations, and government funding sources, which include researching donors; writing grant proposals, reports, and other correspondence; and helping to maintain accurate information in the database, Raiser's Edge. She also contributes articles on corporate sponsors for Cliburn News and is a proofreader for all materials sent out from the Cliburn.

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Kay Howell, volunteer coordinator and special events manager
khowell@cliburn.org

Marketing and Public Relations

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Maggie Estes, director of marketing and public relations
mestes@cliburn.org

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Patrick Bibb, marketing associate
pbibb@cliburn.org

Finance

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Alissa Ford, director of finance
aford@cliburn.org
The director of finance is responsible for the Cliburn's financial operations, which include financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis. The director of finance and human resources is also responsible for employee benefit administration.

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Sally Sonnier, accountant
ssonnier@cliburn.org

Caitlin Caitlin Salisbury, office manager
csalisbury@cliburn.org
As office manager, she is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the Cliburn office and manages the Cliburn Gift Shop - a great source for musical merchandise and gifts!