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THREE OAKS — Ashley Magnus has started work as the new executive director of The Acorn, 107 Generations Drive.
Magnus began her career at Utah Symphony | Utah Opera as production coordinator for the opera department and went on to hold several leadership positions in events and development, including the role director of corporate partnerships.
In 2013, she was selected to participate in Opera America’s Leadership Intensive, a highly competitive and unique industry program.
In 2015, she joined Chicago Opera Theater, where she was most recently the Edlis Neeson General Director. Under her leadership, COT received a $500,000 three-year grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support the Vanguard Emerging Composer program, developed seven world premiere operas and received the largest gift in COT’s history, $2.25 million over five years.
Ashley was named one of 2019’s Musical America’s Top 30 Professionals in the Performing Arts.
She holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Utah, and specializes in business strategy, project management, and the building of constructive community, individual, and institutional partnerships.
Magnus joins the current Acorn leadership team of Tom Raab (director of operations) and Nikki Gauthier (artistic director).
For more information, visit acornlive.org.
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