Dr. Amanda (Mandy) Stringer has been CEO of the TSO since 2010. Under her leadership the TSO has greatly expanded its reach into the Tallahassee Community, and has achieved budget growth of 233% through increased annual fund donations, corporate sponsorships, and grants. Mandy is active in the industry’s national association—the League of American Orchestras (LAO)—and has not only served as Vice-Chair of her constituent group, but has been a speaker at the LAO’s national conference.
In 2016, Mandy was chosen to participate in the LAO’s “Emerging Leaders Program,” a highly competitive program where 9 participants nationwide are chosen based on their potential to make significant contributions to their orchestras and to the field as a whole. She is also a graduate of the LAO’s prestigious “Essentials of Orchestra Management” program. Her business acumen, coupled with artistic creativity, has resulted in establishing the Tallahassee Symphony as a cultural pillar of the city.
Mandy has been on the music faculties of the University of Oklahoma and Florida State University, and has been involved in the Tallahassee community through managing the Word of South Festival of Literature and Music, acting as a Knight Foundation Creative Communities Institute Catalyst, participating in the Leadership Tallahassee program, membership in the Florida Economic Club, serving on the Leon High School Foundation Board of Trustees, and sitting on the Leon County Tourist Development Council.
Mandy will appear at Word of South in conversation with classical music critic and writer, Michael Brodeur.