Stephen Beaudoin '02 Named Executive Director of the South Orange Performing Arts Center
Congratulations to Stephen Beaudoin '02 for being named Executive Director of the South Orange Performing Arts Center!
Recognized by Musical America magazine as one of the music industry’s “Top Movers and Shakers” and by the Portland Business Journal as a “noted nonprofit leader,” Beaudoin is focused on building a vibrant and inclusive creative world. His nearly 20 years of leadership experience span the nonprofit, public and private sectors, including work as a nonprofit CEO, publicly elected school board chair, professional singer and actor, family foundation board member and consultant.
“My entire life’s work is about democratizing art and supporting people and communities in reaching their fullest potential,” says Beaudoin. “To lead SOPAC as its Executive Director is the opportunity of a lifetime, and exactly what I want to do at this point in my life and career—and exactly where I want to do it. After working in every possible function in the performing arts as a producer, performer, fundraiser, director, writer and more, I’m thrilled to move to the presenting side of the house with such a well-regarded performing arts center.”
Beaudoin most recently served as Executive Director of The Washington Chorus, the D.C. metro community’s only two-time Grammy-winning choral ensemble, where he led the organization in producing its highly regarded subscription series at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Prior to his role with The Washington Chorus, Beaudoin served as Executive Director of the Maryland Symphony Orchestra. There, Beaudoin led a significant financial turnaround and developed new artistic initiatives, including commissions from composers Michael Daugherty and Kimo Williams and leading the Orchestra through its first-ever recording project—a world premiere work by composer Chris Brubeck in collaboration with multiple Grammy-winning guitarist Sharon Isbin.
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Congratulations Stephen!