Rachel Williams

• Direct all choral, music, collaborative arts activities at a mission-driven school, centered on the whole child experience. Work with advancement to leverage arts programming in support of institutional mission, admissions, donor engagement, and whole-student development.
• Represent the arts through performances, presentations, and immersive workshops for board members, major donors, families, and prospective families; significantly contributed to the completion of the $1M Capital Campaign for the Arts and development of a new arts endowment, with $50,000 initial donations.
• Manage a complex annual portfolio of concerts, musical theater productions, visiting artists, facilities, budgets, and cross-department deadlines while coordinating closely with programs, operations, technology, and communications.
• Launched several mission-aligned programs, including student Carnegie Hall performance, revenue-generating instrumental lesson program, and new, innovative and collaborative curriculum in digital music production and devised theater.

- Advised student documentary production team, WG Projects, in grant-writing process for Massachusetts Cultural Council Grant, guided students with follow-up on timelines for grant requirements and reporting milestones

• Managed staff, contract musicians, visiting artists, 20+ volunteers, and music program priorities within a $260,000 operating budget; oversaw more than $200,000 in program assets and supported facility-use revenue.
• Wrote Massachusetts Cultural Council Grants, monitored deadlines and reporting milestones. Produced large-scale community events, including -supported concert engaging 100+ local and Boston-based musicians, and communicated program impact to boards, committees, donors, participants, and community partners.
• Contributed to organization-wide financial sustainability, including a shift from deficit operations to surplus and the launch of a second successful capital campaign in five years with more than $750,000 pledged at launch.
• Served in a senior leadership role within a small, mission-driven nonprofit, directing program strategy, budgets, communications, staffing, facilities, and community partnerships.

• Directed Una Voce, growing membership, offering multiple concerts and
• Represented CMCB in a high-profile outreach and fundraising campaign in partnership with Yo-Yo Ma
• As Voice Department Faculty Instructional lead, coordinated masterclasses, recitals, faculty meetings, and cross-department projects; maintained clear systems, documentation, and timelines.
• Adjudicated Lapin Competition, participated in Yo-Yo Ma interview
• Participated in conversations regarding mission-aligned revisions to student plans, centering student voice

• Established curriculum for music education, enhancing student engagement and learning outcomes.
• Implemented assessment tools to track student progress and adapt teaching methods accordingly.
• Managed daily operations, ensuring efficient scheduling of lessons and resource allocation.

• Directed board governance and spearheaded community-engagement and alumni-outreach efforts for a cooperative school.

• Completed field analyst training and utilized Excel-based tools to analyze market and territory performance, identifying trends and opportunities that informed sales and marketing strategies.
• Prepared concise reports and presentations for field teams and leadership, translating quantitative data into actionable recommendations while managing tight deadlines and sensitive business information.
• Led a team in a results-driven sales and marketing environment, coordinated priorities, and supported colleagues in using field-analysis tools effectively.