Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Music, Stephens College, 1967; postgraduate, U. Missouri, Kansas City, 1967-1968; postgraduate, Southern Illinois U., Edwardsville, 1968-1969.
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Susan M. Franaho
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Dental office manager, 1971-1974; freelance singer, actress, voice instructor, 1069-1082; manager, performer, Lyric Opera Group, 1977-1982; tour coordinator, Lyric Opera, Kansas City, 1980-1982; director outreach, Kansas City Symphony and Lyric Opera, Kansas City, 1982-1983; assistant manager, Kansas City Symphony, 1983-1984; operations manager, Kansas City Symphony, 1984-1986; general manager, Kansas City Symphony, 1986-1994; general, Columbus (Ohio) Symphony, 1994-1997; consultant, since 1997.
Achievements
Membership
Member artistic advisory board Imagination Celebration. Member of advisory county Arts for Lifelong Learning. Member regional amenities task force Mid-American Regional Council, since 1987.
Cantor Christ the King Church, since 1988. Chairman Bi-StateCultural District Planning Committee, 1990. Member ad hoc touring committee Missouri Arts Council, 1990.
Member planning panel National Arts Stabilization Fund, New York, 1992. Member city-wide strategic planning task force Focus Kansas City, 1993. Member music advisory panel Missouri Arts Council, since 1993.
Member National Endowment for Arts (orchestra panel 1991, 93, challenge panel 1992), American Arts Alliance, American Council for Arts, American Symphony Orchestra League (group II orchestra chair, policy committee A, National Issues Task Force 1992), American Guild Musical Artists (local delegate 5 years), Missouri Citizens for Arts, Cultural Alliance Greater Kansas City, Actors Equity, Control Exchange, Stephens College Alumni Association (board directors, national vice president 1974-1976).
Interests
Connections
M. Frank Franaho; 1 child, Nico.
