She has also held roles such as stage manager, sound technician, and producer in a variety of shows. In addition to teaching, she has worked as music director of the Southeast Alabama Community Theatre for numerous shows, including Chicago and Once On This Island, Jr. She recently completed a Masters degree in Arts Management from Columbia College Chicago. In addition to working in the classroom, she has also taught private vocal lessons and directed both adult and childrenвЂ™s choirs. After graduating, Sarah spent three years teaching elementary music in the Alabama public school system, working in two elementary schools and teaching an average of eight hundred students per week. Originally from Mobile, Alabama, she graduated in 2016 from the University of South Alabama with a degree in music education. Sarah Pace is a classically trained soprano and certified music educator. Alex was glad to head further south to the white sand beaches of Pensacola and is excited to bring her love of the arts and creative marketing & communications expertise to this organization and community. She has worked in marketing in several fields including publication, agriculture, tech, healthcare, and most recently made her way back into the arts as the Marketing Director of Market House Theatre in Paducah, KY for over four years where she found her niche in nonprofit arts marketing. Since graduating in 2016, Alex has expanded her public relations foundation and strives to be a well-rounded marketing professional, while being a true creative at heart with graphic design and photography at the forefront of her skillset.

She received her Master of Science degree from Murray State University in Mass Communication and her Bachelor of Science in Public Relations, with Advertising and Music minors.

Originally studying Music Education in college as a French horn student, she switched her education to focus on Public Relations and Advertising. Chandra is a member of the Leadership Pensacola Class of 2017 and was a member of the 2016 OPERA AmericaвЂ™s Leadership Intensive Training Program.ДЄlex joined the Pensacola Opera staff in February 2022, making the move from Western Kentucky where she grew up. Chandra holds a Bachelor of Music Degree from the University of Northern Iowa and a Master of Music from Indiana University. Before transitioning to arts administration, Chandra had an extensive performing career working with opera companies including Tulsa Opera, Opera Birmingham, Nevada Opera, Chicago Opera Theater and Central City Opera. Prior to Nashville Opera, Chandra was the Education Director at Pensacola Opera from 2010-2012 and spent four years working for Goldman Sachs and two years at Rockefeller University in New York. Previously, Chandra served as the Director of Education and Outreach at Nashville Opera since 2012 where she was responsible for all aspects of the Education and Outreach Programs including the Mary Ragland Young Artist Program. Chandra McKern joined Pensacola Opera in 2015 as the Managing Director and was named Executive Director in 2018.

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