Arts Leadership

  • Artistic Consultant for searches and organizations in transition, crisis management, extensive knowledge of repertoire, minority composers/artists, industry standards, current pulse and priorities.

  • Audience Development

  • Community Building, outreach, building new partnerships and collaborations

  • Transition Management

  • Development:broad knowledge of funding agents, resources, grants, and philanthropic organizations

  • Interim Director


Partners for Success

  • Audio/Video Recording and Production

  • Branding

  • Graphic Design

  • Photography

  • Grant Writing

  • Social Media

Mary Kay has spent a career forging relationships and partnerships in the classical music industry worldwide. With dual backgrounds in Performance and Arts Leadership, she has been in demand as a consultant to arts organizations, orchestras, music festivals and individual artists. 

Mary Kay came in to the Festival office when everything was upside down and did what needed to be done to succeed: she focused on the result – to continue the turn-around of the Music Festival to health.
— Dick Hanaway, Past President of the Board NHMF

Executive Leadership

  • Vision

  • Project Management

  • Development

  • Personal and Organizational Wellness

  • Forging powerful collaborations

  • Excellent communication and leadership skills

  • Successful grant writing

In very short order she sailed through all of the administrative and artistic challenges with ease and style in a time of crisis. She combines a very rare set of skills with a very winning personality and warmth. She is a gem!
— Franklin Cohen, Principal Clarinet Emeritus-Cleveland Orchestra, Co-Artistic Director-ChamberFest Cleveland

For Funders and Philanthropic Organizations

  • Mission and Vision

  • Performance Appraisals

  • Organizational Wellness

  • Executive Leadership

  • Project Management

  • Feasibility

  • Operations

As fund administrator, Mary Kay keeps the trustees on track while at the same time introducing us to ideas that will hopefully raise awareness for the Bascom Little Fund. Her energy and enthusiasm are infectious and her organizational skills are just what we need to move us forward.
— Dixon Morgan, Boyd Watterson, Asset Manager