Cindy L. Henderson Deane

**** * ***** **, *******, CA 91506 818-***-**** home 818-***-**** cell adqrq1@r.postjobfree.com https://cindydeane.com

Objective

To continue work within the music field, teaching and helping others, whether it be through health and awareness, technique, musicality, coaching, research and more. Skills

SUMMARY Microsoft Office, Quicken, Social Media marketing, online research, Mac and PC exper. Prospect Research (Online Individual, Foundation, Corporate), Grant Writing, Human Resources Assistant skills, Non Profit, Office Management, Customer service & sales, bookkeeping & Billing Teaching individuals and classes, Coaching sectionals, Over-25 years of performing & teaching music. HUMAN RESOURCES, RESEARCH AND GRANT WRITING

· 2014 -2019

· Grant Research, and grant assisting with writing freelance for New Valley Symphony and Edison Elementary school arts programs. Volunteer

· Verdugo Young Musicians Association – Volunteer Grant research occasionally.

· Grant research and writing for Owls Nest Childcare, partly volunteer and also paid per diem as they had it available. Working volunteering time.

· FT Human Resources Assistant July 2000-2002

· PT - Prospect Researcher & Grants writing Assistance 2002-2005, Seattle Symphony, Seattle, WA. Started out doing all Human Resources assisting with salary surveys, filing and updating files, writing job descriptions, posting job ads, doing initial resume review and 1st interviews, administrative tasks such as relieving Front desk position, distributing and helping get mailings ready, supply orders. After first 3 years, switched to Prospect Researcher for the Development, Fundraising department. Assisted with Individual Giving, Foundation and Corporate research. Assessed Individual wealth and estimated net worth and ability to give for Individuals. Researched Grants for possible prospective new grants, as well as Corporations and sponsorships. Assisted Grant writer by writing some grants. MANAGEMENT – OFFICE, SALES

Executive Personal Assistant experience at Eddy & Associates; Burbank, CA, worked remote. Jun 2017

– Jul 2017 Compiled, coded and summarized reports, using MS Office.

· Manager of Chamber series and ensembles. Seattle area, 2000-2008. Created and performed chamber series in N. Seattle area with Convergence Chamber Players. Maintained regular concert series in multiple venues. Created programming, repertoire and theme for each show, wrote program notes, hiring guest artists, finding and contracting with venues, collecting ticket donations, obtained sales - and leads for advertising in programs.

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· Office Manager experience at Best Instrument Repair, Oakland, CA 3/99 -4/00; In charge of all Office duties: Organize, create & maintain general office procedures. Maintain and update billing for repair and rental invoices for customers; P.O.’s for school district repairs. Oversee merchandise shipping procedures. Accounting and bookkeeping, monthly and annual expense reports. Maintain detailed bookkeeping for School Districts Purchase Order accounts and other large clients all over Bay Area. Compose letters, faxes, create advertising and PR material for events, maintain, compile, and update repair and store inventory in databases. Ordering office supplies, sort mail, answer phones, trouble shoot to resolve computer network problems. Resolved customer service issues and concerns with billing and accounts.

· Office Manager & Sales, PR & Fundraising Dept. for Cal West, Novato, CA 1996-1998. Assisted with Fundraising for community events, with Marin County Police. Managed advertising and sales leads, obtained more clients ads sales and individual donations through cold call telemarketing for public events, managing at Novato office.

· Stephen Dunn & Associates, Sales/telemarketing, San Francisco, CA. 1998-1999. San Francisco Symphony subscription and ticket sales. Cold calls. Met weekly sales goals. Seasonal subscription sales. Education

Master’s of Music, Horn Performance, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor,MI, 1992-1994 Bachelor’s of Music, cum laude, Horn Performance, University of the Pacific, Conservatory, 1988-1992 COMMUNICATION AND TEACHING IN PERFORMING ARTS

• Education Through Music -LA – Elementary Music Teacher – General Music instructor. Dec. 2021 – current.

· Lead beginning of chamber shows at school concerts, public concerts, and so on. Current, but for over 20 years.

· Performs with Brass Quartet and Woodwind Quintet for Inspiring Notes, Elementary School Children’s shows, 2012- currently. 8 schools a year. Community Outreach shows with Street Symphony and PATH.

· Instrumental Music Coach, Burbank High, Verdugo Young Musicians Association, Luther Middle School, currently, and formerly locally at Arcadia High and Jordan Middle School. Communicate and lead sectionals for Horns, Brass, chamber groups, etc.

· Former adjunct faculty in Horn, at Dominican College, San Rafael, CA,; also at Northwest University, Kirkland WA.

· Over 25 years of private teaching, coaching and performing on French Horn and performing as a vocalist.

· Presentation and instrument demos for Elementary schools with Seattle Symphony on Wheels while also working at Symphony, also performed children’s shows with Identical Harmony for Symphony Tiny Tot shows. 2000-2005.

· Sunnyvale Community Music School, Sunnyvale,CA. Summer 1993. Teacher’s Assistant for various music classes working with children ages 2 through 12.

LEADERSHIP, ORGANIZATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS, AWARDS

· Arts Council Member, Edison Elementary School, meeting currently for next year’s goals, attend Burbank Arts for All and LCAP meetings as our representative for our school.

· AFM Local 47 -Current member, Los Angeles Musicians Union.

· International Horn Society member.

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· Member/alumni of the International Professional Music Fraternity, Mu Phi Epsilon. Member currently of local alumni group. I used my leadership qualities and alumni experience to help the local chapter at the University of Michigan chapter maintain and recruit active membership, as well as to keep in touch with traditions and activities of the Fraternity. Give performances for the community including benefit recitals.

· Lifetime Member of the Professional National Service Fraternity, Alpha Phi Omega. I was Membership Vice President in college at UOP.

· Awarded stipend for music study – winner by audition, in Brass category for Mu Phi Epsilon while attending University of the Pacific.

· Merit scholarship award, provided over tuition at University of the Pacific, Conservatory of music. References Available upon request.

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