Taylor Rambo, B.M. ’14, M.A. ’17, was a performing arts manager in Washington, D.C. with experience in arts administration, collaborative piano, fundraising, and live event production. He has served as the Major Gifts and Campaign Manager at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater, a national center dedicated to American voices and artists, and a pioneer of the regional theater movement. At Arena Stage, he supports the organization’s capital campaign by engaging patrons to invest in the provocative, exhilarating theater and groundbreaking educational programs for all ages that Arena provides to nearly 300,000 audience members and 20,000 young people each year. He also has served on the steering committee of Emerging Arts Leaders DC, a volunteer-led collaborative that provides professional development, networking, and information resources relevant to emerging arts professionals in the metropolitan Washington, D.C. area.
As a pianist, Taylor has performed in various live performances and recording projects, most notably as the former accompanist with musical theater cabaret LaTiDo Productions, and as a collaborator on Frost Alumnus Kyle Guffey’s (B.M. ’17) debut EP Good Mood, released in 2018.
Prior to joining the team at Arena Stage, Taylor served in various administrative and fundraising roles on the staff of The American Pops Orchestra, The Washington Ballet, and APAP, the Association of Performing Arts Professionals.
Emilia James, M.A. ‘22
Natalia Ramírez, M.A. '17, is a Colombian GRAMMY-Nominated audio engineer, arts manager, and musician. Natalia Ramírez graduated with her Masters in Arts Presenting and Live Entertainment Management at the Frost School of Music, where she was chosen for the "Frost School of Music Outstanding Graduate Student Award" in 2017.
Gustavo Padrino, B.M. '15, M.A. '17, is the Event Settlement Accountant at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, where Gustavo prepares show settlements for Broadway, self-presentations, rentals, and educational programs, including co-promotions with Live Nation and AEG Live. Previously, Gustavo worked with the Programming department in the talent booking process, supporting the Programming Director with artist research, offer letters, show budgets, and contract analysis.
Laura of Miami gained professional momentum when she co-hosted the University of Miami radio station
David LeBlanc, M.A. ‘11 one of the first graduates from the Arts Presenting and Live Entertainment Industries Program at the University of Miami Frost School of Music, was the assistant to the Rhythm Road program in the tour department of Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City. The Rhythm Road is a program that sends American music groups on international tours to promote cross-cultural exchange through music. LeBlanc has handled the day to day activities of the program and has coordinated with other departments within Jazz at Lincoln Center, primarily daily budget tracking of expenses and processing invoices, contracting and processing payments for musicians, preparing visa applications for artists international travel, coordinating artist’s domestic travel for concerts in Washington DC and NYC and updating tour itineraries. He was also the point of contact for the program with internal departments such as finance, legal, and the production department to arrange back-line needs for education sessions and domestic concerts.