Jonathan Busarow
Having grown up in a family of musicians, Jonathan Busarow’s path to music education might appear to be a foregone conclusion. But that wasn’t necessarily...
Article Category: Movers & Shakers
Kelly Updike
When Kelly Updike assumed the role of executive director at Fort Wayne’s Historic Embassy Theatre, she began helming one of the most iconic and beloved...
Randy Brown
When it comes to education, people have some very definite ideas about what must be possible for those who earn particular degrees. For example, when...
Mitch Sheppard
Over the last many years, the Foellinger Theatre has been a busy and popular place during the summer months. Between a host of popular concerts, generally...
Liz Monnier
The presence of the Fort Wayne Dance Collective at the Hall Community Center is so ingrained that it’s now hard to imagine that it hasn’t always existed,...
J.L. Nave
Now in his ninth season as executive director of the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, J.L. Nave has overseen much change and growth, not terribly surprising...
Charles Shepard
Before his arrival in Fort Wayne in 2003, when he assumed the executive director position at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Charles Shepard had a choice...
Karen Gibbons-Brown
The leadership of Fort Wayne’s many arts organizations is remarkably varied. Some leaders have lived in this city all their lives; others have left...
Marshall White
By the late 1990s Marshall White had already amassed an impressive list of credentials. Raised in the church and surrounded by music as the son of Bishop...
Thom Hofrichter
His journey to managing artistic director at First Presbyterian Theater took a lot of detours along the way, but when Thom Hofrichter accepted that...