Anne Cushing-Reid became the first Director of Community Engagement for the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music in September 2014. In this role, she will bring together the artistic excellence of CCM students, faculty and staff with a variety of community partners in schools, community centers, and beyond.
For more than 25 years, Ms. Cushing-Reid worked for the Cincinnati Symphony and Pops Orchestra in a series of positions leading to her 2009 appointment as Senior Director of Community Engagement and Learning. In that capacity, she led the CSO’s community, educational and regional initiatives and developed strategies that increased the reach of the orchestras programs by more than 80%. She was a key participant in the development of the CSO’s broad-based education and community engagement initiative, Sound Discoveries: Music for Life, Music for the Community, Music for a Career.
Ms. Cushing-Reid is a member of numerous community arts and education associations and boards, including the Ohio Alliance for Arts Education, and is a founding member of the Greater Cincinnati Alliance for Arts Education. She is a proud recipient of the Kentucky Music Educators’ Association District 6 “Friend of Music” award. She is a member of the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber’s WE Lead Class 7.
Trained as a clarinetist, she is currently learning to play the viola, a long-time aspiration, as part of the CCM New Horizons Orchestra. Ms. Cushing-Reid is a graduate of Mount St. Joseph University, holding a Bachelor of Arts in Music and Business Administration and a Master of Arts in Education.