Co-Founder & Executive Director

Lisa Newton

Lisa Newton is a Long Island native and an Event Production Consultant with Current Co. and J Street Group. For the last 7 years, she has served as an arts management and nonprofit consultant for organizations like the San Diego Master Chorale, Voce Chamber Singers, and the South Loudoun Youth Chorale. She specializes in system efficiency, process management, brand creation/implementation & video production.

Lisa received a Bachelor’s and Master’s in Vocal Music Education from James Madison University and Boston University, respectively, and a Graduate Certificate in Arts Management from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She is active in the local choral community and currently sings with the Voce Chamber Singers in Vienna, VA. Previously, she sang professionally with the San Diego Master Chorale and the San Diego Pro Arte Voices.

Lisa has extensive experience in choral arts nonprofits. She was the Artistic Personnel and Production Manager for the San Diego Master Chorale and an ex officio member of the Board of Directors. She led the nonprofit organization through a custom overhaul and rebrand, initiated an arts-specific CRM to better manage patron relations, and established a central management system for singer communications. Lisa's leadership in management and process improvement led to the organization's ability to hire their first full time Executive Director.

Lisa holds a teaching license from the state of Virginia for grades K-12 in music. In the years prior, she taught choir, orchestra, drama, AP music theory, and guitar in both middle school and high school. In her spare time, Lisa enjoys horseback riding, hiking, and the outdoors with her husband and 2 daughters.