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Our guest speaker (and performer) will be Nicola Reilly, CEO of the Monterey Symphony.  Nicola has been playing the violin since the age of 6 and performing publically since 8.  She has studied extensively in the Seattle, Washington  area,and internationally in Spain.  She has recorded with various orchestras, founded two chamber music groups, and worked with numerous musical societies and non-profits.  She is well known in the Monterey area having worked for the Carmel Bach Festival and taught at CSUMB.  She assumed the CEO position at the Monterey Symphony in 2016.  She continues to work actively in arena of non-profit leadership having attended the Stanford GSB Executive Program for Non-Profit Leaders in 2019 and serving as President of the Association of Fundraising Professionals - Monterey.  She continues to teach Arts Administration at CSUMB and performing throughout the Peninsula.  She is also the mother of two sons.