We’re pleased to announce that Marianne de Vargas has been appointed to the JCSO Board of Directors, effective March 15, 2018!
Ms. De Vargas is the 14th member of the JCSO’s Board, joining existing membership:
- Craig Carter, President – Financial Advisor, Ameriprise Financial
- Douglas Russ, Vice-President – Managing Partner, Premier Logistics Partners, LLC
- William Abely, Treasurer – Financial Analyst, Leapfrog Services, Inc.
- Adelaide Federici, Musician Liaison
- J. Wayne Baughman, Music Director
- Catherine Abely – Investment Director, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
- Kevin Brown – Director of Volunteer Services, Piedmont Hospital
- Angela Harvey – Retired Educator
- Kathy Hoenig – Retired Medical Management Advisor, State Farm Insurance
- Kathleen Klotz – Physician/Neuroscientist
- Richard Loehn – Retired Executive, Bell South
- Lyman Louis – Retired Executive, CBS Publishing
- Monte Nichols – Retired Conductor, Gwinnett Philharmonic
“Marianne has an impressive professional background, as well as a significant history of community service and interest in the arts,” remarked Johns Creek Symphony Board President Craig Carter. “We are thrilled to welcome her to the Board, and we look forward to incorporating her wisdom and ideas into the fabric of our organization.”
Marianne F. de Vargas is a retired clinician, educator and work/family strategies administrator; a trainer, team builder, and fundraiser with more than 20 years’ experience in community, family and educational development. This experience is not limited to supervision, curriculum development, training of trainers and implementation and interaction with educational, family, non-profit, government and business communities.
Ms. de Vargas was educated at the University of Massachusetts at Boston, Boston University and Cambridge College, where she completed her undergraduate and graduate degrees as well as a number of post-graduate courses from Lesley College (now, Lesley University in Massachusetts.)
In addition to being a consultant for The Vargas Group, Ms. de Vargas is a published writer and former Adjunct Professor of Early Childhood Education at Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, Georgia; developer and President of Work/Family Strategies, Inc., in Fort Myers, Florida; Family Therapist/Educator and Clinical Staff Supervisor at the Ruth Cooper Center for Behavioral Health in Fort Myers, Florida; Manager of Early Childhood Education at the Dimock Community Health Foundation in Boston, Massachusetts; and Clinician and Life Skills Educator for the Futures for Young Parents Program in Somerville, Massachusetts.
Ms. de Vargas has always been involved in community activities and with professional associations, such as the Johns Creek Arts Center, where she served as a Board Member and Chair of the Governance Committee. De Vargas is a former member and President-elect of the Board of the Georgia Highlands Medical Center. Previous affiliations have included the Curriculum committee of the Lee County School Board, where she chaired the Math/Science Development Project; the Ruth Cooper Behavioral Health Center, chairing the Cultural Competency Committee; the Florida Gulf Coast Writers Association where she was Vice President/Treasurer; the Literacy Volunteers, and the Citizen’s Advisory Committee to the Commissioners of Lee County, Florida.
For the past 10 years, Ms. de Vargas has made her home in Forsyth County/Johns Creek where she enjoys continuing community involvement and activities with her husband, children, grandchildren and friends.
Now in its eleventh season, the Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra is metro Atlanta’s only fully-professional, part-time symphonic orchestra, made up of professional musicians from all over the greater metro Atlanta area. The Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Founder and Music Director J. Wayne Baughman, provides musical enrichment for the community of Johns Creek through a three-concert series of performances, as well as additional educational programs and special events each year.
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