Chief Executive Officer

Position Summary

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) will be a visionary leader responsible for Community Music Center of Boston (CMCB)’s strategic direction, public visibility, and managerial operations. Joining CMCB after a successful building acquisition and capital campaign, the CEO will lead the organization at an exciting time of possibility and broadened impact. As CMCB’s primary spokesperson, the CEO will co‑develop and execute a new strategic plan that builds on past successes and brings the organization into an even brighter future.

The CEO will nurture a unique mix of multi‑generational relationships with the board, faculty, staff, parents, students, strategic partners, and donors that comprise the core of CMCB’s culture and identity, and will guide, advise, and mobilize board members while overseeing staff leadership, operations, and both earned and contributed revenue growth.

• Champion equitable access to arts education and arts‑based experiences, fostering an inclusive culture where students, families, faculty, staff, and community partners from all backgrounds can thrive.
• Identify and promote innovative programming that will enable a successful transition from one to two campuses within CMCB’s expanding footprint.
• Leverage CMCB’s strong reputation as an extraordinary community music school to sustain current programming and create opportunities for growth.
• Maintain mutually supportive relationships with leadership at Boston Public Schools and similar institutions.
• Develop new partnership agreements with schools and community organizations to advance outreach throughout the Greater Boston area.
• Ensure high‑quality programs, services, and facilities that are accessible, welcoming, and responsive to community needs.
• Collaborate with staff and faculty to develop innovative ways to grow earned revenue.
• Continue to develop existing programming initiatives in diverse areas such as student‑centered music education, Youth Employment, Music Therapy, ensemble programming, contemporary genres, impacts of AI on music education, and other areas.
• Expand and build on CMCB’s national presence and reputation as an innovator and best‑practitioner.
• Embrace additional program development, diversity, and inclusion responsibilities as needed.

• Provide organizational leadership in all aspects of fundraising and development, establishing personal relationships with key funders and donors to support CMCB’s strategic and capitalization goals.
• Maintain strong relationships with key community partners to diversify and expand the organization’s individual, foundation, corporate, and government donor base.
• Broaden CMCB’s public image and increase brand awareness for the organization, clearly articulating its mission, vision, programs, and impacts.
• Define contributed revenue opportunities with board and development staff in annual and long‑term fundraising plans.
• Cultivate existing donors for ongoing support while seeking new prospects to ensure a robust and diversified funding base.
• Embrace other contributed revenue enhancement responsibilities as needed.

• Work with the board and other stakeholders to develop a new strategic vision and plan, enabling CMCB to successfully manage its integration into the Roxbury community and transition to a multi‑campus footprint.
• Listen carefully, speak persuasively, and anticipate concerns of parents, students, faculty, staff, board members, external partners, donors, and the public.
• Foster an inclusive workplace that attracts, develops, and retains talented faculty and staff from a broad range of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.
• Guide board prospect identification, cultivation, and recruitment by utilizing participation on board committees that develop future board members and leaders.
• Mobilize the talents, connections, and resources of the board to stimulate their continued active involvement.
• Embrace other stakeholder cultivation and community engagement responsibilities as needed.

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