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joined the as president and鈥�CEO in 2015.
She previously served as:
- executive director and CEO of the Handel and鈥疕aydn Society in Boston
- chief of staff, project and orchestra manager for the鈥�Philadelphia Orchestra
- orchestra manager&苍产蝉辫;蹿辞谤鈥痶丑别鈥�Cleveland鈥疧谤肠丑别蝉迟谤补, and
- president&苍产蝉辫;补苍诲鈥�CEO of the Canton (Ohio) Symphony鈥疧谤肠丑别蝉迟谤补.鈥�
Bernard began her career in orchestra management鈥�in 1996, having won a prestigious fellowship鈥痺ith the with鈥痳esidencies at the New York Philharmonic and鈥�Minnesota鈥疧谤肠丑别蝉迟谤补.鈥�
鈥�Before joining the orchestra world, Bernard practiced corporate and tax law in鈥�Canada and is a member of the Qu茅bec鈥疊ar Association. A Qu茅bec native of Belgian鈥痙escent, she studied communications, media,鈥痑nd literature at Jean-de-Br茅beuf鈥�College and law鈥痑t the University of Montr茅al. She holds a鈥�尘补蝉迟别谤鈥檚鈥痉别驳谤别别&苍产蝉辫;in arts management from鈥疌oncordia鈥疷niversity鈥�(Montreal).鈥�
鈥�Since Bernard began her tenure, the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra鈥痗ompleted a five-year strategic plan and鈥痚xperienced significant increases in attendance and ticket revenue, and in earned and鈥痗ontributed revenue. Under her leadership, the orchestra is鈥痚mbracing a period of great momentum with the stability of new orchestra and鈥痵tagehand contracts, the expansion of鈥痠mportant regional partnerships, groundbreaking artistic initiatives and the pursuit of new鈥痬edia鈥痮pportunities鈥痶o鈥痚nhance the鈥痮rchestra鈥檚鈥�recording and broadcast catalog.鈥�
鈥�At the , Bernard led the organization鈥痶hrough an important artistic and financial鈥痳evival as it prepared to celebrate its 200th鈥�anniversary. The society became an essential educational鈥痯rovider and partner to youth and music鈥痚诲耻肠补迟辞谤蝉&苍产蝉辫;in Massachusetts, and a national leader in鈥痚补谤濒测&苍产蝉辫;music. She doubled operational budgets and endowments and鈥痮versaw the most ambitious capital&苍产蝉辫;肠补尘辫补颈驳苍鈥�in鈥痶丑别鈥痮谤驳补苍颈锄补迟颈辞苍鈥檚&苍产蝉辫;history.鈥�
Bernard is among the distinguished women serving on the Widener Global Leaders Program advisory board at Wichita State University鈥檚 W. Frank Barton School of Business and member of the . She serves on the boards of United鈥疻ay of Greater St. Louis, the and Grand Center Inc. She serves on the and on the Artist&苍产蝉辫;笔谤别蝉别苍迟补迟颈辞苍鈥疭辞肠颈别迟测&苍产蝉辫;Advisory Committee. She is a member of鈥痶he Symphony, Opera and Ballet Employers鈥疎lectronic Media Association.
In 2016, she received St. Louis&苍产蝉辫;惭补驳补锄颈苍别鈥檚鈥�A-List鈥疉ward鈥痜or鈥�淎rts鈥疞eader鈥�&苍产蝉辫;and was among St.鈥疞ouis鈥疊usiness鈥疛ournal鈥檚 鈥�.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;