 Frances brings a lifelong commitment to music education to the Greater Baltimore Youth Orchestras and its Bridges Program.Before becoming the Executive Director in January 2011, she spent five years as Bridges Program Coordinator, overseeing the implementation of the program, building relationships with partner schools, and managing the operational and educational aspects of the program.She had previously served as Executive Director of the GBYO from June 2004 through August 2005, after completing two years as Executive Director of the Western Piedmont Symphony in Hickory, North Carolina.