Title: Vice President of the Board

Company: Kaufman Music Center

Location: New York

Working her way up to vice president of the board at the Kaufman Music Center, Phyllis Feder continues there in her sixth year, garnering 21 years of educational development. There, she helps provide four divisions comprised of a concert hall, theater wing, music school and the Lucy Moses School, while handling the administration of music, dance and theater instruction to students of all ages. In the next five years, Ms. Feder would like to expand music education and performance at the center, deepen the appreciation of music, broaden the center’s visibility and recognition, and build a stronger financial foundation.

Ms. Feder attributes her success to positive support from her husband and family, a very nurturing atmosphere at the center and her passion for music. She is most proud of bringing the organization to a point where it is flourishing. It was a narrow focus, but they have expanded and brought new people in, fostering a feeling of expansion and development. Ms. Feder received a master’s degree in French from Hunter College and has since switched gears into the musical field of education.

Initially, Ms. Feder became involved in her profession because it allows her to be around children all the time. She loves listening to them play and sing and watching them progress. She is also a former French teacher. During her free-time, Ms. Defer supports the local synagogue shelter and Circle Camps for Grieving Children.