Board and Administration

Nicola Shangrow Reilly began her tenure with the Monterey Symphony in 2016. She previously held positions at the Carmel Bach Festival and CSUMB. Originally from Seattle, Nicola worked for the Seattle Chamber Music Society, the Women's Medieval Choir, and The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Nicola holds degrees in Spanish Literature and Music History from The University of Puget Sound and an advanced degree in Arts Administration from The University of Washington. She completed the Stanford Graduate School of Business Executive Program for Non-Profit Leaders in 2019. Nicola is the past President of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) – Monterey Bay Chapter. A classically trained violinist, Nicola performs throughout the Peninsula. She is the mother of two sons.

• If I won the lottery tomorrow, I'd start a classical music themed coffee shop. And, you know, keep working here.
• The best piece of advice I've ever been given is 'the only thing constant is change.'
• If I were a superhero, my superpower would be flying. And being invisible. So, invisible flying.
• When I was 5, I was pretty sure I'd be a pediatrician when I grew up.
• If you were a pasta shape, what shape would you be and why? Fusili. Because of the famous New Yorker cartoon.