Laurie deKoch, a 1996 graduate of the Arts and Administration program, has launched her own non-profit arts organization Seattle JazzED. Seattle JazzED provides jazz band ensemble instruction to students all over the Seattle region, with a particular focus on underserved communities where music education is lacking. In its first year, Seattle JazzED has 60 children in 3 ensembles. Recent press on Seattle JazzED can be found at:
http://www.kplunews.org/post/jazz-program-hopes-strike-chord-seattle-kids
About her education in the Arts and Administration Program, Laurie says “I just wanted to … let you know how much I appreciated my graduate education. Since moving to Seattle in 1996, I have continuously worked in the performing arts and owe so much of what I have accomplished to what I learned at UO.