Janice Mayer

Development Associate

Janice L. Mayer returned to Celebrate the Beat this fall after having served as Interim Executive Director
in 2020. Working remotely from Santa Fe, she also consults with Vital Spaces.

Janice moved to New Mexico in 2015 to serve as Executive Director of the Santa Fe Desert Chorale
where she was responsible for all administrative, fundraising, and marketing functions of the nonprofit
organization. Believing that arts organizations should give back to the communities in which they are
based, she initiated a robust community engagement program including founding “Hearts in Harmony,”
a weekly choral program at the Interfaith Community Shelter. Previously she served in leadership
positions in New York City arts organizations, including the New York City Opera, Metropolitan Opera,
Shubert Organization, Musica Sacra, and Classical Action: Performing Arts Against AIDS.

She was a Vice President at Columbia Artists Management, Inc. and founded Janice Mayer & Associates
LLC, an international artist management firm which she directed for eleven years. Consulting clients
have included The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The Harlem School of the Arts, Caminos del Inka, Inc.
and NDI New Mexico. She has served on numerous grant panels at the federal, state, and local levels.
Janice Mayer was the first Artist Manager elected to the Board of Directors of OPERA America.

Janice Mayer holds a BA in American Studies/History with a secondary concentration in Dance from
Connecticut College. She completed a Masters of Public Administration degree with a specialization in
Arts Administration from New York University where she also taught as adjunct faculty. She is a Certified
Fundraising Executive.

The Massachusetts native enjoys all genres of the performing arts. Attending tennis tournaments and
watching the Tennis Channel with her three-year old (mostly) Cavalier King Charles Spaniel rescue
“Happy” are her guilty pleasures!