Executive Director

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Executive Director	Mr. Charles Lee
E-mail	president@aliasmusic.org
Term Start	January 2019
Charles's Experience: Charles Edward Lee is a composer, pianist, and songwriter with extensive education and experience in the music and film industries. Having earned Bachelor and Master of Music degrees in piano performance, Lee worked for many years in the music industry serving as the assistant to acclaimed Nashville Symphony Pops conductor, Ronn Huff. Lee also assisted Huff with session scores for artists such as Shania Twain, Trisha Yearwood, Michael W. Smith, Amy Grant, Alison Kraus and Emmylou Harris. After many years of working as a professional musician in Nashville, Lee began shifting his focus to writing music for film. His study of film took him to Los Angeles where he was able to refine his composition skills for film and television music under the tutelage of several leading composers and orchestrators including Robert Drasnin ("The Kremlin Letter", "Twilight Zone", "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.", "Mission Impossible") Steven Scott Smalley ("Starship Troopers", "Scrooged"), Dennis Dreith ("Misery", "The Rock") and Michael Giacchino (Academy Award winning composer for "Up"). Three years of intensive studies at UCLA culminated in Lee receiving the BMI/Jerry Goldsmith Film Scoring Scholarship. Legendary film composer Jerry Goldsmith (Academy Award winner for "The Omen") personally selected Mr. Lee's compositions for recognition from among 200 international composers. Lee is also one of the founders of Olorin Productions. In addition to providing original music content for feature films and television, Olorin specializes in post-production audio including ADR, sound effects, foley, and re-recording mixing. Most recently, Lee continues to write and compose, including original scores for the films "Awakened" and "Take A Chance". "Take A Chance" was one of the final films featuring the legendary martial arts actor "Sonny" Chiba. Lee lives in Franklin, Tennessee with his wife Michele. He is currently working on the score for a sports drama.

Co-Executive Director

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Co-Executive Director	Sari Reist
E-mail
Term Start
Sari's Experience: N/A

Staff

Full Time Staff	0
Part Time Staff	0
Volunteers	50
Contractors	4
Retention Rate	100%

Plans & Policies

Does your organization have a Fundraising Plan?	Under Development
Does your organization have a Strategic Plan?	Yes
Years Strategic Plan Considers	5
When was the Strategic Plan adopted?	October 2012
Does your organization have a Management Succession Plan?	No
Does your organization have a Policy and Procedure Plan?	No
Does the organization have a Nondiscrimination Policy?	Yes
Does the organization have a Whistle Blower Policy?	No
Does the organization have a Document Destruction Policy?	No

Evaluation

Is there a formal evaluation for...		Frequency (if applicable)
CEO/Executive Director	Yes	Annually
Senior Management	N/A	N/A
Non-Management	N/A	N/A

Affiliations

Affiliation	Year
AFP (Association of Fundraising Professionals)	2011
Center for Nonprofit Management CEO Network	2011
Chamber Music America - Member	2011
Metro Arts Commission	2005
Nashville Arts Coalition	2008
National Endowment for the Arts	2010
Tennesseans for the Arts	2009

Awards

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Award / Recognition	Organization	Year
ALIAS was part of collaborations that included: Best New Dance Production-Nashville Ballet's 'Macbeth' and Best Opera Production-Nashville Opera Presents David Lang's 'Difficulty of Crossing a Field'.	Nashville Scene, Best of Nashville	2013
Best Classical Chamber Group	Nashville Scene, Best of Nashville	2006
Best Classical Music Funding Innovation	Nashville Scene, Best of Nashville	2011
Best Effort to Expand the Range of Classical Music in Nashville	Nashville Scene, Best of Nashville	2005
Best New Chamber Music Composition: Matt Walker's Yo-Yo Joe	Nashville Scene, Best of Nashville	2013
Best New Chamber Piece: ALIAS Chamber Ensemble Premieres Paul Moravec's Amorisms	Nashvile Scene, Best of Nashville	2014
Best New Modern Dance Composition: Nashville Ballet and ALIAS Chamber Ensemble	Nashville Scene, Best of Nashville	2012
Best Sociall Conscious Classical Programming: ALIAS Emerging Voices Series	Nashville Scene, Best of Nashville	2009
Best Way to Improve on an Already Good Classical Music Idea	Nashville Scene, Best of Nashville	2007
Business Acumen in the Arts Award	Center for Nonprofit Management 'Salute to Excellence'	2011
GRAMMY Nomination for 'Best Small Ensemble Performance'	The Recording Academy	2012

CEO/Executive Director/Board Comments

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The commitment of a dedicated board and an enthusiastic group of volunteers have enabled ALIAS to operate with minimal staff. Our challenge is to secure funding for our artistic endeavors, including AIC, and maximize our use of contract employees, interns, and volunteers.