Fran G. Zarubick is a respected Performing Arts Education Consultant with over 40 years of experience in music education. With a strong background in both domestic and international music education, she has worked with a diverse range of clients including community schools, early childhood centers, adult education programs, and individual students of all levels. Fran’s expertise lies in creating tailored music programs that encourage lifelong learning and personal development, whether for professional or personal growth.

 Her notable clients include:

●      The Colburn School, Los Angeles

●      Peabody Preparatory, Baltimore

●      The Community School, MA

●      Shuan Yin Arts (SYArts), Taipei, Taiwan

●      Escuela Preparatoria-Conservatoria de Music de Puerto Rico

●      Alabama Shakespeare Festival

Fran’s holistic approach to music education integrates personal development, cognitive skills, and emotional growth, allowing her clients to expand musical education as a transformative tool in the lives of their constituents.

Testimonials

  • Fran is a diligent, well-organized, strategic thinker. We worked together when I served on a non-profit board where her role was Chief of Staff for the company. I would highly recommend any opportunity to collaborate with Fran as she will listen to your needs resulting in a great experience and quality output. Heidi M. Higgins (she, her, hers) FVP, Marketing Officer

    Heidi M. Higgins (she, her, hers)

    FVP, Marketing Office

  • Fran Zarubick has garnered a reputation a masterful arts consultant, a superb listener, and collaborator. She has served as a leader and consultant to many prestigious arts organizations across the US from the Peabody Preparatory in Baltimore to the Colburn School in Los Angeles. Her dedication to supporting performing artists, arts institutions, and the communities in which they work gives her a unique ability to build relationships, understand challenges and offer positive, effective, and sustainable solutions. I hope to have a chance to work with Fran again. She is a wonderful person and talented professional.

    Larry Williams, Yamaha Performing Artist, Professor, Administrator

  • Fran was a potent catalyst at Lower Columbia. An exciting Renaissance took place in the disciplines that she led. In my discipline (Music) Fran directed the department in implementation of design features and curricular expansion for the college¹s new fine arts center. She ignited the enthusiasm of the music faculty in a widening variety of visionary pursuits.

    Gary Nyberg, Retired Professor of Music

  • Fran is a bold, creative, and passionate leader with an inexhaustible work ethic, a sharp intellect, and a constant drive to optimize the organizations works with. She is always formulating new ideas and has an especially keen ability to understand how the different strengths and working styles of team members and how they can come together to produce a whole that is far greater than the sum of its parts. Fran values people and community.

    Natalie Rowles

    Attorney at Law

  • Spanning a career of more than 30 years, Fran Zarubick has proven to be an astute, compassionate, well-informed, organized, and knowledgeable administrator and mentor in arts education and organizational development. Therefore, if you are seeking an individual with a broad understanding of how organizations work, personnel issues, proven fund-raising skills, and a “roll-up your sleeves,” yet compassionate, attitude towards problems and issues, I have every confidence that Fran Zarubick would serve your organization with excellence, in all ways.

    Carl Atkins, DMA, D. of Mus. (Honorary)

    Professor Emeritus, Rochester Institute of Technology

    Former CEO, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra

    Former President & Executive Director, Hochstein School of Music and Dance

    Former faculty, New England Conservatory of Music