Symphoria

LARA MOSBY has been promoted to senior manager for advancement and community engagement at Symphoria, a musician-led cooperative, nonprofit orchestra. She has been with Symphoria for two years, beginning as its community engagement manager. Her new position includes more grant writing and grant discovery, and Mosby says her favorite part of her job is “seeing people at concerts and community events.” Before joining Symphoria, Mosby worked for many years in the media industry, most recently as assistant operations manager at Forever Media’s seven-station radio-station cluster in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. She has a master’s degree from Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, and a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University.

KELLY COVERT has been promoted to corporate giving & annual fund manager at Symphoria. She has been with the organization for nine years. Having previously worked as development associate at Symphoria, Covert says she is excited about being “able to pour my personal passion into my career,” and that her favorite part of her job is “connecting with all kinds of people and playing beautiful music with all of my colleagues.” Covert is also a musician in Symphoria’s orchestra and a board member. Before working at Symphoria, she started her career teaching flute privately and at Syracuse University, Ithaca College, SUNY Oswego, and Hamilton College — running her own coaching business that includes a podcast and performing in and around Central New York as a flutist.

TAYLIA HINDS has joined Symphoria as marketing coordinator. She is a recent graduate of Syracuse University with a bachelor’s degree in communications & rhetorical studies, while minoring in vocal instruction in Syracuse University’s School of Visual and Performing Arts.