Cafarelli Named to Music Academy
Board of Directors
For Immediate Release January 16, 2009
Contact:
Tim Dougherty
805.695.7908
Santa Barbara, CA – Margaret Cafarelli, a real estate executive whose firm specializes in mixed-use urban development, has been named to the Board of Directors for the Music Academy of the West.
Born in Phoenix, Ms. Cafarelli studied marketing and finance at Arizona State University before embarking on a career in real estate development. After working for a succession of small, family-owned firms, she founded Urban Developments in 1999. The San Francisco-based company specializes in sustainable urban mixed-use projects. Ms. Cafarelli serves on the Sustainable Development Council of the Urban Land Institute, a public policy organization based in Washington, D.C., and is a member of the U.S. Green Building Council. In 2007 she completed the Executive Program in Business Strategies for Environmental Sustainability at Stanford University Graduate School of Business and the Woods Institute for the Environment in Palo Alto, California.
Ms. Cafarelli, who has residences in Santa Barbara and San Francisco, has participated in the Music Academy's Compeer Program, which pairs Academy Fellows with Academy donors and other Santa Barbara community members for informal socializing throughout the summer season, and actively supports Women's Economic Ventures, a local women's advocacy organization.
"I am very pleased to serve on the Board for the Music Academy of the West," said Ms. Cafarelli. "It is exceedingly rewarding to be a part of the Music Academy experience each summer. I expect the same to hold true for my involvement with this outstanding organization's Board of Directors."
Founded in 1947, the Music Academy of the West is among the nation's preeminent summer schools and festivals for gifted young classical musicians. The Academy provides these promising musicians with the opportunity for advanced study and frequent performance under the guidance of internationally renowned faculty artists, guest conductors, and soloists. Admission to the Academy is strictly merit based, and Fellows receive full scholarships (tuition, room, and board). Academy alumni are members of major symphony orchestras, chamber orchestras, ensembles, opera companies, and university and conservatory faculties throughout the world. Many enjoy careers as prominent solo artists. Based in Santa Barbara, the Music Academy of the West presents more than 200 public events annually, including performances by faculty, visiting artists, and Fellows; masterclasses; orchestra and chamber music concerts; and fully staged opera. The Music Academy began broadcasting live performances by the world-renowned Metropolitan Opera at Hahn Hall in October 2008. For more information, visit www.musicacademy.org.
