Marissa Strayer-Benton has been appointed development director of the Vermont Symphony Orchestra. Prior to joining the orchestra staff she served as director of recruitment and program support for Mobius, The Mentoring Movement and as assistant inn director at Shelburne Farms.
Strayer-Benton holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Champlain College and a Certificate in Nonprofit Management from Marlboro College. She also participated in the Mercy Connections Women’s Small Business Program, “Start Up.”
Strayer-Benton received the Rising Star Award from Vermont Business Magazine in October 2012. She grew up in Enosburg Falls and currently lives in Colchester.