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date = "2017-07-21T14:52:00-04:00"
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short_bio = "Colleen Maybin is the Director of Education and Community Engagement at [Vancouver Opera](/scene/companies/vancouver-opera/). A passionate advocate for arts education, Colleen has more than 20 years experience as an arts educator. Her diverse career experiences include teaching with the Vancouver School Board, Faculty Advisor in Teacher Education at the University of British Columbia, Arts Manager at Regent’s College in London, England and District Manager, Surrey with Arts Umbrella.\n"
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title = "Colleen Maybin"
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Colleen Maybin is the Director of Education and Community Engagement at Vancouver Opera. A passionate advocate for music education, Colleen has more than 15 years experience as a music teacher and arts producer in Vancouver. Throughout her career, Colleen has focused on creating engaging performances and events for audiences of all ages. Prior to joining Vancouver Opera, Colleen worked as an elementary music educator, a Faculty Advisor in Teacher Education at the University of British Columbia and in arts education management in London, England. She is currently a PhD candidate in Arts Education at Simon Fraser University. Colleen volunteers as a board member for Music On Main
and the Coalition for Music Education in BC. Whenever possible, she enjoys attending contemporary music performances, especially if Steve Reich is on the program.
