Amanda Boehmer, a fourth-year student at The Hartt School with a double major in clarinet performance and performing arts management and a minor in business, was elected vice president of the national board of the Music and Entertainment Industry Student Association (MEISA) at the organization’s national convention in Chico, Calif., in late March. Amanda serves locally as the president of Hartt’s MEISA chapter, as vice president of the Hartt Student Council, and is a member of Alpha Chi honor society.

MEISA is a united, global organization of students working to foster a higher level of education for music students as they enter the music and entertainment industries. The MEISA national board strives to assist its local chapters all over the country.

Boehmer, who will begin her final year at Hartt next September, earned an associate’s degree in business administration at Massasoit Community College in her hometown of West Bridgewater, Mass. A focused musician with a head for business, she says she has "always craved music and a professional business atmosphere," making the entertainment industry a perfect match. "Ideally," she says, "I would like to work as a concert promoter or an artist manager." She has worked in the Hartt School’s Community Division as manager of the Greater Hartford Youth Wind Ensemble; at Camp Encore Coda, a summer music camp, as an associate music coordinator; and as a liaison between The Hartt School and the Hartford Symphony Orchestra. After she finishes her degree at Hartt, she would like to pursue a master’s degree in music business with a concentration in entertainment law.