Marcey W. Leonard, a Richmond, VA native, has been the Admissions Assistant for VCUarts Music since January 2017. Marcey holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music with a concentration in arts business and development from Virginia Commonwealth University (2019) and loves that with her work, she can give back to the department and community that gave so much to her. Besides communicating with prospective students and their parents during the admissions/audition process, Marcey organizes and produces VCUarts Music Shadow Days, a recruitment program designed to help prospective students get a glimpse of life as a VCUarts Music student. In addition, she helps current students navigate the “day-to-day” of college life in the music department with support and encouragement.
In early 2020, Marcey was appointed Dean of Students for Wintergreen Music. With the restrictions imposed by the pandemic, Marcey became part of the team that created and managed the innovative Wintergreen Music Online Community. In this reinvented role, she assisted with concert operations, program proofing, and social media planning and monitoring. Previously, she worked as a supervisor for Kings Dominion’s Festival of Music, and for 14 years as Camp Administrator/Co-Director for Mid-Atlantic Camps, Inc. She administered the Greater Richmond Youth Wind Ensemble (GRYWE) at its inception and was co-director of the VCU Honors High School Music Institute. She began playing the flute at age 10, performs regularly at churches and other venues in the Richmond area, and is a member of Commonwealth Winds.
