Marlyn Ogburn - Finance Director

Since 2000, Marlyn Ogburn has helped shape The Chorus into the program it is today. With significant skill and experience in financial management, grant writing, grant management and the day-to-day operations of a non-profit arts organization, Mrs. Ogburn has been instrumental in helping The Chorus serve all Jacksonville’s singing children. She helped create the scholarship program with funding from the Jacksonville Jaguars Foundation, initiated the First Coast Honor’s Choir program, guided the chorus through a Reflective Practice review funded by the Jessie Ball DuPont Community Building Fund, and has procured many of the grants that allow The Chorus to continue its smooth operations. Mrs. Ogburn holds a Bachelor of Arts from Samford University and a Masters in Health Care Administration from Georgia State University in Atlanta. She has worked in health care program management, social work, and as a teacher. She also served in the Peace Corps and is an active local volunteer in her children’s schools, with her church, and other organizations.