Opera Philadelphia announced today the appointment of Gina J. Range as Vice President of Development. Ms. Range was chosen to lead the company’s fundraising team and join the organization’s senior management following a nationwide search. She currently serves as Vice President of Institutional Advancement at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center in Pittsburgh, where she serves as a member of the Center’s executive team and worked to extend their capacity to present programming and exhibitions that champion Black artists and innovators to a diverse audience. She will begin her new role at Opera Philadelphia on February 1, 2023.

A native of Philadelphia, Ms. Range previously served as Vice President of External Relations and Development with the African American Museum in Philadelphia (AAMP), where she was responsible for securing major gifts, reconfiguring and growing its membership program, and expanding external partnerships. Before joining AAMP, she served as Vice President of Development Services at the Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania, where she established the development team and helped mobilize the organization's fundraising efforts, doubling the organization's contributed revenue in under three years. She began her career at the Philadelphia Orchestra, where, over a fourteen-year tenure, she advanced to the Managing Director of Development Services, playing a key role in the launch and stewarding of a successful multi-million-dollar campaign in support of the Orchestra's endowment. She also held leadership roles at the Philadelphia Theatre Company, a frequent venue partner of Opera Philadelphia. Ms. Range also serves as the Vice Chair for national nonprofit, Living Beyond Breast Cancer, where she supports their fundraising efforts to provide practical resources to those navigating a breast cancer diagnosis, and address health care inequities.