Renee Contreras

Renee Claire Contreras serves as the Director of Foundation and Corporate Relations at the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra since November 2021, previously holding the position of Associate Director of Development Communications. Prior experience includes serving as Director of Development at Our House, Inc., and Director of Corporate and Foundation Partnerships at the Atlanta History Center, where significant success included securing over $900,000 in funding through grant proposals. As Principal at Red Fork Studio, LLC, from 2011 to 2019, contributions encompassed providing communications services, grant writing, and donor database management. Renee holds a B.A. in Creative Writing from The University of Georgia, with notable achievements in grant proposal writing, including raising $350,000 for a capital project in a three-month period.