Jaime Sharp

Originally hailing from Orlando, FL, Jaime Sharp is "a mezzo-soprano whose artistry, administration, and activism is rooted in accessibility and change" (TRILLOQUY). She now resides in Cincinnati, OH on the unceded territories of the Algonquian-speaking Shawnee, Miami, and Delaware tribes. In addition to Grantmakers in the Arts, she will join the Cincinnati Song Initiative as Director of Communications & Audience Development beginning in their 2022-2023 season. Jaime is a mentee for Women of Color in the Art's Leadership Through Mentorship, and an inaugural cohort member for OPERA America's Opera Leaders of Color and the All Rise Initiative with Tom O'Connor Consultants. Her work is strongly focused on racial equity, serving as the 2021-2022 EDI Research Fellow for Association of Arts Administration Educators and former Administrative Manager for the Black Opera Alliance. Jaime co-founded the choral ensemble Hear Us, Hear Them, an organization dedicated to programming and commissioning works by traditionally underrepresented composers. In addition, she led Opera NexGen as General Director their inaugural and sophomore seasons. She holds a MM from the College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati (CCM) and BM from the University of Michigan with a minor in linguistics.