Juli Sansoucy has been a Music Educator in the Pioneer Valley since 1984. She holds both Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and is currently working on her Doctorate in Music Education with a conducting cognate. Until taking the conducting position of OPRO, Sansoucy was a long-time member of the Pioneer Valley Symphony horn section as well as the Conductor/Music Director with the Valley Light Opera for four seasons. Sansoucy is also the newly appointed Director of Bands at Anna Maria College in Paxton, MA where she is also teaching music education courses.