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105
FAIR PLAY FAIR PAY
Interview With
Rachel
Dorfman
Eugene
Jablonsky
As members of the management team,
are you also musicians?
Rachel: I began playing the violin
at age five. After graduating from
the University of Oregon, I moved
to Portland and became a street
performer. A year later, I moved to
Spokane after winning a position with
the Spokane Symphony. I was tenured
with the Spokane Symphony for eleven
years, performing in both the first and
second violin sections. After starting a
family, I chose to leave the symphony
to become a full-time mom.
When it was time for me to go back
into the workforce I accepted an ap-
pointment as Secretary/Treasurer of
AFM 105 and I have been in that
position with the Local since 2015. I
love my job and feel that if I do my job
well, the people I care about benefit
the most. I still play the violin and
very much enjoy performing baroque
music with conductor Tim Westerhaus,
Director of Choirs and Vocal Studies
at Gonzaga University, and Music Di-
rector for the Cathedral of St. John the
Evangelist.
Eugene: I was a middle school
orchestra teacher at the Central
Valley School District for thirty
years. I have maintained
an active performing
career playing with
the Spokane
Symphony and
the Spokane
Jazz
Orchestra. I
also play Celtic,
tango, klezmer, jazz
and cowboy music. After
retiring from teaching, I
began working at AFM
105, supporting local
artists.
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