SHERRI SNOW

Sherri Snow serves as Executive Director of the North End Music & Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC), one of Boston’s leading community music and performing arts organizations. She joined NEMPAC in 2011 and assumed the Executive Director role in 2015, guiding the organization at the intersection of music education and professional performing arts to expand access, quality, and community impact.

Sherri began her career as a professional artist and brings three years of experience in finance and asset management, where she developed a strong foundation in customer service, fiscal oversight, and long-term financial planning. This background has played a critical role in securing NEMPAC’s financial stability and supporting its sustained growth.

As of 2026, NEMPAC operates with an annual budget exceeding $1.3 million, reaches 2,933 artists of all ages and abilities annually, and maintains foundational partnerships with more than a dozen public and private schools, community organizations, and leading institutions across Boston. Under Sherri’s leadership, NEMPAC has launched and expanded signature programs including the NEMPAC Music Theatre Troupe, school outreach programming, professional concert series including Jazz in the Park and the Artist Series, and the NEMPAC Opera Project.

In 2021, with support from the community, elected officials and Board Directors, Sherri led NEMPAC through the Next Act Capital Campaign, a three-year initiative that secured funding to renovate the historic 1840s Shaw House in Boston’s North End into a state-of-the-art music center, with support from the City of Boston and Mayor Martin J. Walsh. She also oversaw the organization’s expansion into the Charlestown Working Theater in 2024.

Under Snow’s leadership, NEMPAC has prioritized Artistic Excellence in Education, Advancement of Equity Through the Arts, Financial Stability, and Campus Sustainability, all in service of NEMPAC’s mission to enrich lives through exceptional, accessible music education and performing arts programs for all.

Sherri holds a Master of Music in Opera Performance from the Longy School of Music of Bard College and a Bachelor of Music from Boston University. She completed the Social Impact Management and Leadership program through the Institute for Nonprofit Practice in May 2024. Sherri has also served on several City of Boston committees, including as a Committee Member for the New North End Community Center Study (2018) and a Public Art Selection Committee Member for the North Square Project (2017). She is a recipient of the 2016 Mayor Martin J. Walsh Spark Impact Award and the St. Joseph’s Society Musical Achievement Award.