Christopher HeacoxExecutive Director, Jay and Susie Gogue Performing Arts Center, Auburn UniversityAuburn, Alabama, USA3rd Term Renewal (Board Chair through January 2027)Christopher J. Heacox serves as the inaugural Executive Director of the Jay and Susie Gogue Performing Arts Center at Auburn University (Auburn, AL) where he leads the artistic, administrative, and philanthropic direction of the center. His executive leadership in performing arts presenting spans over eighteen years including Opening Nights Performing Arts at Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL), Friday Musicale (Jacksonville, Florida), the Porter Center for the Performing Arts (North Carolina), and Riverside Fine Arts Association (Jacksonville, Florida).
Mr. Heacox is the current chair of the board of directors at the Association of Performing Arts Professionals; the national service, advocacy, and membership organization for the performing arts presenting field. His service on boards and organizations includes serving as President of the Florida Professional Presenters Consortium, South Arts Southern Presenters Consortium, Council on Culture and Arts (Tallahassee/Leon County) Board of Directors, Tallahassee/Leon County Cultural Plan Review Committee, STAGE Committee for the Capital City Amphitheater, Opportunity Tallahassee, and Leadership Jacksonville.
Mr. Heacox is a graduate of Florida State University (B.A. in Music) and the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester (M.M. in Jazz and Contemporary Media, Performance).
