Amy Osajima

Amy Osajima serves as an Adjunct Instructor at Indiana University's Paul H. O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA), where she teaches SPEA 412. She concurrently holds the position of development director at Sycamore Land Trust. Her professional background includes five years as director of marketing and communications for IU's Department of Theatre, Drama, and Contemporary Dance, followed by a role as director of philanthropy at WonderLab Museum of Science, Health, and Technology. Prior to relocating to Bloomington in 2013, she spent eight years as general manager of the Newport Beach Film Festival and has extensive experience with nonprofits focused on arts, children's health, and environmental causes.

Her academic credentials include:

• M.B.A., UC Irvine, Paul Merage School of Business, 2009
• M.M., University of Minnesota, 1994
• B.M., Cum laude, University of California, Irvine, 1990

Her professional expertise centers on nonprofit management within cultural and environmental sectors, with specific emphasis on organizational governance, donor engagement strategies, and volunteer program development. This interdisciplinary focus bridges public administration, arts leadership, and community-based resource mobilization, reflecting her dual background in music and business administration.

She maintains active board involvement, having served as treasurer for Bloomington Early Music for three years and holding positions with the Hutchins Consort and Orange County Women's Chorus.