Bio : Interlochen Center for the Arts

ABOUT INTERLOCHEN CENTER FOR THE ARTS

The nonprofit Interlochen Center for the Arts is a recipient of the National Medal of Arts and the only organization in the world that brings together a 3,200-student summer camp program; a 550-plus-student fine arts boarding high school; a year-round source of expert online arts education for children, teens, and adults; opportunities for adults to engage in fulfilling artistic and creative programs; two 24-hour, listener-supported public radio services (classical music and news); more than 600 arts presentations annually by students, faculty, and world-renowned guest artists; a robust hospitality division that curates on-campus lodging, dining, and transportation services; and a global alumni base spanning nine decades, including leaders in the arts and all other endeavors. For information, visit Interlochen online at www.interlochen.org.

MIKE KING - VP, ENROLLMENT

Mike King joined Interlochen Center for the Arts as Vice President of Enrollment Management and Marketing in August 2022. In this position, Mike oversees admissions and marketing for all areas of Interlochen: Academy, Camp, Interlochen Online, Interlochen Public Radio, Interlochen Presents, retail, and lodging. 
Mike's career has been devoted to the arts and arts education. His first professional position was at Rykodisc, a mid-sized independent record label located in Salem, Massachusetts, where he oversaw marketing efforts for label artists including Mickey Hart, Andrew Bird, Morphine, Bill Hicks, The Slip, Kelly Joe Phelps, and Frank Zappa. Mike also spent time at Rounder Records in Cambridge, Massachusetts and at Chris Blackwell’s Palm Pictures in New York City.
Mike spent 19 years at Berklee College of Music in Boston, culminating in the roles of Vice President of Enrollment Management and Marketing at Berklee and Chief Marketing Officer at Berklee Online. Mike oversaw six areas of enrollment at Berklee: Berklee College of Music; Boston Conservatory at Berklee; graduate programs at both Berklee Valencia in Spain and Berklee New York; Berklee’s Summer Programs; and Berklee Online. His focus on operational efficiencies, financial aid leveraging, and performance marketing across all areas of the institution resulted in a significant increase of enrollment and revenue for Berklee Online, double-digit growth in applications for Boston Conservatory of Music at Berklee, and the largest and most diverse entering classes at Berklee College of Music in the institution’s history. 

Mike is an educator who has taught music business and marketing courses for Berklee Online and Northeastern University, and has written four online courses for Berklee Online. His book, Music Marketing: Press, Promotion, Distribution, and Retail, was published by Berklee Press. Mike has also been recognized as the Best Music Business Teacher by the National Association of Record Industry Professionals (NARIP).

TREY  DEVEY - PRESIDENT

June 12, 2017, marked Trey Devey’s first day as the eighth president of Interlochen Center for the Arts. Devey is responsible for advancing the institution as a global leader in arts education and a high impact, financially sustainable non-profit, which includes Interlochen Arts Academy, Interlochen Arts Camp, Interlochen College of Creative Arts, Interlochen Presents, Interlochen Online, and Interlochen Public Radio.
Devey began his tenure working toward the completion of the Sasaki Plan, which was created in 1990 with the goal of transforming Interlochen’s campus and completed in 2021. Each of the completed facilities under Devey’s leadership were fully funded by the generous support of donors and the Interlochen Board of Trustees, including the $24 million Music Center (2019), renovated and expanded Dance Center (2021), the Interdisciplinary Arts Studio (2021), and Dow House (2021).
Early in his tenure, Devey initiated a full review of Interlochen’s programs, drawing from feedback from students, parents, and alumni to identify and codify the defining characteristics of an Interlochen education. The resulting social-emotional learning curriculum, The Interlochen 5, was adopted in 2020 and continues to guide artistic, educational, and personal development programming at Interlochen Arts Academy. Through The Interlochen 5, students develop five key capacities, unlocking their potential and empowering them to lead inspired lives with enduring confidence. 
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Devey worked closely with a diverse group of Interlochen’s shareholders—including trustees, faculty, staff, volunteers, and supporters—to sustain the organization and its mission. As a result, the 2020 Camp season was successfully pivoted to an online platform, paving the way for the establishment of Interlochen Online as the institution’s sixth business pillar. Under Devey’s leadership, Interlochen Arts Academy reopened for the 2020-21 academic year. Interlochen Arts Camp returned at reduced capacity during the summer of 2021 and resumed full operations during Summer 2022. 
Devey has set the vision for Interlochen’s 100 year anniversary, occurring in 2028, turning the organization’s focus towards people and programs. Initiatives include advancing Interlochen’s leading edge curriculum, growing the breadth and depth of visiting artists, attracting and retaining exceptional faculty, expanding regional and national touring opportunities for students, launching Interlochen Online, and increasing access and affordability by building the endowment.
Prior to joining Interlochen, Devey served as president of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO), Cincinnati Pops Orchestra and Cincinnati May Festival from 2009 to 2017, where he led the organization through a financial turnaround while supporting innovative artistic projects, expanded community engagement initiatives and growth in educational programming.
Under Devey’s leadership, the CSO maintained its place as one of only fifteen 52-week American orchestras and achieved nine consecutive fiscal years with balanced budget operations. An enthusiast of all art forms, Devey spearheaded collaborations between the CSO and other artists and organizations, and expanded CSO’s partnership with WGUC, Cincinnati’s classical music public radio station. During his tenure, concert attendance increased significantly and over $225 million was raised for special projects, capital needs, bridge funding, debt elimination and endowment in addition to substantial growth in annual fund support and planned giving commitments.

Devey was named as Cincinnati’s, class of 2010, 40 Under 40 and served as a board member of Ohio Citizens for the Arts, Society for the Preservation of Music Hall, Music Hall Revitalization Corporation, American Classical Music Hall of Fame, and CCMpower. He currently serves on the Board of Traverse Connect and is a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO).
In addition, Devey’s commitment to community, innovation and diversity align directly with the core values of Interlochen. With Devey’s help, since 2013, the CSO has earned nine prestigious community honors for its innovative programming, commitment to diversity, service to community and organizational strength.

A former consultant with The Boston Consulting Group and past president of the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, Alabama Symphony Orchestra and Florida Philharmonic, Devey also worked in development for the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra and Fort Worth Symphony and in production at the Lake Forest Symphony Orchestra. As a League of American Orchestras Management Fellow, he completed assignments at the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Fort Worth Symphony and American Composers Orchestra.
Devey holds an MBA from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania where he achieved the highest honor as a Palmer Scholar, graduating in the top five percent of his class. He graduated summa cum laude from Northern Illinois University with a Bachelor of Music and was given the Outstanding Alumni Award in 2003.