Ramona Douglas is an eclectic musician, native of Philadelphia, PA where she was born and raised by her mother and musician father. Surrounded by music constantly, she began her music training as a violinist at age 7. She later began the flute, and decided that was her main instrument. She graduated from Trinity Washington Univ. with a B.A. in Fine Arts & Music in 2009. She received her M.M. in Music Performance & Pedagogy from Texas State Univ. under the tutelage of Dr. Adah T. Jones in May 2019. She has performed on flute and piccolo with the Main Line Symphony Orchestra, Gateways Music Festival Symphony Orchestra, Minnesota Ballet and most recently joined  chamber ensemble Adelante Winds. Ramona has also performed extensively for musical theater productions and in jazz and latin ensembles, doubling on clarinet and saxophone.  In her work as an arts administrator, she joined the administrative team of Youth Orchestras of San Antonio (YOSA) as Office Coordinator in 2019. She has also recently joined the executive board of Austin Flute Society as Media Secretary. Her career continues to expand as she joins the faculty of Northwest Vista College as an Adjunct Professor in Spring 2020. She is enjoying her career as a performer,  educator and clinician and is continuing to find new ways to move classical music forward with inclusion and diversity.