The Pacific Symphony, based in Orange County, CA, has appointed GARRETT COLLINS as vice president of marketing and communications, effective on January 31. His duties include the leadership and management of marketing, communications, and sales operations for the orchestra. Collins goes to Pacific Symphony from Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles, one of the nation’s largest nonprofit theatre companies, where he served as marketing strategy director. Prior to that, Collins held marketing and community engagement positions at LA Opera and UCLA and was a 2013 fellow in OPERA America’s Leadership Intensive program. A native of Gilroy, California, Collins holds a master of arts in arts management from Claremont Graduate University and a bachelor of arts in flute performance from University of California, Los Angeles.