Eric Joseph Rubio,
only recently turned 30, has already had a diverse and successful career with
appointments in nonprofit and arts management with
organizations throughout the Chicago area and now in Miami.
Eric is presently Finance and Operations Manager for Seraphic Fire, "Florida's Grammy-Nominated Vocal Ensemble." He oversees financial management and human resources as well as operations for South Florida concert events and the Seraphic Fire Media label.
Eric is formerly Assistant Manager of the Wheaton College Artist Series, one of DuPage County’s long-standing performing arts presenting organizations. His responsibilities included concert production, planning of artist residencies, digital media and marketing, and mentoring of student staff. He was production manager for events featuring Grammy Award winners including pianist Emanuel Ax, soprano Sylvia McNair, The King's Singers, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and Michael W. Smith.
He was also Director of Finance and Administration for Calvary Memorial Church of Oak Park, where he managed human resources operations and coordinated the administrative, auxiliary, and fiscal services in support of all ministries and programs.
Eric is also an active church musician, having been involved in the worship and music ministries at Calvary even before his administrative role. He led the volunteer Chamber Orchestra, a diverse ensemble of congregants of all ages, in its regular ministry in worship services. He also served as acting head of worship ministries during a recent music minister vacancy and transition period.
Previously, Eric spent several years as a middle school band director, holding faculty posts at Faith Christian Academy in Geneva, Illinois, where his honors wind ensembles received top ratings at the Illinois Grade School Music Association Solo and Ensemble festivals, and Hadley Junior High School in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, where among other projects, he piloted a beginning jazz band for sixth grade students.
Eric holds the Bachelor of Music Education degree from Wheaton College (Illinois), where he performed with the Symphonic Band and Symphony Orchestra and was recipient of the Professor Russell H. Platz Memorial Scholarship. A trombonist, he has studied with Cherai McCauley, Audrey Morrison, and Joseph Rodriguez. His principal conducting teachers have been Daniel Sommerville, Paul Wiens, and Timothy Yontz. Further studies include coursework in education and theology at the Wheaton College Graduate School and in nonprofit management at Indiana University's Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.
Eric is also a freelance writer and blogger, and he has had articles published at ChicagoNow (a Chicago Tribune platform), Thin Difference, and AllAboutWorship.com.
In addition to his professional engagements, Eric gives his time to volunteer service positions with different organizations in his fields of expertise. Prior to assuming his staff role with the Wheaton College Artist Series, Eric was a member of the Artist Series Board of Advisers. For the 2016-2018 term he has been Communications Chair on the Executive Committee of the Overture Council of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. He has served as a grant panelist with the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs.
In his spare time, Eric enjoys attending concerts, cooking, reading, and traveling. Eric has been married to Naomi since August 2016 and they have an American bulldog named Weasley.
Eric is presently Finance and Operations Manager for Seraphic Fire, "Florida's Grammy-Nominated Vocal Ensemble." He oversees financial management and human resources as well as operations for South Florida concert events and the Seraphic Fire Media label.
Eric is formerly Assistant Manager of the Wheaton College Artist Series, one of DuPage County’s long-standing performing arts presenting organizations. His responsibilities included concert production, planning of artist residencies, digital media and marketing, and mentoring of student staff. He was production manager for events featuring Grammy Award winners including pianist Emanuel Ax, soprano Sylvia McNair, The King's Singers, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and Michael W. Smith.
He was also Director of Finance and Administration for Calvary Memorial Church of Oak Park, where he managed human resources operations and coordinated the administrative, auxiliary, and fiscal services in support of all ministries and programs.
Eric is also an active church musician, having been involved in the worship and music ministries at Calvary even before his administrative role. He led the volunteer Chamber Orchestra, a diverse ensemble of congregants of all ages, in its regular ministry in worship services. He also served as acting head of worship ministries during a recent music minister vacancy and transition period.
Previously, Eric spent several years as a middle school band director, holding faculty posts at Faith Christian Academy in Geneva, Illinois, where his honors wind ensembles received top ratings at the Illinois Grade School Music Association Solo and Ensemble festivals, and Hadley Junior High School in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, where among other projects, he piloted a beginning jazz band for sixth grade students.
Eric holds the Bachelor of Music Education degree from Wheaton College (Illinois), where he performed with the Symphonic Band and Symphony Orchestra and was recipient of the Professor Russell H. Platz Memorial Scholarship. A trombonist, he has studied with Cherai McCauley, Audrey Morrison, and Joseph Rodriguez. His principal conducting teachers have been Daniel Sommerville, Paul Wiens, and Timothy Yontz. Further studies include coursework in education and theology at the Wheaton College Graduate School and in nonprofit management at Indiana University's Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.
Eric is also a freelance writer and blogger, and he has had articles published at ChicagoNow (a Chicago Tribune platform), Thin Difference, and AllAboutWorship.com.
In addition to his professional engagements, Eric gives his time to volunteer service positions with different organizations in his fields of expertise. Prior to assuming his staff role with the Wheaton College Artist Series, Eric was a member of the Artist Series Board of Advisers. For the 2016-2018 term he has been Communications Chair on the Executive Committee of the Overture Council of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. He has served as a grant panelist with the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs.
In his spare time, Eric enjoys attending concerts, cooking, reading, and traveling. Eric has been married to Naomi since August 2016 and they have an American bulldog named Weasley.
"Eric has a great work ethic and the aptitude for getting things done."
-- James "Jim" DePalo, Band Director, Hadley Junior High School, Glen Ellyn, Illinois
-- Caleb Widmer, Pastor of Worship and Missions, Harvest Community Church, Oak Creek, Wisconsin
"Eric Rubio is one of the most remarkable individuals I have known. ... It has been an honor to know him and to have his involvement and commitment to shared purposes."
-- Dr. Tony Payne, Director of Special Programs, Wheaton College Conservatory of Music, Wheaton, Illinois
