Sondra Lomax was appointed head of External Relations and Development for the College of Fine Arts in 2004 after 20 years as a faculty member and administrator in the Department of Theatre and Dance, where she now holds a lecturer position. She began her development work in the early 1990s, with an emphasis on major gifts fundraising. Under her leadership, the College of Fine Arts has greatly expanded its development operations, successfully completed a $118M capital campaign in 2014 (surpassing its $80M goal), and increased its overall fundraising and donor base. She holds a BFA degree from TCU, and an MFA degree in Dance (York University, Toronto). For eight years, Lomax danced professionally with ballet companies in both Canada and the U.S., including Montreal’s Les Grands Ballets Canadiens where she toured Canada performing both classical and contemporary repertory. She has been guest choreographer and master teacher for various ballet companies both nationally and internationally, including teaching residencies in Peru, Ireland and England. For 18 years she wrote for the Austin American Statesman and Dance Magazine and served for six years on the National Board of Directors for the Society of Dance History Scholars.