For the past 25 years, Ms. Messing has worked in the arts field. Her career has included work as a Registered Music Therapist and Creative Arts Manager, as a music educator and as an oboist in community orchestras. Prior experience includes arts program development and implementation for children, seniors, at risk adolescents, acute care hospital and rehab patients. For the past 12 years, she has focused on enhancing the arts of North East Tarrant County, first with Art in the Square and the Southlake Arts Council, and more recently as co-founder and Chairman of the Apex Arts League.

 

Ms. Messing has a Bachelor and Masters degree in music.  She and her husband Mark have 2 children studying to be professional musicians.