Passionate about conductor education and leadership development, Caron founded the Halifax Choral Conducting Institute in 2012. In 2019, the HCCI inaugurated a Women’s Conducting Intensive, the first of its kind in Canada. From 2017-21, Caron led Choral Kaleidoscope at Duquesne University, an institute for conductors at all levels in partnership with the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh.
Caron currently serves as the National Chair for 4-year Colleges and Universities with the American Choral Directors Association. From 2019-21, she was President of the American Choral Directors Association of Pennsylvania, and from 2019-2023, a Board Member of the National Collegiate Choral Organization. Caron has held national-level service roles with Choral Canada, the Nova Scotia Choral Federation, and Dalcroze Canada.
Read about the 2019 Women’s Conducting Intensive in the Globe and Mail: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/article-take-on-your-own-power-the-women-who-are-rising-to-the-musical/
Read about Caron in the 2023 Pittsburgh Magazine: https://www.pittsburghmagazine.com/maestra-meet-four-pittsburgh-conductors-who-seek-gender-equity/