Elise Gaugert has worked with the Mark Morris Dance Group since May 2011. She began her professional career as a K-12 music educator and freelance musician in her native state of North Carolina, working as a conducting assistant at the North Carolina Governor’s School, as the interim Choral Director at East Chapel Hill High School, singing with Long Leaf Opera and North Carolina Opera, and teaching in a private voice studio. In 2008, Elise moved to New York City to study Vocal Performance at Manhattan School of Music and currently teaches the Choral Ensemble class in MMDG’s Children/Teen program and has had the pleasure to sing with the MMDG Music Ensemble. Hired as MMDG’s Assistant Front Desk Manager, she now oversees the Operations Department.