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Lincoln Center International, advising international clients on planning, building, and managing arts facilities. While serving as managing director, Medoff established advisory councils in China and Latin America on behalf of the Lincoln Center and welcomed foreign dignitaries including the
184:, Medoff changed her major to English with the hopes of becoming a Broadway producer. Medoff interned backstage on Broadway Shows for Azenberg and his production company and also spent a semester in New York City, through Duke's Leadership Philanthropy & the Arts program, meeting non-profit executives and directors of different New York arts organizations. She also spent a summer abroad in
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