Laura Jackson recently completed an appointment as the Assistant Conductor and American Conducting Fellow of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra where she conducted the Young People's Concerts, Symphony 360ยบ Series, Summer Classical Concerts, and on the Classical Subscription Series. Last season Ms. Jackson appeared with the symphonies of Detroit, Berkeley, Sacramento, Alabama, Wyoming, and Montana as well as with the Cayuga Chamber Orchestra and the New World Symphony. Other engagements include the symphony orchestras of Winnipeg, Toronto and Baltimore. In 2005 she performed with the Colorado Symphony as winner of the Taki Concordia Fellowship. Prior to her appointment in Atlanta, Ms. Jackson was the Seiji Ozawa Conducting Fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center in 2003.