Karmen Carr

Karmen Carr has worked in the financial services industry for more than 20 years. She has had executive level management responsibility for more than 15 years. Karmen is the founder and managing partner of Concentrance Consulting Group Inc, a management consulting firm. Prior to Concentrance, Karmen was the Director of New Business Development Sourcing for Freddie Mac. In this role, Karmen was charged with the identification and analysis of new investment/growth opportunities for the company. During her eight-year tenure with Freddie Mac, Karmen was the visionary behind many high-profiled strategic initiatives and also led the implementation of the systems, products and programs associated with those initiatives. Prior to joining Freddie Mac, Karmen was the Vice President of Mortgage Operations for First Virginia Bank Mortgage Corporation from 1986 until 1991.

Karmen graduated from the University of Maryland in 1989 with a Bachelor of Science having majored in economics and minored in music. In 1995 Karmen obtained a Masters of General Administration also from the University of Maryland. Karmen has been inducted and is a lifetime member of two national collegiate honor societies, Phi Kappa Phi and Alpha Sigma Lambda. Karmen is also a member of the National Association of Female Executives.

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Vocalists .....

JAM Camp and JAM Lab for the Beginner and Intermediate Level Vocalists

If you are a singer, in 5th - 12th grade, interested in exploring the world of Jazz then JAM Camp and JAM Lab are for you. It will allow you to expand your knowledge of Jazz and improvisation, and help to take your vocal performance to the next level.
Instructor: Eric Byrd
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Transportation

Airport/Ground Transportation

Ground transportation available to and from IAD, DCA, BWI, BWI Amtrak, Union Station, Penn Station, and other major hubs to JAM Lab. [$80]

JAM Camp Transportation

Daily transportation to JAM Camp available from June 25 until July 13. Service is "Pickup" [$238] or "Pickup and Dropoff" [$475} at Sandy Spring Friends School. Pickups are Silver Spring, Bethesda, Rockville, and Glenmont Metros.
NO TRANSPORTATION and/or CLASS July 4 and after final concert on July 13.
NOTE: Pickup, or Pickup and Dropoff transportation to and from Sligo Middle School: FREE

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The Jazz Academy at Sandy Spring Friends School!

The Jazz Academy of Music is partnering with Sandy Spring Friends School to bring music and jazz programming to the community! JAM Camp and JAM Lab are for 5th - 12th graders! Click the icon below to see pictures of SSFS -- a 140-acre site just 17 miles from the nation's capital!
Click Here to go to Sandy Spring Friends School Summer Camp Program!

Transportation available for JAM Camp: Transportation to JAM Lab is available from BWI, IAD, and DCA:

And, for the 5th and 6th Grade JAM Camp Student!

Extended Care before JAM Camp by SSFS from 9am - 11am: Lunch and Learn by the Jazz Academy from 11am - 1pm:

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