Meet Sean!

Sean Lewis is the President and CEO of the Otsego County Chamber of Commerce. He is also a member of the Otsego/Chenango/Delaware Community Organizations Active in Disaster, the Southern Tier 8 Regional Broadband Collaborative, and the Otsego County Regional Innovation Council.

Sean is a Harris Fellow of Rotary International, sits on the Board of Directors for both the Rotary Club of Oneonta and the Rotary Fund, the CDO Workforce Board of Directors, and is the 2025 Board Chair of Hill City Celebrations (First Night Oneonta).

Originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, Sean is our region's only Bengals, Reds, and Ohio State Buckeyes fan. He moved to the area in 2011 to take on the position of Advertising Director at The Daily Star. In 2015, he moved to College Station, Texas, and in 2022 returned to run the Otsego County Chamber of Commerce.

Sean and his family reside in the Town of Oneonta where he enjoys a three-minute commute to the office. While not a professional musician, Sean has had a close brush with the music and the arts -- having attended over 75 concerts in nearly 50 years. Included in that impressive statistic is attendance to see artists including AC/DC, Black Sabbath, The Rolling Stones, Rush (3x), Genesis (3x), Pink Floyd (3x), The Grateful Dead, Van Halen, Jethro Tull, The Pretenders, Dave Matthews Band, and Warren Zevon, among many others.

Help Sean win the baton and conduct the Catskill Symphony Orchestra at this year's Guest Conductor Competition!

How to vote:

Votes are tallied through dollars donated ($1 = 1 vote). Voting is now open and donations may be made through:

Donate online: GiveButter (givebutter.com/CSOSean - this page!)
Donate by mail: Checks mailed to the Catskill Symphony Orchestra and received by May 9th (note the donation for Sean's campaign in the memo)
Donate live: Join us on May 10th at Foothills PAC in Oneonta, to donate in person and meet Sean live, and take in a splendid evening of the works of John Williams (scores and selections from Harry Potter, Star Wars, Superman, Lincoln, The Cowboys, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and more!)

Tickets available at catskillsymphony.org/concerts (tickets available for concert and gala dinner, or concert-only; students always free -- including the May 10 concert and gala dinner -- and up to two parents/guardians accompanying students are only $10 per individual). Parents and students interested in the gala dinner, please confirm by sending an email to contact@catskillsymphony.org

Sean Lewis - Catskill Symphony Guest Conductor Contender

Help Sean win the baton on May 10th!