
Gail Kruvand's career as a bassist in New York City spanned 40 years, working in many areas including the major orchestras of Lincoln Center, freelance concerts, recording and Broadway. As a member of the New York City Opera Orchestra, she served on the orchestra committee and was elected as a delegate to ICSOM, one of the five Player Conferences in the AFM. She served on the Executive Board at Local 802 from 2010-2017, graduated from the Cornell University Union Leadership Institute in 2014, and earned a Certificate in Labor Relations from the City University of NY in 2015. In 2017, Kruvand was appointed as a rank-and-file trustee to the American Federation of Musicians and Employers' Pension Fund, and chaired the Measures and Benefits Committee at the 2016 AFM Convention.