Experience

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  Freelance

  Mar 2001 - now

  Event mangement

  This is an area of specialty. I have two decades of experience planning and managing a wide range of unique events. My specialities are in live performance, unique locations, and community driven projects. Staff and salaried positions include work with the Midtown Global Market, In the Heart of the Beast Puppet & Mask Theatre, Wonderlust Productions, Articulture, and the Southern Theater.Stage management experience includes work in three countries with artists from all around the globe, on events ranging from block parties, to theater, to ballets on the Mississippi River. Show less

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  Bedlam theatre

  Aug 2008 - Nov 2009

  Development associate

  • Instituted a Governance Committee on Board of Directors• Built organization's first annual schedule of fundraising activity• Conducted grant prospecting, writing and compliance• Managed foundation, sponsor, and individual donor programs

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  Articulture

  Nov 2010 - Sept 2016

  Administrative coordinator

  • Served as registrar for all-ages art classes and provided logistical support to instructors• Coordinator for K-12 summer art camp program• Managed consignment based retail space with 60+ local artists’ work• Coordinated and enhanced the volunteer program• Created content for digital based communications: e-newsletters, social media, and website• Event planning for fundraising and public art projects

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  Wonderlust productions

  Jul 2015 - Jul 2017

  Company manager

  • Financial management including bookkeeping, payroll, bank deposits, and 990 tax reporting• Established volunteer program and planned volunteer appreciation events• Created an individual giving program including online campaigns, large gifts, and events• Production Stage Management, including hiring, scheduling, budgets and contracts• Managed space rentals including contracts, calendar management, and invoices• Developed strategy and content for press releases, e-newsletters, social media, and website Show less

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  In the heart of the beast puppet and mask theatre

  Oct 2017 - Apr 2019

  Associate director

  • Served as Chief of Staff under the Executive Director• Established HR policies and processes with emphasis on curating a culture of inclusiveness• Developed and improved internal systems for program evaluation with artistic leadership• Led individual giving activity including web and print based campaigns, as well as events • Conducted feasibility study for a $5 million capital campaign• Prospecting for foundation funding, grant writing, compliance, and reporting• Secured a liquor license and launched a concessions bar Show less

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  Neighborhood development center

  Apr 2019 - Jan 2020

  Events and tours manager

  • Curated weekly entertainment, produced large events, and managed a tour program for the Midtown Global Market (MGM) as their primary marketing strategy • Formalized systems, calendars, program evaluation, and budget for events and tours programs• Managed annual programming budget of $70,000• Served as a public face and liaison for MGM with diverse community stakeholders• Oversaw MGM as part of a small management team during a period of significant transition • Designed and facilitated a monthly MGM newsletter for 50 tenants (small business owners), and other key partners of the Market Show less

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  The cedar cultural center

  Feb 2020 - Jan 2021

  Interim development director

  • Raised over $250,000 through the membership program, annual campaigns, and large gifts• Collaborated with Marketing Director to create The Cedar’s 2019 Annual Report • Built significant infrastructure to enhance organization’s fundraising efforts• Helped create pandemic responsive shift in fundraising, communications, and programming • Managed grant writing, compliance, and reporting needs for state and federal grants, corporate foundations, and family foundations

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  Zamya theater project

  May 2021 - now

  Operations manager

  • Leads individual giving activity; significant work in building a donor program from scratch• Manages grant calendar and compliance; secured $50,000 NEA American Relief Plan award• Oversees communications, from strategy to execution for both the company and projects• Manages bookkeeping and payroll; assists with overall financial management and budgeting• Facilitates contracting process for projects, partnerships and contract positions