Lindsey Gerhard, PDM

Experience

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  Children North East

  May 2009 - Mar 2011

  Administrator

  Provided administration support and worked with case managers and crisis response team to coordinate meetings, events, and program for the Young People's West End Drop in Center. During drop-ins, people aged 11-25 can talk to someone confidentially about anything including drugs and alcohol, sexual health, mental health, employment, rights, debts and benefits.

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  Kona Bicycle Company

  Mar 2011 - Nov 2013

  Logistics Coordinator
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  Pickford Film Center

  Feb 2013 - Oct 2020

  Marketing Manager

  A vital, mission-driven organization dedicated to its community, Pickford Film Center offers an authentic, rich and uniquely Bellingham experience in a casual and friendly environment. Reaching an audience greater than the population of Bellingham, with over 400 films per year, PFC programming brings people from all walks of life together to celebrate the joy of the moving image.

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  Bellingham Music Film Festival

  Apr 2015 - Apr 2020

  Program Director

  The Bellingham Music Film Festival is a showcase of music through the medium of film. Ranging from music videos and shorts to feature length documentaries and narratives, all focused around music-inspired subject matter. BMFF is an inclusive space inviting both student and regional filmmakers, while also reaching out beyond Bellingham to the national and international landscape. Produced in partnership between Pickford Film Center, Make.Shift Art Space, and WWU Design.

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  Bayou on Bay

  Nov 2016 - Apr 2019

  Marketing and Events Manager

  Photography, promotion, marketing and digital media management for Bayou on Bay, a delicious Cajun restaurant and beloved staple of Bellingham. Coordinated a new website build with increased interactivity, developed branding guidelines and organized weekly events, functions and collaborate fundraisers with local nonprofits and services organizations.

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  Jansen Art Center

  Nov 2020 - Jun 2023

  The Jansen Art Center creates opportunities for the community to engage in the arts.The Arts Director has overall strategic and operational responsibility for executing the Jansen Art Center’s mission through our core art programs, including each of the six art studios, art exhibits and performances. The Marketing Manager is responsible for managing all of the Jansen Art Center’s marketing, promotion, and outreach efforts and communicating the organization’s mission through public relations, digital marketing, website, graphic design, promotional materials, and social media.

  • Arts Director

    May 2021 - Jun 2023

  • Marketing Manager

    Nov 2020 - May 2021
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  Bellingham Whatcom County Tourism

  Jun 2023 - now

  Community Outreach & Destination Development Manager