Piper Gunnarson (she/hers)

Experience

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  Geffen Playhouse

  Sept 2003 - Jun 2007

  Education/Outreach Associate
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  Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2004

  Development / Administrative Assistant (Seasonal)
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  Abingdon Theatre Company

  Nov 2009 - Jun 2011

  Director of Development
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  New York University

  Aug 2011 - May 2013

  General Manager, Gallatin Arts Festival
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  Random Farms Kids' Theater

  Sept 2013 - Apr 2017

  Managing Director

  Guided strategic plans in development, marketing, operations, finance, governance, and programming as part of a 3-person executive team for a highly-regarded youth theatre organization with an annual budget of $1.3 million.

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  On Site Opera

  Apr 2017 - now

  Executive Director of On Site Opera, a unique nonprofit arts organization that presents opera performances in unusual spaces, such as museums, gardens, and historic sites. As ED, I guide the organization’s strategic plans in partnership with the General & Artistic Director and the Board, and oversee all administrative aspects of operations, from fundraising and finance to marketing and audience experience. I previously held leadership positions with a number of performing arts groups, and regularly speak at conferences and forums to drive conversations among leaders in the performing arts fields, particularly as it relates to the advancement of women in arts leadership. Show less

  • General Director / CEO

    May 2023 - now

  • Executive Director

    Apr 2017 - May 2023