Andrea M. Slominski Ph.D.

Experience

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  College of the Canyons

  Jan 2003 - Sept 2012

  Director/Producer/Adjunct Theatre Teacher
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  SCVTP

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2009

  Co-Producer, Co-Director

  An Evening with Stephen SchwartzThe music of Stephen Schwartz and performances by Stephen Schwartz, Ben Vereen, Corbin Bleu, various artists and 24 student interns. Musical Director Ron Able. Launch event for the SCVTP; The Santa Clarita Valley Theatre Project - 2005-2009Co-Founder and Co-Producing Artistic Director of the SCVTP, a professional non-profit Equity contracted theatre company; founded in 2005 as a 501-C3 corporationNegotiated AEA contracts Reviewed Script SubmissionsNegotiated with playwrights, designers, production managers, actorsWrote the federal 501c3 applicationDeveloped a multi-tiered business plan to raise needed capital for the company Identified and met with potential Advisory Board members and donors to form an influential base of community support preceding the public launch of the company in 2006Recruited and confirmed Advisory Board Members and nominees for the Board of Directors Collaborated with marketing team to plan and develop press, magazine, television, radio, email and web strategiesDeveloped Corporate 100 fundraising strategy, met with potential donors, raised 250k towards production costs SCVTP Master Class Series at College of the Canyons - Summer 2007 and 2008Created an intensive summer program designed to give students and community members a unique opportunity to study with nationally and internationally recognized master teachers in Theatre Arts Partnered the SCVTP with College of the Canyons to underwrite the costs so the classes were available at community college prices COLLEGIATE PRODUCTION CREDITS Show less

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  Festival of New American Musicals

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2009

  Producer/Director/

  Director - Sing Me A Happy Song (Georgia Stitt and David Kirshenbaum ) Continued development of the musical with Georgia Stitt through another workshop for the Festival of New American Musicals, College of the Canyons; Sing Me A Happy Song (Georgia Stitt and David Kirshenbaum) The Southern California Premiere for the Festival of New American Musicals, College of the Canyons; Photo shoot for an entire season of designer clothing for rollout of new line into Neiman Marcus and Dillard's department stores. Coordinated with fashion stylists, photographer, hair stylist and models; Cruising the World with Soroptomist Wrote the script for segments of the Santa Clarita Valley Theatre Project's The World Goes Round as a fundraiser for Soroptomist International in partnership with Princess Cruises, a Corporate 100 sponsor of the Santa Clarita Valley Theatre Project (SCVTP). Coordinated rehearsals with Kay Cole, as well as the entire load-in of staging, sound and lights for the event. Collaborated with Gavin Macleod, Princess' official spokesperson, and their marketing team to ensure the quality and professionalism of the event; The Salon Series Designed a series of exciting intimate performances by Broadway actors, including Sally Struthers, Linda Grey and various film and television actors as a publicity and marketing campaign for the SCVTP; The World Goes Round (John Kander and Fred Ebb) Directed by Kay Cole for the SCVTP Show less

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  "If I Don't Make it, I love You"

  Jan 2018 - May 2019

  Featured Writer

  A harrowing collection of sixty narratives—covering over fifty years of shootings in America—written by those most directly affected by school shootings: the survivors.“If I Don’t Make It, I Love You,” a text sent from inside a war zone. A text meant for Stacy Crescitelli, whose 15-year-old daughter, Sarah, was hiding in a closet fearing for her life in Parkland, Florida, in February of 2018, while a gunman sprayed her school with bullets, killing her friends, teachers, and coaches. This scene has become too familiar. We see the images, the children with trauma on their faces leaving their school in ropes, connected to one another with hands on shoulders, shaking, crying, and screaming. We mourn the dead. We bury children. We demand change. But we are met with inaction. So, we move forward, sadder and more jaded. But what about those who cannot move on? These are their stories. Show less

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  Ph.D. therapeutic midlife coach, speaker, writer

  Jan 2019 - now

  Andrea M. Slominski Ph.D.

  After over 20 years as a producer/director and 9 years of college teaching, I went back to school to continue my education. While earning my MA and Ph.D. in Mythological Studies with an Emphasis in Depth Psychology, I have contributed to the anthology— If I Don't Make It, I Love You: Survivors in the Aftermath of School Shootings— with the essay, "Bearing the Unbearable," forthcoming 9/2019 Skyhorse Publishing; produced and directed a music video with international recording artist Sara Niemietz; wrote and directed a reality TV pilot; delivered papers at Popular Culture/American Culture (PCA/ACA), Association of the Study of Women and Mythology (ASWM), and American Academy of Religions (AAR) conferences. My poetry and 10-minute play have been published by Between Literary Journal and Depth Insights, I have been a feature workshop/speaker at the College of the Canyons Women's' Conference, and given workshops and seminars on Women's Midlife and menopause transition though Midlife Re-boot!, my women's coaching practice. Show less

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  Women's Economic Ventures (WEV)

  Jun 2019 - Jan 2020

  Instructor

  The Explore Program is a 4-session course designed for those who are exploring the possibility of opening up their own business and want to make an informed decision about their personal readiness. The course helps clarify and demystify several business concepts. Through small group discussions and hands-on activities, individuals will be able to get a better understanding of their own readiness and understanding of what is required when launching a business and if they are ready, both financially and emotionally, to take the next step. Show less

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  Regency Rising LLC

  Oct 2019 - now

  CEO and founder of Regency Rising LLC and creator of "The Heroine's Path"