Experience

Park Century School

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Development and Special Events Associate

  • Aug 2022 - Present

  Culver City, California, United States Lead the Annual Fund initiative including fundraising and financial record keeping. Raised over $450k in first year on a $300k annual fund goal. Currently managing a $10M capital campaign. Organize all donor, parent, staff and faculty events, including budgeting, rentals, and logistics. Responsible for creation of the Annual Report. Liaison between parent community, the Board of Trustees, and the school. Update the school website. Create collateral for… Show more Lead the Annual Fund initiative including fundraising and financial record keeping. Raised over $450k in first year on a $300k annual fund goal. Currently managing a $10M capital campaign. Organize all donor, parent, staff and faculty events, including budgeting, rentals, and logistics. Responsible for creation of the Annual Report. Liaison between parent community, the Board of Trustees, and the school. Update the school website. Create collateral for Annual Fund, Capital Campaign, e-newsletter, website and social media. Supervise all social media accounts. Researched and instituted new database and fundraising software. Show less



Westmark School

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advancement Special Events and Constituent Relations Manager

  • Feb 2022 - Aug 2022

  Los Angeles Metropolitan Area Responsible for the planning and implementation of cultivation, stewardship and fundraising events of the entire school, including Annual Gala, parent events including Open House, and Grandparents and Special Friends Day. Develop and nurture relationships with the Parent Association and Alumni with a focus on fundraising. Work with faculty, staff, outside vendors and members of facilities to ensure a professional execution of all events. Work closely with the Marketing… Show more Responsible for the planning and implementation of cultivation, stewardship and fundraising events of the entire school, including Annual Gala, parent events including Open House, and Grandparents and Special Friends Day. Develop and nurture relationships with the Parent Association and Alumni with a focus on fundraising. Work with faculty, staff, outside vendors and members of facilities to ensure a professional execution of all events. Work closely with the Marketing team to ensure proper communication on all events and findraising initiatives. Show less



Manoukian High School and Performing Arts Center

• Venue Management

  • Aug 2018 - May 2020

  Pasadena, CA Constituent relations and event management focused on fundraising, including staffing, public relations, marketing, website creation and social media management. Event scheduling for multiple on-site locations simultaneously. Establish events with Board Members and members of the Parent Association.



Angel City Arts and The Angel City Jazz Festival

• Executive Director

  • Aug 2013 - Nov 2018

  Los Angeles, CA With a focus on fundraising, produced events throughout LA as well as a three-week music festival, with attendance of 10K plus across 7 venues. Increased community engagement by 40% with an additional 18 events annually to promote the organization’s cause. Met budgets, deadlines, and sponsorship goals on all events; increasing sponsorship and grant dollars by 30% annually. Created and nurtured an increase in partnerships with other community organizations by 75% to cross-promote… Show more With a focus on fundraising, produced events throughout LA as well as a three-week music festival, with attendance of 10K plus across 7 venues. Increased community engagement by 40% with an additional 18 events annually to promote the organization’s cause. Met budgets, deadlines, and sponsorship goals on all events; increasing sponsorship and grant dollars by 30% annually. Created and nurtured an increase in partnerships with other community organizations by 75% to cross-promote and support a common goal. http://www.angelcityjazz.com http://www.angelcityarts.org Show less



Live Nation Entertainment

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 700 & Above Employee

• Events and Project Coordination

  • Aug 2012 - Nov 2018

  Los Angeles Manage concert and event VIP programs, including ticketing, package design and implementation for national and international tours. (e.g., Adele, Rolling Stones, Pink, Drake, Paul McCartney, Lady Gaga and Beyonce) Create high-value concert products and experiences based on analysis of customer and artist demographics, and current branding requirements. Managed website implementation, serving as a key liaison between technology solutions teams and the business division. Includes… Show more Manage concert and event VIP programs, including ticketing, package design and implementation for national and international tours. (e.g., Adele, Rolling Stones, Pink, Drake, Paul McCartney, Lady Gaga and Beyonce) Create high-value concert products and experiences based on analysis of customer and artist demographics, and current branding requirements. Managed website implementation, serving as a key liaison between technology solutions teams and the business division. Includes assisting in the design and development of technical solutions to meet the end-users needs. Partnered with Live Nation’s technical team and external vendors developing and nurturing trust and on-going relationships. Oversee the division’s social media accounts, including reporting and analytics. Show less



California Lawyers for the Arts

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Outreach Director

  • Oct 2010 - Aug 2013

  Los Angeles, CA Managed relationships and outreach via presentations to law schools, students, attorneys, and potential members. Solicited attorney volunteers to provide legal consultation to the arts community. Implementation and management of a database of 4,000+ client records across three offices. Lead business development efforts to increase membership across artist groups and individuals. Responsible for analytics creation and reporting, KPI creation and analysis, extracting insights… Show more Managed relationships and outreach via presentations to law schools, students, attorneys, and potential members. Solicited attorney volunteers to provide legal consultation to the arts community. Implementation and management of a database of 4,000+ client records across three offices. Lead business development efforts to increase membership across artist groups and individuals. Responsible for analytics creation and reporting, KPI creation and analysis, extracting insights and recognizing patters or issues from raw data. Show less



Cerity Partners

• United States
• Financial Services
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Business Supervisor

  • Aug 2004 - Dec 2010

  San Francisco, CA Managed Administrative team and a multitude of special projects in support of clients and internal teams to improve operational efficiencies and service. Organizational development in analyzing work-flow processes, instituting the latest technology to resolve any found issues and create a more efficient process. Oversaw office expansion and build-out. Managed multiple sub-projects with varying timelines and budgets. Managed vendor selection and management (e.g., designers, tech… Show more Managed Administrative team and a multitude of special projects in support of clients and internal teams to improve operational efficiencies and service. Organizational development in analyzing work-flow processes, instituting the latest technology to resolve any found issues and create a more efficient process. Oversaw office expansion and build-out. Managed multiple sub-projects with varying timelines and budgets. Managed vendor selection and management (e.g., designers, tech and audio/visual service providers, and general contractors). Documented progress and generated reports for senior partners throughout the projects. Show less



The Jazz House

• Director

  • Feb 2004 - Dec 2007

  Berkeley, CA Created and managed a new music venue from the ground, up; turning a soundless, empty room into an internationally recognized establishment for music and arts of numerous genres. Designed and supervised all aspects of the venue including sponsorship development, ticketing, artist relations, marketing, and contract creation & execution, while also providing music and art opportunities for youth. Media relations included the creation and distribution of press releases, and… Show more Created and managed a new music venue from the ground, up; turning a soundless, empty room into an internationally recognized establishment for music and arts of numerous genres. Designed and supervised all aspects of the venue including sponsorship development, ticketing, artist relations, marketing, and contract creation & execution, while also providing music and art opportunities for youth. Media relations included the creation and distribution of press releases, and communications with numerous media outlets and journalists to notify them of the organization's latest news and upcoming events. Fielded media questions and met for interviews. Recruited and collaborated with Board Members, venue staff, city government officials, attorneys, accountants, other community venues, and neighborhood associations. Organized and led Board meetings. Created and maintained relationships with numerous local, national, and international musicians and artists. Established ticketing with a third-party vendor, set price breaks, tracked advance sales, will-call and walk-up sales, and processed ticketing settlement. Show less



SLO, Ltd.

• Project Manager

  • Mar 2002 - Sep 2004

  San Francisco, CA First point of contact to client base of over 1000 VIP clients for music ticketing. Responded to client inquiries in person, via phone and e-mail correspondence. Processed ticketing payments on numerous tours simultaneously. Traveled nationally and internationally to numerous concert venues including theaters, arenas and stadiums to administer on-site ticketing to VIP clients for a A-list performers such as The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, KISS, and Madonna.



Bill Graham Presents

• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Human Resources Manager

  • Jan 1999 - Mar 2002

  San Francisco, CA Managed all aspects of Human Resources including benefits analysis, budgeting, employee relations, employee file maintenance, payroll processing, insurance processing, worker's compensation management, and compliance, across two divisions.