Richard Read

Director of Development & Communications at NOCCA Foundation
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(386) 825-5501
Location
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, US
Languages
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • French Professional working proficiency

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Credentials

  • Senior Management Institute
    National Arts Strategies
    Feb, 2017
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

  • NOCCA Foundation
    • United States
    • Fundraising
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Director of Development & Communications
      • Oct 1998 - Present

      The NOCCA Foundation is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization that provides support and advocacy for the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA), Louisiana's arts conservatory for high school students. With assistance from corporations, foundations, and individuals across Louisiana and around the globe, the Foundation has helped turn NOCCA into a flagship educational facility for young artists. As Director of Communications & Public Programs, my responsibilities include: participating as a senior staff member on strategic, business, and other planning processes; leading all marketing and public relations activities; oversight of daily operations, staff, and programming in public-facing, revenue-generating ventures; planning and producing a professional concert series and related outreach events; planning and producing an ongoing series of arts classes for adult learners; web and graphic design; social media planning and outreach; grantwriting and grant maintenance; and technology strategy and management. Show less

  • University of New Orleans
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Adjunct Professor, Master's program in Arts Administration
      • Aug 2004 - Present

      The Graduate Program in Arts Administration at the University of New Orleans prepares students for administrative careers within arts organizations, including galleries, museums, concert halls, opera companies, theaters, dance ensembles, auction houses, film societies, festivals, municipal art programs, arts education programs, and community art centers. The curriculum offers elective courses in nonprofit management, business, and the arts, plus required specialized arts administration courses, including development and arts law. The program culminates in a 480-hour internship giving students practical experience in the field. I currently teach four courses for the Arts Administration program: Marketing, Public Relations, Branding, Arts Technology, and an industry seminar, and developed syllabi for the latter two from scratch. I have also taught a Theatre Overview course and an online course in social media management as part of the Certified Performing Arts Executive program. Show less

  • DramaRama
    • Greater New Orleans Area
    • Managing Director
      • May 1997 - Mar 2009

      DramaRama is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the performing arts of Greater New Orleans. Major activities revolve around an annual theatre festival held jointly at the Contemporary Arts Center and the Louisiana Children's Museum under the names of DramaRama and DramaRama Junior, respectively. In both venues, DramaRama strives to give performing artists a place to show their new work and to network with their peers. As Managing Director, my responsibilities included coordination, review, and jurying of festival submissions; scheduling of performances; maintaining relations with artists and technical staff; grantwriting; grant maintenance; and marketing. I was also responsible for promoting DramaRama's annual call for entries, which began as a locally focused endeavor but eventually reached artists in other parts of the U.S. Show less

  • Shakespeare Festival at Tulane
    • Greater New Orleans Area
    • Managing Director
      • Mar 1997 - Apr 2000

      Responsibilities included coordination of performances and seasonal events, including special events; also marketing, fundraising, grantwriting, accounting, payroll. Responsibilities included coordination of performances and seasonal events, including special events; also marketing, fundraising, grantwriting, accounting, payroll.

  • Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival
    • United States
    • Entertainment
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Site manager, theatre program
      • Feb 1997 - Mar 2000

      Responsibilities included front-of-house management, artist relations, and general supervision of theatre events. Responsibilities included front-of-house management, artist relations, and general supervision of theatre events.

  • International Theatre Institute
    • Greater New York City Area
    • Program Manager
      • Jul 1993 - Aug 1994

      Responsibilities included grantwriting, bookkeeping, programming of both foreign visitors to the US and US theatre professionals going abroad, corporate correspondence. Responsibilities included grantwriting, bookkeeping, programming of both foreign visitors to the US and US theatre professionals going abroad, corporate correspondence.

Education

  • University of New Orleans
    M.A., Arts Administration
    1996 - 1999
  • Tulane University
    M.A., Dramatic Literature and Criticism
    1991 - 1993
  • Millsaps College
    B.A., English, Theatre, French
    1986 - 1990

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