Experience

New Art Center

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Director

  • Apr 2019 - 4 years 9 months

  Newton MA • Oversee the operations of the center through thoughtful leadership, management and strategic planning • Reports to the Board of the New Art Center and provides executive leadership to all program and development staff • Oversees the personnel and planning for all NAC business departments, programs, and activities • Plans and identifies the priorities for fundraising in order to maintain and enhance the earned and philanthropic revenue for the organization • In consultation with… Show more • Oversee the operations of the center through thoughtful leadership, management and strategic planning • Reports to the Board of the New Art Center and provides executive leadership to all program and development staff • Oversees the personnel and planning for all NAC business departments, programs, and activities • Plans and identifies the priorities for fundraising in order to maintain and enhance the earned and philanthropic revenue for the organization • In consultation with the Deputy Director, President, the Board, staff and other stakeholders, develops a long-range vision and plan Show less



Charles and Joan Gross Family Foundation

• Executive Director and Board Treasurer

  • Jan 2006 - 18 years

  • Developed protocol for the Gross Family Prize, a $30K biennial prize awarded to a choreographer and composer for the best original dance with original music • Oversee biannual grant giving of approx. $35K: develop relationships with potential grantees, select grantees and manage evaluation process • Advised board of directors on strategic planning • Developed action plans for foundation’s funding priorities • Facilitated foundation’s creation though meetings with potential… Show more • Developed protocol for the Gross Family Prize, a $30K biennial prize awarded to a choreographer and composer for the best original dance with original music • Oversee biannual grant giving of approx. $35K: develop relationships with potential grantees, select grantees and manage evaluation process • Advised board of directors on strategic planning • Developed action plans for foundation’s funding priorities • Facilitated foundation’s creation though meetings with potential grantees and board members Show less



Fort Point Arts Community

• Artists and Writers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Interim Executive Director

  • Aug 2018 - Feb 2019

• Executive Director

  • Jan 2014 - Feb 2019

  Fort Point District, South Boston • Drive vision & define programmatic & fiscal priorities for vibrant nonprofit with $400K annual budget • Report to & collaborate with President & Executive Committee & Board of Directors • Manage Public Art Programs: calls for art, managing juries & notifications to artists; oversee installation & permitting with property owners & the City of Boston • Direct Open Studios; promotion, art, volunteer management & permitting Key Accomplishments: • Increased art-lending revenue by… Show more • Drive vision & define programmatic & fiscal priorities for vibrant nonprofit with $400K annual budget • Report to & collaborate with President & Executive Committee & Board of Directors • Manage Public Art Programs: calls for art, managing juries & notifications to artists; oversee installation & permitting with property owners & the City of Boston • Direct Open Studios; promotion, art, volunteer management & permitting Key Accomplishments: • Increased art-lending revenue by 88%; $15K to $125K between FY13-FY18 via o 16+ permanent commissions (State Street: $45K; LogMeIn: $50K, & 10 Farnsworth Street, $20K) o 17+ clients (Aloft, Blade, Boston Consulting Group, Crosspoint, Equinox, EverTrue, Exa, Flansburgh Architects, Kayak, KoMarketing, Lola, MassChallenge, Motus, Radian, State Street, WBUR, WeWork) • Grew individual donor revenue more than 5000% FY13 & FY18: $500 to $32K through smart cultivation & stewardship; cultivated new corporate sponsors • Added new programming & public art opportunities & grew interest in public art including most successful project to date: 2016 Floating Art Project SOS (Safety Orange Swimmers) o Recognized: Top 25 public art projects nationally in 2016 by the Public Art Network o Named: Top 15 public art projects in Boston of 2016 by The Artery/WBUR o Featured: The Boston Globe front page above the fold on October 13, 2016 • Increased membership: 180 to 300+ & grew mailing list: 1500 names to 4,400+ • Increased social media engagement (Twitter, Instagram, Facebook): 2K to 8.2K+ & website traffic from 2.1 million hits in 2013 to 3.1 million+ in 2016 • Recruited Board of Directors & put board charter in place o Instituted minimum board member donation requirement: $1K in FY18, to increase to $3K by FY20 • Initiated new fiscal management practices & enhanced internal oversight of financial accounts • Growth of staff: Director of Programs & Exhibitions, Membership & Communications Coordinator



American Repertory Theater

• Special Events & Corporate Partnerships Officer

  • Jan 2011 - Sep 2013

  Cambridge, MA • AMERICAN REPERTORY THEATER (A.R.T.) Cambridge, MA SPECIAL EVENTS & CORPORATE PARTERNSHIPS OFFICER March 2012 - October 2013 • Responsible for staff and volunteer management, event budgets of $150K, vendor negotiation, event production • Planned and implemented corporate partnership program • Strategically built relationships and secured donations • Gala Event Consultant, Donor Information Coordinator, 2010-2012 Key Accomplishment: • Planned and implemented more than 40… Show more • AMERICAN REPERTORY THEATER (A.R.T.) Cambridge, MA SPECIAL EVENTS & CORPORATE PARTERNSHIPS OFFICER March 2012 - October 2013 • Responsible for staff and volunteer management, event budgets of $150K, vendor negotiation, event production • Planned and implemented corporate partnership program • Strategically built relationships and secured donations • Gala Event Consultant, Donor Information Coordinator, 2010-2012 Key Accomplishment: • Planned and implemented more than 40 A.R.T. Development Department events per season, including fundraising, donor cultivation and stewardship, and Board development Show less



IBA - Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Development

  • Jul 1998 - Jul 1999

  • INQUILINOS BORICUAS EN ACCION (I.B.A.) Boston, MA DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 1998 -1999 • Implemented and managed all fundraising programs and special events efforts required to meet the S1.5 million annual budget Key Accomplishment: • Secured funding from government, foundation, and corporate sources as well as from special events, individual and in-kind donors



Smith Andersen Editions

• Director

  • Aug 1996 - Jun 1998

  Palo Alto, CA • SMITH ANDERSEN EDITIONS Palo Alto, CA DIRECTOR 1996 - 1998 • Managed contemporary art gallery’s print making studio Key Accomplishments: • Developed and managed Artists in Residence program • Developed and implemented marketing techniques for sales of prints produced by gallery artists • Increased revenue by 50% facilitating new artist relationships and creating a secondary market business



Barbara Krakow Gallery

• Gallery Director

  • Jun 1994 - Jul 1996

  Boston, MA BARBARA KRAKOW GALLERY Boston, MA GALLERY DIRECTOR 1994 - 1996 • Managed the contemporary art gallery’s daily operations and directed gallery’s inclusion in five special event art fairs per year. Curated/co-curated exhibitions, designed installations, wrote press releases and lectured to public • Registrar, 1992 – 1993