Experience

transcenDANCE Youth Arts Project

• United States
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Manager

  • Jan 2013 - Present

  transcenDANCE Youth Arts Project is a nationally-recognized creative youth development organization that works with teens in underserved San Diego communities. transcenDANCE programs change the trajectory of students' lives by building resilience, confidence, and creativity and by instilling life-changing skills such as leadership, collaboration, and community engagement.



Drexel University

• Graduate Student- Masters of Arts Administration

  • Sep 2009 - Present

  I am currently working on my thesis on the impact of cultural tourism on non profit theatre organizations. I hope to be finished by August 2011.



The Old Globe

• United States
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Manager/ Artistic Assistant

  • 2011 - 2012

  Program Manager 2012 (Contractor)• Grant administrator/writer for the Balboa Park 2015 Centennial Celebration Project, including developing year round program calendar for Copley Plaza.• Managed grant research, project budgets, timelines, marketing plans, and artistic goals for $5mil. grant proposal and program development process• Served as main spokesperson for The Old Globe at all city and park planning meetings• Coordinated research travel and meetings for artistic staff and consultants• Served as main point of contact for all potential local and international partners Artistic Associate/ Local Casting Director 2011-2012 (Contractor)• Coordinated all local casting calls • Negotiated contracts with agents and managers for all actors, outside casting directors, assistant directors, and dialect coaches. • Maintained artistic department schedules, calendars, budgets, and purchase orders.• Maintained casting budgets, casting database and script library• Participated in season planning and other artistic department team functions• Ensured compliance with all union casting requirements



La Jolla Playhous

• Marketing Assistant/ Artistic Intern/ Executive Assistant

  • Oct 2010 - Dec 2010

  As the artistic intern, my responsibilities included supporting the artistic staff with general correspondence, local casting, new play development, script reading, and dramaturgical research. In addition, I served as a production assistant on several readings and workshops both in La Jolla and in New York City.As the Interim Marketing Assistant, I was responsible for grassroots and community outreach surrounding the production of Ruined. For this project I reached out to over 75 local organizations that had parallels to the themes of the play in order to make strategic partnerships to both spread the word about La Jolla Playhouse's work and to increase ticket revenue for Ruined through single and group ticket sales.As the interim executive assistant to the Managing Director, was responsible for managing the calendar of the Managing Director. In addition, I was responsible for coordinating travel arrangements, reconciling credit card and personal finance statements, and serving as a liaison between the Managing Director's office and all board members. I was responsible for taking and communicating minutes at all board, committee, and senior staff meetings as well as scheduling and coordinating these meetings. In addition, I aided on several research projects.



USO

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director of Programs & Marketing-Japan

  • Nov 2008 - Aug 2009

  As the Director of Programs & Marketing, I was responsible for overseeing all of the regular and special event programs for all USO operations in Japan. In addition, I was responsible for marketing the USO brand to the military families in Japan, military officials, corporate sponsors, donors, and the Japanese public. I developed a budget tracking system for all programs staff and implemented a volunteer recruitment, training, and recognition program.



Davenport Theatrical Enterprises

• United States
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Marketing/Group Sales

  • Aug 2006 - May 2008

  As the director of Marketing and Group Sales, I was responsible for all in house marketing initiatives for several off-broadway shows. Responsibilities included planning, implementing, and tracking print, online, and outdoor advertising, grassroots marketing, trade shows, corporate partnerships, trade & barter. In addition, I served as the director of in house group sales for all shows.