Experience

DanceWorks Chicago

• United States
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Operations Manager

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  • Bookkeeping with QuickBooks Online >> Accounts receivable / payable: issue invoices, track, receive payments, make deposits, set up ACH payments in various portals for revenue-generating activities; process payroll, pay bills, record, and reconcile expenses >> Create financial reports (monthly PnL, balance sheet, grant tracking, event tracking, donations, etc), >> Lead staff liaison for monthly reconciliation and bookkeeping management with outside accountant • Manager of all aspects of annual audit with outside auditor • Provide staff support including meeting scheduling, note taking at meetings and presenting financial reports to the board of directors and Finance Committee • Keep office systems, technology platforms, and IT hardware in good working order and ensure they meet organizational needs • Create and manage human resources processes, including attaining requisite documentation, and document retention in line with laws and best practices • Ensure timely and legal compliance with all business-related requirements (e.g., insurance renewal, tax filings, unemployment etc.) and reporting • Manage CPS (and all other) vendor registration, background check processes, and invoicing through required systems • Write and submit grants, including all required financial data, gathering text and materials; lead manager for a myriad of grant portals, responsible for submitting application materials to meet deadlines • Create and manage ticketing registration processes and income for performances, education, and events



FOREVERMORE DANCE & THEATRE ARTS INC.

• United States
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lead Teacher Graded Technique Curriculum, Manager of Business Development

  • Jul 2015 - Jun 2020

  • Authored and administered program evaluations to students and parents based on industry best practices in order to better understand client priorities and develop more effective future programs; structured incentives for completion, resulting in increased response rate • Implemented Teen Forum focus group to follow-up on survey written evaluation to continue evaluative and proactively respond to student opinions • Strategically generate content for parent education to engage them in studio culture and classroom processes, building stronger client relationships and communication • Evolve cohesive jazz dance curriculum and skills testing to match logical progression and ensure student success in the program and professional dance world • Improve student and staff retention through research, evaluation, effective communication, and administrative process improvements • Evolve curriculum development to continuously gather feedback, edit, and implement stronger programs and student success • Responsible for social media content creation and management focused on clearly representing the organization’s brand; vary content per each social media platform



Lucky Plush Productions

• United States
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Development Manager

  • May 2018 - Nov 2018

  • Co-created strategic plan for the 2018 - 2019 fundraising season • Planned and executed spring campaign, including building individual donor engagement plans, letter composition, and social media plan • Developed and led Giving Tuesday campaign and celebratory event • Responsible for major donor cultivation, including research and building team strategy • Expanded Ways to Give webpage to include new modes of giving including: tiered levels of giving, monthly giving, vehicle donations, AmazonSmile, bequests, memorials, airline miles, and third party fundraisers • Assisted in creation of Team Building Workshop, an earned income event series • Created and distributed marketing emails and newsletters via MailChimp; built social media strategy; managed Social Media Manager and interns while assisting in execution of strategy • Managed volunteers for administrative duties and during on-site events • Point of contact and day of show administrator during performance run with Steppenwolf Theater • Created standard operating procedures for all administrative tasks to improve processes



Adler Planetarium

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Individual and Major Giving Intern

  • Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

  • Completed research and data analysis using Raiser’s Edge database to assist Membership Team in understanding current membership for future marketing campaigns • Collaborated with Development team to complete major donor prospect research • Responsible for writing and sending donor acknowledgement letters • Completed research and data analysis using Raiser’s Edge database to assist Membership Team in understanding current membership for future marketing campaigns • Collaborated with Development team to complete major donor prospect research • Responsible for writing and sending donor acknowledgement letters



Norridge Park District

• Recreational Facilities
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Development Consultant, Dance Instructor

  • Sep 2012 - Aug 2016

  • Created programming that successfully increased program capacity for new multi-million dollar building • Improved communication processes for teaching staff and management • Recruited professional teaching staff • Increased quality teacher retention • Created programming that successfully increased program capacity for new multi-million dollar building • Improved communication processes for teaching staff and management • Recruited professional teaching staff • Increased quality teacher retention



Renegade Dance Architects (of Chicago)

• Chicago, IL

• Executive and Artistic Director

  • Jul 2010 - Jan 2015

  • Developed strategic initiatives to increase audience and social media presence; successfully increased audience by 300% and social following by 400% in a 12 month period • Cultivated donor relationships resulting in increased individual giving; ran successful e-campaign through direct solicitation from donors • Secured performing opportunities for company in competitive festivals by submitting written applications and leveraging professional connections • Produced four annual concerts while managing staff and volunteers • Planned and executed successful fundraising events, including dancer “meet and greet” performances, silent auctions, and merchandise sales, strategically connecting individual donors with the organization’s mission



Chicago Athletic Club

• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Business Director

  • Aug 2004 - Oct 2008

  • Implemented processes to efficiently open Lakeview Athletic Club location • Supported day-to-day operations for three locations • Collaborated with Database Administrator to resolve issues and increase databases accuracy • Managed and trained data entry team, increased productivity, and consistently met monthly billing deadlines • Implemented processes to efficiently open Lakeview Athletic Club location • Supported day-to-day operations for three locations • Collaborated with Database Administrator to resolve issues and increase databases accuracy • Managed and trained data entry team, increased productivity, and consistently met monthly billing deadlines