Chief Philanthropy Officer

• Mar 2020 - Present

Director Of Education

• Aug 2019 - Mar 2020

Chief Archivist & Database Manager, Office Manager (previously)

• 2010 - 2017

 Digitized the organization’s 100 year history; Implemented policies and procedures for archival curation; Crafted a searchable database of the organization’s records;  Supervised a team of 2 full-time archivists and mentored interns during my tenure; Curated multiple archive exhibits that debuted at 2 of our national conferences in Chicago, and La Jolla, CA; Processed and input of all events, surveys, special projects, and membership data essential to the organization into various databases for future tracking; Served as an editor for the Resource Directory—a guide book for theatrical writers showcasing available regional, national, and international submission opportunities, contests, and residencies; Streamlined the process for collecting and storing information. Managed the day-to-day office operations of the Guild’s 20-person office; Coordinated the needs of the organization for all outside contractors and vendors; Facilitated the usage for a rental room available on-site in Times Square;  Maintained a detailed availability calendar for the rental space, drafted contracts for all rentals, and fine-tuned the guidelines for all renters; Initiated social media engagement with our membership about opportunities available to them.

Creative Projects Director

• 2009 - 2012

 Spearheaded the day-to-day operations for the marketing firm while seeing to each individual Broadway client and ensure that their needs were being met;  Led pitch meetings with top Broadway producers to solicit potential clients; Strategized the marketing approach for each client by narrowing focus on a target audience and how various locations around New York City would contribute to a surge in profit; Hired, staffed, and scheduled teams for each client including, but not limited to, direct supervision of 50 employees daily with close to a dozen Broadway shows simultaneously serving in upwards of 6 locations across Manhattan that included: Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Peter and the Star Catcher, Big Apple Circus, Phantom of the Opera, Kinky Boots, and Annie; Produced daily and weekly progress and sales reports for the CEO, producers, key stakeholders, and investors for each individual show; Analyzed data to report successes at the box office culminating in surges of walk-up and future ticket sales; Oversaw to the planning and implementation for all special events: including, but not limited to, the hiring, scheduling, & daily strategies to further increase walk-up sales.

Director

• Jan 2008 - Dec 2010

Director, Teaching Artist, Grant Writer Auditioned, cast, and directed a number of productions as part of the arts education programming; Furthered partnerships with organizations such as UNICEF, Sesame Street, and the United Nations; Partnered with the United Nations to launch two initiatives, one for the United Nations World Religion Conference and one for the UN/NGO International Commission on the Status of Women;  Crafted, auditioned, cast, rehearsed, and presented performance pieces for various initiatives.

Costume Designer

• Jul 2007 - Aug 2010

 Organized & prioritized the complex costume needs for the summer stock productions that included sorting and tracking close to 500 costume pieces and accessories; Supervised and mentored a team of 2 full-time assistant designers;  Balanced an extremely strict operating budget.  Organized & prioritized the complex costume needs for the summer stock productions that included sorting and tracking close to 500 costume pieces and accessories; Supervised and mentored a team of 2 full-time assistant designers;  Balanced an extremely strict operating budget.

Director

• Jan 2008 - Dec 2009

Director, Teaching Artist, Writer/Adapter, Costume/Prop/Set Curator Directed and taught theatre arts education for 3 in-school residencies, as well as a rigorous class schedule at the primary theatre space in Sparta, NJ; Auditioned, casted, scheduled, adapted a script, ran rehearsals, and coordinated each area (costume, props, set, lights, sound) culminating in a production for a paying audience; Launched a local touring production of Charlotte’s Web; Implemented a policies & procedures guideline for booking and operating a touring show, performed outreach to a variety of local schools, scheduled multiple performances, adapted a script, auditioned, cast, rehearsed the production, and supervised the completion of a mobile version of costume, props, set, lights and sound. Adapted a rigorous theatre arts curriculum to implement a theatre arts education at a school for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities; Strategized and developed exercises and techniques that served as a form of theatrical therapy;  Customized a script tailored specifically to serve the individual needs of the students served and directed a full production.

Director of Theatre

• 2009 - 2009

 Mentored and supervised a staff of 4 Drama Counselors, 5 interns, and served as a Senior Leadership Counselor alongside 20+ additional programs;  Created and implemented a 7-period rotating curriculum for over 500 campers daily in theatrical and arts education programming; Scheduled instructors, in addition to myself, to teach daily, while also delegating responsibilities that would strengthen each instructors individual contributions to the program; Collaborated, yet ultimately, approved the implementation for every element in production;  Directed 3 main stage productions and 3 small scale production that included script selection, auditioning, casting, setting a rehearsal schedule, managing rehearsals, and coordinating the areas of costume, props, set, lights, and sound; Balanced an extremely strict operations budget.

Street Team Manager

• 2007 - 2009

 Supervised a staff of 20 promoters and 10 costume characters at various locations around New York City to promote each of the Cirque du Soleil shows in residence; Oversaw all scheduling and staffing needs; Settled various conflicts internally, and crisis managed situations as they arose; Coordinated all special events and appearances for various private events; Created weekly reports to our producers, investors, & leadership team demonstrating strategies approached, tracking of successes and failures for key locations; Analyzed data on how that reporting correlated to success at the box office culminating in surges of walk-up and future ticket sales.