Experience

Crowded Fire Theater Company
• United States
• Entertainment
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Co-Director of Management

  • Jan 2022 - Present


Berkeley Repertory Theatre

• United States
• Performing Arts
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Institutional Giving Manager

  • Jun 2017 - Feb 2021

  • Managed a diverse portfolio of 25+ foundation, government, and corporate funders for $18M nonprofit theatre with substantial new play development and arts education activities • Wrote and managed several multi-year six-figure foundation grants and a $1M+ special grant • Crafted high-quality proposal narratives, reports, and grant budgets in collaboration with program staff • Created foundation and government giving strategy with Development Directors • Managed high-intensity annual grants calendar • Delegated appropriate work to Development Coordinator and provided direction to short-term writers • Tracked all prospects, funders, deadlines, proposals, and reports in Tessitura • Maintained online organization profiles at SMU DataArts, Charity Navigator, and Guidestar • Compiled regular reports on foundation and government giving for Director of Development and Board of Trustees • Supported a 12-person development team with donor cultivation activities and executing stewardship events • Helped develop Berkeley Rep’s civic engagement initiative, internal ethics committee and organization code of conduct; served on staff anti-racism education committee Show less



Z Space (Theater)

• United States
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Institutional Giving Manager

  • Jan 2017 - Jun 2017

  • Managed a diverse portfolio of foundation and government grants for $2M nonprofit theatre and arts presenter • Generated proposals and reports on new play development, productions, and Youth Arts education program • Maintained grants calendar, researched prospective funders, and organized electronic and hard copy records • Ensured appropriate funder recognition on public-facing materials • Managed a diverse portfolio of foundation and government grants for $2M nonprofit theatre and arts presenter • Generated proposals and reports on new play development, productions, and Youth Arts education program • Maintained grants calendar, researched prospective funders, and organized electronic and hard copy records • Ensured appropriate funder recognition on public-facing materials

• Literary Associate

  • Jan 2012 - Apr 2015

  • Wrote an average 16,000 words of copy a year for an audience of over 200,000 people.• Designed and implemented interactive lobby displays in collusion with marketing team.• Led engaging post-show discussions with up to 300 audience members at a time.• Handled correspondence with artists, agents, donors, board members, and the general public.• Part of the early implementation team for a four year, $1 million Irvine grant, including execution, reporting, and articulating the program’s impact to staff, patrons, artists in the field, and individual donors.• Taught playwriting workshops to 20 middle school and high school writers. • Selected and mentored year-long Peter Sloss Literary and Dramaturgy Fellow each season. Show less

• Peter Sloss Dramaturgy Fellow (2011-2012)

  • Aug 2011 - Jan 2012


Actors Theatre of Louisville
• United States
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Literary Intern

  • Jun 2010 - Jul 2010