Experience

The Marsh

• United States
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• General Manager

  • Apr 2022 - Present

  San Francisco Bay Area General Manager for two venues in San Francisco and Berkeley. TheMarsh.org



MusicAndMagic.com

• Performer as Kevin the Cap, and Manager of Ash K., Magician

  • Jan 1979 - Present

  San Francisco Bay Area Working entertainers are experts in chaos management and customer relations: we make your good event great! I have been performing for over 20 years as two characters, and pride myself on the execution of a performance as much as I do the initial assessment of the client's needs. Much of this day-to-day work is the same for traditional jobs: marketing, sales, and project management are perhaps surprisingly the bread and butter of the job. Kevin the Cap, Magician -… Show more Working entertainers are experts in chaos management and customer relations: we make your good event great! I have been performing for over 20 years as two characters, and pride myself on the execution of a performance as much as I do the initial assessment of the client's needs. Much of this day-to-day work is the same for traditional jobs: marketing, sales, and project management are perhaps surprisingly the bread and butter of the job. Kevin the Cap, Magician - https://tinyurl.com/KevinTheCapTradeShowMagician Ash K., Magician - https://tinyurl.com/AshKTradeShowMagician First magician ever reviewed on Yelp! - in the world Magician member of the elite Magic Castle - one of the most exclusive clubs anywhere Wouldn’t you like to have at your booth a real person who knows your business and can draw in a crowd? I represent two magicians with two completely different personalities depending on what your needs are. Please check out our websites, and let me know what we can do to radically increase your ROI. Book the first magician ever reviewed on Yelp in the world – for amazing kids & family events at KidsMagicSanFranciscoBayArea.com; for corporate & private events, visit WhoAteTheRabbit.com, and for his remarkable manager and fellow performer, please see KevinTheCap.com * Trade Shows - get people to stop in a sea of options * Company Parties - they might not remember the things that are the same for every event, but they'll remember magic • VIP Entertainment - whether strolling magic, or an intimate show to thank or celebrate, Ash K. or Kevin the Cap will keep them laughing and amazed • Workshops - If you have just an hour or three days, I'll use what I learned in my graduate education work to build a custom workshop for you and your budget for magic, juggling, or both Show less



Writer & Editor

• Writer

  • 1988 - Present

  Credits include Managing Editor for Keyboard Magazine’s 30th Anniversary Issue, Editor of the English version of the text on youth unemployment for the Club of Rome 1988 meeting in Vienna, Austria, and Writer on subjects ranging from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder for clinical psychologist, to article about year as a Fulbright Teaching Assistant published in U.C. Davis Magazine, to the entire content of a nationally recognized orchestra education program.



MagicShowDriveAcrossAmerica.com

• Two Magicians • 100 Shows • 48 States • July 1st – October 31st, 2021

  • May 2021 - Oct 2021

  United States Did a historic, never-done drive, performing two different shows all across the United States. More information at the website, MagicShowDriveAcrossAmerica.com.



ShowBizCRM - see archive at: http://tinyurl.com/ShowBizCRM-Archive

• Co-Founder

  • Jun 2010 - Oct 2015

  http://tinyurl.com/ShowBizCRM-Archive Charged with PR, marketing, and testing for Customer Relationship Management tool that automated sales & booking processes for variety entertainers.



KevinTheCap.com

• Magic & Juggling Teacher for Both Adults & Shorter Humans

  • 2005 - 2015

  San Francsico Bay Area Bringing eight years of teaching experience (including a Fulbright Teaching Assistantship) and my Master's degree in education to share magic with kids in summer camp and after-school programs in the greater San Francisco Bay Area. Info for big people at KevinTheCap.com, and for small people at KidsMagicSanFranciscoBayArea.com



KPIX | CBS San Francisco/Bay Area

• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant to Market Director of Communications

  • Aug 2011 - Jan 2012

  San Francisco Bay Area Provided support for all community events and internal communications at CBS 5 and CW44.



U.S. Census Bureau

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Field Operations Supervisor, Eastern San Francisco

  • Jan 2010 - Jul 2010

  San Francisco, California Began in 2009 in the pre-census, then was recruited to be a Crew Leader, and again promoted, this time as one of the 10 people supervising all work for Eastern San Francisco. Responsible for training, promoting, reprimanding, and terminating eight direct reports, and their crews (typically a dozen). Trained several hundred employees for this enormous, national effort.



Hottrix

• Rabbi

  • Mar 2007 - Sep 2009

  San Francisco Bay Area Advised company's founder and provided logistical support to the companies' many endeavors, most importantly with their hit iPhone app, the iBeer.



San Francisco Electric Tour Company - Segway Tours

• United States
• Travel Arrangements
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Concierge Liaison

  • 2008 - 2008

  San Francisco, California, United States Outreach for all major hotels in the San Francisco Bay Area.



Encore Communications

• Publicist

  • Mar 2005 - Apr 2006

  San Francisco, California Provided administrative support to the firm’s two principals. Managed radio campaign for the firm’s clients, including the SF Opera, SF Symphony, Black & White Ball, Empire Plush Room, and San Mateo County Fair. Wrote copy for events including the Black & White Ball’s bands’ bios, the Sausalito Art Festival brochure, and the Empire Plush Room performers’ bios.



Keyboard Magazine

• Managing Editor, 30th Anniversary Edition

  • 2005 - 2005

  We put together an important issue in just weeks. Imagine my surprise when I was told after turning in the final draft that we had no copy editor. : )



Public School Music Teacher, Northbay & Bay Area, California

• Music Teacher

  • Sep 1992 - Jun 2002

  Napa, Petaluma, Hayward, and Berkeley School Districts September, 01 – June, ’02 Music Teacher. Longfellow Arts & Technology Middle School, Berkeley. Taught 6th grade general music, and 7th - 8th grade chorus, seeing 230 kids per week. December, ‘99 - June, 2000 Music Teacher. Hayward Unified School District. Taught music to over 500 children, grades 1 through 5. September, ‘97 - June, ‘98 Music Teacher. Petaluma Elementary Schools. Wrote curriculum and instructed fifth and sixth graders in general music class at seven… Show more September, 01 – June, ’02 Music Teacher. Longfellow Arts & Technology Middle School, Berkeley. Taught 6th grade general music, and 7th - 8th grade chorus, seeing 230 kids per week. December, ‘99 - June, 2000 Music Teacher. Hayward Unified School District. Taught music to over 500 children, grades 1 through 5. September, ‘97 - June, ‘98 Music Teacher. Petaluma Elementary Schools. Wrote curriculum and instructed fifth and sixth graders in general music class at seven schools. October, ‘97 - October, ‘98 Music Teacher. Seniors Program, Santa Rosa Junior College. Performed music, taught and interacted with older students for sites in Sonoma county. October, ‘95 - March, ‘96 Music Teacher. Meadow Elementary School, Petaluma. Taught music to all children at public school in Petaluma, seeing over 450 children during twelve class times held per week. December, ’93 - December, ‘95 Music Teacher for Seniors Program, Napa Adult School. Performed, taught and interacted with older students for Napa State Hospital and sites in & the town of Napa. Show less



Berkeley Symphony

• United States
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Education Director

  • 2000 - 2002

  Berkeley, California Managed and developed all aspects of the education program including: repertoire for school performances, writing and publishing curriculum, aiding funding efforts, coordinating school visits and rehearsals, and acting as liaison to both the Berkeley community and other arts agencies. To these ends, the specifics include extensive research and correspondence, the supervision of a volunteer graphics artist, the design and execution of extensive logistics systems for rehearsals, and… Show more Managed and developed all aspects of the education program including: repertoire for school performances, writing and publishing curriculum, aiding funding efforts, coordinating school visits and rehearsals, and acting as liaison to both the Berkeley community and other arts agencies. To these ends, the specifics include extensive research and correspondence, the supervision of a volunteer graphics artist, the design and execution of extensive logistics systems for rehearsals, and leading workshops for teachers. Managed audio archives and production for the education program. Show less



San Francisco Symphony

• United States
• Performing Arts
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Associate, Education Department

  • 1998 - 1999

  Logistics and support for massive program serving San Francisco families and Bay Area concert goers.



The Fulbright Program

• United States
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teaching Assistant, Mattersburg, Austria

  • Aug 1989 - Jun 1990

  Taught English to students at two schools, ages eight to eighteen.



CIEE Council on International Educational Exchange

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistent

  • 1986 - 1986

  Secured building and provided clerical support to President.



University of California, Davis

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student Assistant

  • 1985 - 1986

  Davis, California, United States Clerical support and did research for the reinstituted Aggie mascot.