Director Of Operations

• Sep 2021 - Present

I lead Wursta's finances, HR, compliance, and legal.

Operations Manager

• Oct 2020 - Sep 2021

Operations Manager

• Jul 2015 - Aug 2020

The company's financial and HR needs were my main focus and priority as an "HR Department of One". I established and developed Praxent's HR practice as the company grew by 500% over 5 years.Employee happiness and engagement are tracked and we routinely hit this company KPI. I initiated an overhaul of our onboarding process which has resulted in consistently achieving a score of 10 out of 10 in employee ratings.Other HR accomplishments include: facilitating company’s first Employee Resource Group (ERG) meetings for Women and Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging; implementing an HRIS; hiring a fully-remote team; transitioning an in-office team to remote work; establishing a PTO request system; writing policy; supporting and coaching multiple Directors; establishing a performance review process, adding benefits to attract and retain talent. Benefits I added include a retirement plan with company match, paid parental leave, paid sick leave, and dental, vision, short-term, and long-term disability insurance coverages, and professional development funds.I joined Praxent as their one-woman Operations Manager, which is a way of saying I wore many, many hats! I have been responsible for: bookkeeping, AP, AR, contract negotiation, office management, copywriting, event planning, facilities management, and IT management.

Managing Director, Associate

• Dec 2010 - Jun 2015

With degrees in Public Relations and Harp Performance, my goal was to be on the "business side of the arts". As this artist management agency's first hire at a critical make-or-break time of growth, I took on all operations to allow the CEO to focus solely on business development. My primary responsibilities included:- Serving as the liaison between presenters and musicians- Organizing 100+ contracts/concerts and associated travel each year- Managing the schedules and business activities of 20+ professional classical musiciansSkills I used included project management, fee negotiation, contract writing and negotiation, travel arrangement, visa applications, and the promotion and selling of roster artists at conferences.

Silent Auction Coordinator, Intern

• Sep 2009 - Mar 2010

ZACH Theatre is a professional theatre company located in Austin, Texas. I joined the team as the Development Intern and was promoted to a paid position. I was responsible for the silent auction at their annual charity gala, Red, Hot & Soul ($115k budget; $361k raised; 550 guests).Skills I used included event planning and promotion, grant writing and research, maintaining the donor database, and donor relationship building. ZACH Theatre is a professional theatre company located in Austin, Texas. I joined the team as the Development Intern and was promoted to a paid position. I was responsible for the silent auction at their annual charity gala, Red, Hot & Soul ($115k budget; $361k raised; 550 guests).Skills I used included event planning and promotion, grant writing and research, maintaining the donor database, and donor relationship building.

Promotion Intern

• Jun 2008 - Aug 2008

Boosey & Hawkes is the world's largest classical music publisher. At this summer internship while in college, I authored a newsletter article, wrote and edited press releases, maintained a database of 10,000+ contacts, monitored media coverage, wrote website copy, prepared promotional materials for meetings, and organized press files dating back over 50 years. (Man, it was fun to dig around in those file cabinets!) Boosey & Hawkes is the world's largest classical music publisher. At this summer internship while in college, I authored a newsletter article, wrote and edited press releases, maintained a database of 10,000+ contacts, monitored media coverage, wrote website copy, prepared promotional materials for meetings, and organized press files dating back over 50 years. (Man, it was fun to dig around in those file cabinets!)