Experience

MKI Artists

• United States
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Artist Manager

  • Apr 2020 - Present

  Burlington, Vermont, United States • Lead on global artist representation and steering career development strategy for award-winning artists including composer Jessie Montgomery, soprano Karen Slack, and the Parker Quartet. • Key responsibilities and specialized areas of expertise include creating and shepherding revenue-generating collaborations with cultural institutions (i.e., budgets over $80M), fundraising for special projects, and negotiating engagement and commission contracts. • From 04/2020 to 10/2021, also served… Show more • Lead on global artist representation and steering career development strategy for award-winning artists including composer Jessie Montgomery, soprano Karen Slack, and the Parker Quartet. • Key responsibilities and specialized areas of expertise include creating and shepherding revenue-generating collaborations with cultural institutions (i.e., budgets over $80M), fundraising for special projects, and negotiating engagement and commission contracts. • From 04/2020 to 10/2021, also served as Producer for OurConcerts.live, a pandemic-created livestream company co-founded by MKI Artist Managing Director. Led full production lifecycle for over 350 events, with focus on talent and client relationship management. Show less



Wise Music Group

• United Kingdom
• Musicians
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Promotion Director, G. Schirmer, Wise Music Classical

  • Apr 2017 - Apr 2020

  Greater New York City Area • Served as senior leadership representative for external and internal stakeholders worldwide regarding the G. Schirmer catalog and supervised the US promotion team. • Responsibilities included development of short- and long-term promotion and communications strategy to support an extensive roster of living composers and back catalog rights; regular consultation with artistic leaders in various markets in promotion of catalog to increase revenue; cultivation of artist relationships and… Show more • Served as senior leadership representative for external and internal stakeholders worldwide regarding the G. Schirmer catalog and supervised the US promotion team. • Responsibilities included development of short- and long-term promotion and communications strategy to support an extensive roster of living composers and back catalog rights; regular consultation with artistic leaders in various markets in promotion of catalog to increase revenue; cultivation of artist relationships and recruitment of new composers; procurement of commissions; negotiation of fifty+ new commissioned works. • Led acquisition of historically significant Florence Price catalog; initiated and completed global publishing agreement with 2017 Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Du Yun. • Performed competitive analyses and adjusted promotion strategies accordingly in collaboration with global promotion teams and the US Film & TV licensing team. • Created G. Schirmer Prize to support mentorship projects founded by roster composers.

• Promotion Manager, Orchestras, G. Schirmer, Wise Music Classical

  • May 2016 - Apr 2017

  Greater New York City Area



ArtistLed/Music@Menlo

• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Artistic Administrator, The Offices of David Finckel and Wu Han

  • May 2014 - May 2016

  Greater New York City Area • Directed all aspects of artistic administration for Music@Menlo (50-plus event music festival in California) and Chamber Music Today (music festival in Korea), from budget planning to contract negotiation, artist booking, and event management. • Planned production budgets, sourced and edited content, secured permissions and licensing, managed digital and physical distribution for annual multi-disc commercial audio releases on ArtistLed and Music@Menlo LIVE record labels. • Maintained… Show more • Directed all aspects of artistic administration for Music@Menlo (50-plus event music festival in California) and Chamber Music Today (music festival in Korea), from budget planning to contract negotiation, artist booking, and event management. • Planned production budgets, sourced and edited content, secured permissions and licensing, managed digital and physical distribution for annual multi-disc commercial audio releases on ArtistLed and Music@Menlo LIVE record labels. • Maintained artistic records and internal databases to support program planning process.

• Artistic Administrator

  • May 2014 - May 2016

  Menlo Park area, CA



Portland Youth Philharmonic

• United States
• Musicians
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Marketing and Community Relations Manager

  • Jun 2012 - May 2014

  Portland, Oregon Area • Developed and promoted organization's brand, images and identity to media and public. • Built and strengthened industry and community partnerships to amplify coverage and maximize effectiveness of marketing strategies, which led to a 20% increase in press coverage and the organization's highest recorded ticket revenue. • Oversaw social media and increased engagement by 150% through musician-led content.



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• Non-profit Organizations

• Education Director

  • Mar 2011 - Nov 2012

  Portland, Oregon Area • Established, revitalized, and updated objectives to enhance operations for organization's literary arts education programs. Evaluated programs, monitored implementation, and initiated bilingual family writing workshop to increase participation.



Carnegie Hall

• Performing Arts
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Program Manager, The Academy Ensemble ACJW

  • Sep 2006 - Feb 2011

  Greater New York City Area Program Manager, The Academy(7/06 – 2/11) • Engaged and worked alongside cross-functional stakeholders and co-led the start-up, launch, and early implementation of the Ensemble ACJW (now Ensemble Connect) program, in collaboration with The Julliard School and the NYC Department of Education. • Participated in selection and management process for program initiatives. Directly managed relationship with the NYC Department of Education and supervised recruitment and on-boarding to… Show more Program Manager, The Academy(7/06 – 2/11) • Engaged and worked alongside cross-functional stakeholders and co-led the start-up, launch, and early implementation of the Ensemble ACJW (now Ensemble Connect) program, in collaboration with The Julliard School and the NYC Department of Education. • Participated in selection and management process for program initiatives. Directly managed relationship with the NYC Department of Education and supervised recruitment and on-boarding to successfully maintain 20+ city-wide school partnerships. • Researched industry best practices in support of training content to co-develop, a two-year, 200-hour curriculum arc of leadership workshops to support program stakeholders. • Spearheaded new initiatives to extend program reach and created the first international musician residency with violinist Daniel Hope and Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

• School Partnerships Associate, Communities LinkUP Program

  • Feb 2004 - Sep 2006

  Greater New York City Area • Designed and led the local pilot phase and national expansion of Carnegie Hall's LinkUP! music education program and served over 60,000 students in fifteen sites. • Collaborated with partner organizations and administrative staff to develop functional budgets within allocated funds. Managed $600K annual budget for program and developed internal procedural systems to support growth from local to national platform.



COLUMBIA ARTISTS MUSIC LLC

• United States
• Performing Arts

• Artist Manager Assistant, Office of Jonathan Brill

  • Sep 2003 - Feb 2004

  New York City, NY Managed contract negotiation and execution process, correspondence, financial reporting, and visa procurement for full artist client roster, including artists such as Andre Previn, and Mstislav Rostropovich



EF Educational Tours

• United States
• Travel Arrangements
• 700 & Above Employee

• Operations Area Manager

  • 2001 - 2003

  Greater Boston Area Washington DC Operations Area Manager, Boston, MA (8/02 - 8/03) • Managed travel program operations for 65% of EF Explore America tour itineraries. • Negotiated with vendors and mediated contracts with outside providers to bolster customer service and reduce costs.



Oregon Symphony

• United States
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Orchestral Violinist

  • 1999 - 2000

  Portland, Oregon Area Performing Artist Member, Violin Section