Experience

Mishkan Chicago

• United States
• Religious Institutions
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Director of Programs

  • Aug 2022 - Present

• Director of Strategy and De

  • Jul 2020 - Jan 2023

• Director of Experience Design

  • Dec 2018 - Jul 2020

  Provide support and mentorship to staff responsible for public facing events and programs around design processes that create thoughtful, intentional events co-created with the larger community. Facilitate staff in event debriefs, analyze user survey data, synthesize strengths and weaknesses of past programs. Develop reporting tools and share learning through teach ins and trainings with staff and community members.Develop tools and systems that implement goals of strategic plan to increase community participation and intentional event design. Show less



Various

• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Live artist/performance artist

  • May 2013 - Present

  Live artist working in London and Chicago. My work creates theatrical environments to spur conversations among participants (and often myself). I'm interested in people and what they care about. Recent work includes What to do with All These Feelings (Brink Festival, London) Collective Unknowing (Art Institute of Chicago) Listening Tour (Arts Alliance Illinois) UnBought and UnBossed (McHenry County Illinois) The Art of Experience (The Smart Museum of Art) Live artist working in London and Chicago. My work creates theatrical environments to spur conversations among participants (and often myself). I'm interested in people and what they care about. Recent work includes What to do with All These Feelings (Brink Festival, London) Collective Unknowing (Art Institute of Chicago) Listening Tour (Arts Alliance Illinois) UnBought and UnBossed (McHenry County Illinois) The Art of Experience (The Smart Museum of Art)


Art Institute of Chicago
• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 700 & Above Employee
• Teaching Artist

  • May 2017 - Sep 2017


the dilettantes

• United States
• Online Audio and Video Media

• Design and Facilitation

  • Mar 2013 - Jun 2017

  Innovated and implemented experience based programming for humanities-based organizations including International Contemporary Ensemble, Illinois Humanities Council, Skokie Public Library, Mishkan Chicago, Hillel International Led trainings for IL Library Association, IL Humanities Council, Chicago Public Library Co-creater and director of Science Night, a live theatrical game produced at Steppenwolf Theater Company LookOUT Series (2016, 2017) Pivot Arts (2015) Co-creator and director of Bloody, Bold and Resolute a live board game based on Macbeth, produced as part of Chicago Shakespeare Theatre Shakespeare 400 Co-creator of The Heist, a live game developed at High Concept Labs and Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs. Highlighted in an interactive talk at Chicago Humanities Festival. Show less



Ask Big Questions

• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Programs

  • Feb 2015 - Jul 2016

  Designed programs on facilitation for use by college students Restructured staff hiring and training, leading to 50% increase in diversity on staff Led process for comprehensive curriculum re-design Designed programs on facilitation for use by college students Restructured staff hiring and training, leading to 50% increase in diversity on staff Led process for comprehensive curriculum re-design



Howlround.com

• United States
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chicago Commons Producer and Contributing Writer

  • Feb 2013 - Mar 2016

  Served as representative from the Center for Theater Commons for city of Chicago Documented playwright residency through writing, film and digital tools Authored articles and curated article series Served as representative from the Center for Theater Commons for city of Chicago Documented playwright residency through writing, film and digital tools Authored articles and curated article series


Smart Museum of Art, The University of Chicago
• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Co- Interpreter in Residence

  • Sep 2014 - Aug 2015


500 Clown

• United States
• Performing Arts

• Design and Strategy Lead

  • Aug 2013 - Dec 2014

  Design and installed The Art of Experience, a conversation-based museum engagement tool and game as the co-Interpreter-in-Residence at the Smart Museum of Art. Created quarterly events facilitating conversation and experiences for 100+ university students, faculty and staff in conjunction with residency.Oversaw logistics, budget, and production team for touring theatrical productions across 5 statesFacilitated 2-year long re-branding process in collaboration with two digital design firms culminating in creation of new brand guide, strategy, brand book and re-launch of websiteManaged board relationships and integration of strategic plan in bimonthly board meetings and individual checkpoint meetings Show less

• Associate Producer

  • Aug 2011 - Aug 2013


Williamstown Theatre Festival
• United States
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Directing Intern/Workshop Assitant

  • Jun 2008 - Aug 2010

Steppenwolf Theatre Company
• United States
• Performing Arts
• 100 - 200 Employee
• Artistic Apprentice

  • Sep 2009 - Jun 2010