Experience

Davis Arts Council

• United States
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Director

  • Aug 2018 - Present

  ● Planned and executed 100+ events and programs annually, serving 45,000+ people each year. ● Created and maintained $1.2M+ annual budget including artists fees, programming and event expenses, equipment, operational expenses, insurance, and staffing. ● Selected and booked appropriate performing artists, negotiated contracts with agencies and management, hired technical and hospitality vendors, oversaw day-of-show operations, and executed settlements. ● Created new donor cultivation and stewardship programs including Leadership Donor Circle. Personally met and formed relationships with major donors and sponsors. ● Managed transition of 20,000+ records to new fundraising and ticketing CRM (Spektrix). Using new CRM technology, created internal policies and procedures for accounting, gift acknowledgement, and donor stewardship. ● Designed and regularly presented comprehensive financial, program, and special project reporting and forecasting for Board of Trustees. ● Provided direction, feedback, support, and accountability for 5 direct reports through weekly meetings, annual performance reviews, and ongoing professional development opportunities for all staff. ● Acted as primary representative of the organization in all public events and appearances including television, press, and wider community. ● Built relationships with local and state elected leaders to advocate for arts- and community-focused public policy. ● Acted as final escalation point for complex, sensitive, or difficult customer service and patron needs. ● Wrote 2020-2025 strategic plan and monitored continuing progress toward goals with regular presentations to Board of Trustees. ● Began organization-wide efforts toward inclusion, diversity, equity, and access including standardizing accommodation requests, diversifying annual artist lineups, and anticipating the needs of diverse audience communities.



United Way of Greater Toledo

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Operations & Project Coordinator

  • Dec 2017 - Aug 2018

• Campaign Associate (seasonal)

  • Aug 2017 - Dec 2017



Bowling Green State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Assistant

  • Aug 2015 - Aug 2017



Universal Marketing Group, LLC

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales Representative

  • Jan 2015 - Aug 2015



United Way of Greater Toledo

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Development Fellow (seasonal)

  • Aug 2014 - Jan 2015



Bloomington Playwrights Project

• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Education Coordinator

  • Feb 2014 - Jul 2014

• Development Associate

  • Aug 2013 - Feb 2014



Clay Middle School

• Co-director of Theatre Program

  • Sep 2012 - May 2013



Carmel Clay Schools

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Instructional Assistant

  • Aug 2012 - May 2013