Experience

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  American Public Television

  • Director, Business Development, Grants & International Sales

    • Mar 2000 - Present

    • Lead in-house project management services division along with Vice President of the department• Oversee multiple projects at various stages of development, and close to 200 hours of programming annually for national distribution. Responsible for ensuring on-time delivery of all project deliverables• Extensive experience working in the genres of arts, performance, culture and lifestyle with a proven track record in developing programming by and for diverse audiences• Coordinate and lead cross-departmental teams, including finance, contracts, marketing and distribution• Develop, manage and forecast departmental budgets and updates in coordination with the Vice President• Establish, maintain and/or grow relationships with key independent content creators to seek out, evaluate and/or develop new program concepts and submissions• Work with senior leadership to identify and fund strategic initiatives and partnerships• Senior staff strategic planning meetings• Oversee department internship program. Interview, hire, manage and mentor interns throughout the year• Produce live performance events at annual conferences• Skillfully negotiate acquisition contracts and licensing fees for multi-platform program exploitation

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  Colleges of the Fenway

  • Boston, Massachusetts, United States

  • Director, Colleges of the Fenway Theater, Center for Performing Arts

    • Sep 2007 - Present
    • Boston, Massachusetts, United States

    • Design and teach semester-long courses that offer co-curricular theater instruction and performance opportunities for students from the five member institutions of a college consortium • Produce and direct fully staged productions with students of all levels and experience. Productions have included plays by Shakespeare, musicals, student written play festivals, and virtual live performances• Responsible for hiring and managing designers, music directors, musicians and other personnel• Responsible for contracting performance rights, managing budgets and coordinating payments • Collaborate with school administration and staff across the five colleges• Supervise student workers and student Executive Board