ARTS ADMINISTRATION

My leadership philosophy

Utilizing my strengths as a performer, activist, and administrator, I dedicate myself to leading organizations through equitable programming, collective community involvement, and event accessibility.

Initiatives I’ve helped facilitate include: a pay-what-you-can ticketing model, deeper relationship building with community members, conversations and action steps for organizational anti-racist work, the first LGBTQ+ pride event at Eastern Mennonite University, a new model of Artistic Director/Artist-In-Residence roles resulting in a collective leadership approach, increased individual giving through meaningful fundraising, and reinvigorated board leadership.

Selected EXECUTIVE Roles

New Music USA

NYC Program Coordinator, 2023-2024

New Music Inc. is an 18-month incubator program that helps small-budget, artist-led new music groups and organizations to generate new ideas, strategies and collaborations through hands-on skill-building in a cohort environment intended to foster collective learning and collaboration. Our overarching goal is to create a supportive space through which a cohort of artist-led organizations can learn together, sharing the unique challenges and opportunities they face.

  • Coordinated ten music ensembles and arts nonprofits for the 21-month New Music Inc. grant program

  • Offered 1:1 mentorship on organizational leadership, fundraising, and marketing

  • Oversaw the cohort’s strategic planning process

  • Developed the learning session curricula and coordinated guest speakers

Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival

Executive Director, 2020-2024

At the intersection of harmony, humanity, and nature, the Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival gathers internationally-recognized artists and inquisitive audiences to celebrate the life and joy of great music. We like to say “Bach is just the beginning” to share our deep appreciation of the breadth of work influenced by the musical inventions of Bach.

Programming

  • Set the overall vision and strategic direction in collaboration with the Advisory Board and Artistic Director

  • Built strong relationships with community partners

  • Created an integrated marketing strategy to increase public presence

Operations

  • Managed part-time staff and contracted 80+ performing artists each season

  • Worked closely with the Advisory Board to ensure sound governance

  • Coordinated financial planning and budget management

Fundraising

  • Secured funding through grant writing, donations, and sponsorships

  • Awarded first-ever $12,500 grant from National Endowment for the Arts

MATA Festival

Executive Director, 2021-2023

Music at the Anthology (MATA) is an incubator for adventurous emerging artists experimenting with composition, multi-media, collaborative performance art, and every imaginable sound in between. We present, support, and commission the music of early-career composers, regardless of their stylistic views or aesthetic inclinations.

Programming

  • Produced events including the annual festival

  • Established inaugural Artist-In-Residence position

Operations

  • Managed part-time staff, Artist-In-Residence, and call for submission panelists

  • Managed bookkeeping, payroll, and operating budget

  • Advised the Board of Directors on organizational activities and budget

  • Managed bookkeeping, payroll, and operating budget

Fundraising

  • Established first-ever donor database with Little Green Light

  • Fundraised through grant writing, annual appeals, and special event planning

  • Increased annual grant funding by 30%