ABOUT

Campus:

eLearning, Savannah

First Year At SCAD:

2011

Education

• B.S., Entrepreneurship, Technical Theatre, Ball State University
• M.F.A., Theatre Management and Producing, Columbia University
• M.B.A., General Management, Nyack College

Credentials/Past Experience:

Managing Director, Development Director, The Irish Repertory Theatre; General Manager, Camp Broadway; General Manager, Ford Center for the Performing Arts (aka Foxwoods Theatre); Director of Operations, Clear Channel Entertainment/SFX/Pace Theatrical Group (aka Broadway Across America)

Most significant accomplishment:

"Two beautiful daughters."

Awards, recognition, honors:

Dean's MBA Scholarship Award, Nyack College; Ernst & Young Outstanding New Venture Plan - The Illustre Theatre, Ball State University; Meritous Scene Design Award - The Fourth Chair, KC/American College Theatre Festival; Master of Business Administration Graduate Scholarship, Nyack College; Shubert Presidential Scholarship, Columbia University; Hammerstein Center Departmental Research Assistantship, Columbia University

Organizations:

Association of Arts Administration Educators, Americans for the Arts

Presentations, Publications and Industry Participation:

• Association of Arts Administration Educators 2011 Annual Conference Panelist Serving From The Ivory Tower: Redirecting The Conversation
• Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York – The Nancy Quinn Fund, Grant Application Review Panelist
• Georgia Council for the Arts – Grant Application Review Panelist
• GuideStar User Advisory Panelist

Inspiration for Teaching:

"Arts administration is my passion. After seeing my first play, I knew I was going to have a career in the theatre. However, as the years passed, I also realized that my creative talents paled to those around me. It is then that I discovered the discipline of arts administration and I never looked back. I love everything about it, none more than that the arts administrator is indeed a 'jack of all trades, master of none.' For the arts administrator, no two days are the same and every day is a challenge.

Having 'paid my dues' as a professional and learned a lot in both commercial and not-for-profit theatre, I felt it was time for me to share my experiences with those that share my passion. It is my objective to teach others all that I know so they can then become the arts leaders of tomorrow."

COURSES TAUGHT

Undergraduate Studies
AADM 225 Legal Issues in Arts and Entertainment (Savannah)

Graduate Studies
AADM 701 Principles of Arts Administration (eLearning)
AADM 709 Legal Issues in the Arts (Savannah, eLearning)
AADM 720 Arts Financing and Money Management (Savannah, eLearning)
AADM 739 Raising Funds for Nonprofit Arts Organizations (Savannah)
AADM 745 Promoting the Arts (eLearning)
AADM 746 Arts Administration M.A. Internship (eLearning)
AADM 749 Arts Administration Final Project (eLearning)
AADM 788 Arts Administration M.A. Thesis (eLearning)

eLEARNING COURSES AUTHORED

AADM 720 Arts Financing and Money Management
AADM 746 Arts Administration M.A. Internship