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United States

• Meeting directly with clients, providing guidance, advice, and strategy;• Managing services for dedicated clients, including maintaining a clean and up-to-date grants calendar;• Managing communications with clients (expected a 2 Business day/48 hour turnaround) and team members (as soon as possible turnaround) via Slack, email, Asana, and other software;• Research around fundraising prospects, strategies, and other administrative needs the client might have;• Writing grants and collaborating with grant writers;• Creation of fundraising and administrative goals and plans;• Attending Staff meetings, Department meetings, trainings and other gatherings;• Working closely to support other members of their department, as well as the CEO and other leadership team members; and,• Other needs as they arise.

New York, New York

Founder and current Producing Artistic Director for an award-winning not-for-profit theater company whose mission is to invest in the work of Asian and Asian American performing artists.

I am proud to serve Actors’ Equity Association, the labor union representing more than 51,000 actors and stage managers in the professional theatre throughout the United States. As Equity’s Diversity and Inclusion Coordinator, I am responsible for providing administrative and strategic support to the department's Diversity and Inclusion Strategist.

Greater New York City Area

Strategy for and execution of all external communications for the nonprofit arts presenter, along with the creation of all media design for its marketing collateral, including: • A ground-up redesign of the organization’s website, and a transition of ticketing platforms.• Direction and management of its email marketing initiatives, which resulted in an increase in the average open rate of its 12K-member list from 20% to 36% YOY from 2017 to 2018. • Management and content creation across all The Tank’s social media channels.

Greater New York City Area

Management of all external communications and execution of media design needs for the organization’s artist-focused public programs.Design and implementation of the Alliance’s social media and email marketing strategies, which has seen its social channels grow 60% since 1Q 2017, and enjoy an up to 21% engagement rate for its bi-monthly newsletters.Maintenance and cultivation of new relationships for the Alliance in the Asian American arts communities, including government and foundation relations, peer arts and advocacy groups, potential donors, and artists.Support for the Executive Director in civic engagement work, including advocacy around public funding and cultural and race equity issues in the arts.

Greater New York City Area

Interim management of all strategic and administrative needs for the Asian American Arts Alliance artist-focused public programs, including project management of its grants and fellowships for artists across all disciplines, including outreach, adjudication panel selection, and execution of artist contracts.Creation and execution of its public events, including The Alliance's bimonthly Town Hall networking event, panel discussions, group portfolio reviews, and performances.Administration of The Alliance intern program, including selection and intern management.Maintenance and cultivation of new relationships for the Alliance in the Asian American arts communities, including government and foundation relations, peer arts and advocacy groups, potential donors, and artists.Support for the Executive Director in civic engagement work, including advocacy around public funding and cultural and race equity issues in the arts.

New York, Ny

Administrator for the 70+ member Digital Department under Erin Coburn, Carrie Rebora Barratt, and Sree Sreenivasan respectively.Management of the day-to-day operations of the digital media department of the third-most-visited museum worldwide, including payroll management, budget reporting, software and hardware purchasing, drafting of contractor/vendor contracts, and human resource management and administration.Assistant to the Chief Digital Officer and Deputy Chief Digital Officer, including meeting, travel, and special event scheduling; coordinating with the director’s office, and the communications, development, design, guardianship, and curatorial departments for galas, press luncheons, and VIP relations; and proxy management of the CDO’s direct reports, including signatory rights on budget and contract approvals.Logistics for the 85-member staff, including event planning for museum-wide social events; and acting as liaison with departments museum-wide, including architects, construction, and facilities for in-department construction and interior design projects.

New York, Ny

Design and development of marketing collateral for video, print, and web for an internationally ranked, not-for-profit men’s barbershop chorus.Grant writing and grants management, garnering 40% of the organization's revenue from government and foundation funding over a four-year period.Coordination and administrative support, including performance reports, budgets, contract signing, booking management, and archiving.Creation of marketing campaigns that promote a unique product in innovative ways, with collateral that expands business by featuring high concept brand identity.Design and content production/management of Voices of Gotham website in Squarespace.

New York, New York

Design and development of marketing collateral, including brochures, flyers, proposals, posters, and more for an Inc. 5000 health management company directing scores of corporate and commercial fitness centers, wellness programs, spas, and physical therapy clinics nationwide. Copywriting, transcription, editing, and distribution of ad copy for press releases, websites, and sales & marketing materials, including proposals and client facing sell sheets.Development and execution of new campaigns, photo shoots, proposals, and presentations for sales and marketing events.Management of Plus One websites in Dreamweaver.

New York, Ny

Design for the marketing department of a Fortune 500 financial firm, including time-sensitive fund reports, print and online sell sheets, event collateral, and website images.Design to brand standard of content-heavy PowerPoint decks, including live charts of financial data, design-forward animations and slide transitions, and embedded audio/video links.Design of documents, including proofing, correcting, and fact-checking using up-to-the-minute financial information, working in close tandem with the marketing team to meet high-pressure deadlines.

New York, New York

Design and development of corporate communications print pieces for Colgate-Palmolive’s national and international offices, including annual reports, booklets, brochures, cd labels/covers, logos, posters, presentations, and more.Working in tandem with the promotions department, assisting in the conception and construction of press kits announcing new products.Creation of mock-up product packaging for use in market tests, including color correction for print and web, supervision of photo shoots, and review of ad copy.

New York, New York

Arrangement of travel, site visits, and contractor load-ins at various New York City build sites.On-site troubleshooting, including deliveries, and client and contractor coordination.General office work, including spreadsheets, official documentation, and client presentations.

Master Of Fine Arts (M.F.A.), Acting

Certificate In Advanced Topics In Commercial Theater Production

16-week course covering advanced topics in commercial theater production, including budgets, marketing and advertising, legal issues.

Coursework, Media Design

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Theater And Music