Charles Jensen Email & Phone Number

Long Beach, CA, US

Los Angeles, California

I direct the Writers' Program, the world's largest open enrollment continuing education program for writers. In this role, I design curriculum and programs of study, hire and evaluate instructors, and identify ways to serve students and alumni of our classes. We offer nearly 400 writing workshops each year, and many of our students go on to publish, teach.

I teach several sections of HUM 205 (Introduction to Cinema) and HUM 210 (Contemporary Cinema) via an online course delivery system.

I solicit editors from around the country to edit work from seven writers in their city or region for my literary magazine. I manage all aspects of the publication, including contracting, staff solicitations, web design, and web management.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Denver, CO

I teach Screenwriting and other courses in the Creative Writing graduate program in the University College.

Serving the national networks of Emerging Leaders in the arts and culture sector by sharing resources and information and serving as a liaison between the networks and Americans for the Arts.Governance Committee Chair, 2010Co-Chair, 2011Audience Development Committee Chair, 2012

Los Angeles, California

With Executive Chair, I am working to help transform the structure and work of EAL/LA to be more successful and sustainable. I previously served as the Membership Representative on the Leadership Council. Participated in project-specific committee work to advance the effectiveness of this volunteer professional development group.

Los Angeles, CA

In one year, I expanded our social media networks by over 170% (Twitter) and 55% (Facebook) while refining communications strategies into programs, like turning our monthly eblast into a coordinated publication called Relay, organized around timely themes and content. Under my coordination, ArtsDay 2013 brought nearly 500 Los Angeles residents to City Hall.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Provide writing workshops and tutoring to kids

Tucson, Arizona Area

Coordinated planning for LUMIES Awards process and ceremonyLiased with Advocacy Committee and helped refine communication striategy for elected official offices.Coordinated planning for Open Studios Tour.

Tucson, Arizona Area

Taught sections of EN 101 (Composition) and EN 102 (Literature and composition).

Advised executive staff on organizational goals and strategy.Served as a grant panelist.Served on Advocacy Committee.Served on Audit Committee.

Oversee and manage day-to-day operations of $1 million creative writing center.With Board of Directors, develop short-term and long-term plans for development, program growth, strategic planning, and marketingForge strategic partnerships with community organizationsServe as ambassador and public face of organization in communitySupport development efforts.

Assists in the management of the department.Supervises, trains, and evaluates assigned staff.Oversees and participates in planning, developing and administering department budget.Prepares or coordinates preparation of financial and administrative reports for predicting resource needs and developing long range plans.Conducts and assists with the development.

I teach several sections of HUM 205 (Introduction to Cinema) and HUM 210 (Contemporary Cinema) via an online course delivery system.

Served as Conference Director for a 4-day writers conference for 400 participants.Planned, coordinated, and hosted top tier author residencies, including Zadie Smith, Michael Chabon, Carolyn Forché, Art Spiegelman, and many others.Tracked and managed a $10 million endowment broken into 17 financial accounts.Hired, trained, evaluated, and supervised 5 full.

In this position, I managed the financial processes for the Piper Center, coordinated small group workshops for the annual writers conference, and created the Piper Online Book Club, Piper Writer's Studio Workshops, Piper Friends program (development), and established and edited Marginalia magazine.

I supervised 11 paraprofessional staff members in a residential hall community of 510 students, oversaw educational and development programming for students, adjudicated student behavior issues, advised the student-run Hall Council, served on the Training and Orientation Committee, interviewed and hired staff, managed an in-hall budget, led staff meetings.

I supervised 13 paraprofessional and 1 full-time staff members in a residential hall community of 510 students, oversaw educational and development programming for students, adjudicated student behavior issues, advised the student-run Hall Council, served on the Training and Orientation Committee, interviewed and hired staff, managed an in-hall budget, led.

I responded to RFPs for architectural projects in the higher education market segment with significant proposal packages; I also worked to update and overhaul the firm's comprehensive project history database.

Coursework Toward Ma, Nonprofit Leadership & Management

Mfa, Creative Writing (Poetry)

Ba, Film Studies/Cultural Studies & Comparative Literature