Daniel Thau-Eleff Email & Phone Number

Winnipeg, Canada

As Artistic Producer, I am responsible for every element of professional theatre productions, from inception to completion. I hire all artistic and production staff, which includes negotiating and signing contracts and composing legally binding letters of agreement, paying staff in a timely manner, booking venues, organizing national tours and liaising with presenting companies across the country.My job includes promotion, publicity and marketing. I write copy for posters, handbills, newspaper ads and press releases. I conceive, plan and supervise promotional photo shoots, scouting and securing locations. I work closely with photographers and graphic designers from concept to completion. I create PSAs, exchange advertising with a wide network of other arts organizations, create and edit radio ads and arrange poster printing and distribution. I maintain a database of supporters and another database of funders. I compose and distribute newsletters using MailChimp and maintain a website using Wordpress. I have done over 50 radio, TV and web interviews all over Canada and the US.

As a Workshop Leader, I have facilitated over 30 community workshops in Theatre for Living, a style of issue-based theatre that engages a community and empowers them to tell their stories, gain insight and plan for a better future. Partners have ranged from elementary, middle school and high school students to university students to 40 adults in the City of Winnipeg's “Future of Crime Prevention Through Social Development” Conference, including the city's then-Police Chief. Through this work, I have gained confidence and extensive experience speaking to and leading groups. Partners have included the Winnipeg International Storytelling Festival, Wolseley Family Place, City of Winnipeg, Peaceful Village, Manitoba Theatre for Young People/Aboriginal Arts Program and others.

Winnipeg, Canada

As a Facilitator, I have chaired over 100 meetings. This includes preparing an agenda, maintaining a “speakers list,” paying attention to how much time is spent on each item, redirecting the group if we get off topic and highly sensitive “active listening” so as to incorporate the concerns of all group members. Partners have included Albert St Autonomous Zone Co-op, Prairie's Edge Ecovillage, Manitoba Aboriginal Justice Equality Coalition and others.

Winnipeg, Mb

As Camp Co-Director, I planned and carried out activities for children age 2 – 12, in week-long themed sessions. Themes include Mystery Adventure Camp, in which participants formed a detective agency and uncovered an interactive week-long mystery, Farm and Film Camp, in which participants wrote and shot a short movie, Food Fun and Water Weirdness, in which participants participated in relay races, toured a local bakery, made lunches together and more.

823 Ellice Ave, Winnipeg, Mb

This was a shared position composed of two half-time positions: Communications and Outreach at Daniel McIntyre/St Matthews Community Association and Co-ordinator of Friends of Sherbrook Pool.At DMSMCA, I was responsible for planning, organizing and promoting community events, producing and editing our newsletter, Front Porch News and our community newspaper, Our West Central Times, together with Spence Neighbourhood Association and a dedicated group of volunteers.At FOSP, I was the one paid staff person working for a volunteer board to support, create and promote programming at the Kinsmen Sherbrook Pool, Winnipeg's oldest public swimming pool, which re-opened in January 2017 after a more-than-4-year closure. I co-ordinated Kidswim: a free swimming lesson program which is always full to capacity with local youth, most of whom are Newcomers to Canada. I also worked with FOSP, the City of Winnipeg's Aquatics department and a network of community organizations on the Collaborative Programming committee, in which community groups work with the city to conceive and plan programming at the pool.As FOSP's only employee, I was responsible for everything, from financial management and grant applications to scheduling board meetings, composing and sending out a draft agenda to planning community events, along with the board and other volunteers.

Winnipeg, Canada

As Stage Manager of 7 professional theatre productions, including 3 Manitoba tours. I was responsible for supervising 2 – 4 staff members (actors), creating and managing rehearsal schedules, production schedules and tour schedules and troubleshooting everything from interpersonal conflicts to equipment malfunctions. On tour, I acted as the company's main representative interacting with the public.

Winnipeg, Canada

As President of the Board of Directors of a condominium corporation, I was responsible for all decision-making related to a 14-unit residential building. For most of the time, there was no building manager, so I was also responsible for implementing all decisions. This included researching and hiring contractors, supervising on-site staff, troubleshooting emergency situations (both physical and interpersonal), insurance claims, scheduling and chairing board meetings, creating and presenting annual reports and personally managing multi-unit renovations with budgets up to $20,000. In my final year, I oversaw the hiring of a management company and oversaw the transition from self-management to external management.

Winnipeg, Canada

I honed my communication skills working, as an Education Assistant, with students with severe and multiple developmental disabilities, including Autism, Downs' Syndrome and Cerebral Palsy. I taught basic academics, supervised students in all aspects of their day and modeled appropriate social behaviour. In addition to classroom supervision, I accompanied students to work placements in the community, where I guided their interactions with members of the public.

Bachelor’S Degree, Theatre/Theater

Education record

Microsoft Word Microsoft Excel Powerpoint Open Office Wordpress Mail Chimp Garage Band iMovie Q-Lab Ability to learn new programs quickly.