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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Engages in daily collaboration with the Executive Director, providing invaluable leadership for comprehensive oversight of business operations and technology. Spearheads collaborative efforts with the Executive Director to orchestrate and execute fundraising initiatives, overseeing key events such as the annual spring shindy and winter gala.Works in tandem.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Working with the CO and Ownership on composing priority lists and providing follow up on their progress.
• Working with the CO and Ownership on composing and continually updating and refining Manager work contracts.
• Working with the CO and Department Managers on continually updating and refining the Employee Handbook.
• Working with the CO to continually update and refine company policy and reporting procedures.
• Function as a personal assistant to the CO and Ownership to handle priority tasks, on an as needed basis.
• Keeping a record of and categorizing all business transactions.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Maria Bamford, Oct 14 – 17, 2021Moses Storm, Oct 9, 2021Patton Oswalt, August 15 – 16, 2019Joel Kim Booster, May 10 – 11, 2019Greg Fitzsimmons, May 4, 2019Vicki Barbolak, April 7, 2019Beth Stelling, March 23, 2019Maria Bamford, March 14 – 17, 2019Cameron Esposito’s Top Secret Public Experiment, Mar – Apr 2018

• Constructed the Front of House Handbook and Operating Procedures.
• Negotiated the 5-year renewal contract with our ticketing vendor.
• Restructured the ticketing fees and agreement with all renters.
• Production Stage Managed Patton Oswalt, Maria Bamford, Cameron Esposito and other talent.
• Restructured the payout reports and set the standard of processing quarterly and fiscal year reports.

Evanston, Illinois, United States

• Works with Management and the Board on composing priority lists and providing follow-up on their progress.
• Schedules board and subcommittee meetings. Creates agendas. Records minutes for all meetings. Assists in running all meetings.
• Provides direct support to the Managing Director.
• Provides direct support to all Committee Chairs (Development, Finance, Policy & Procedures, Gala, Play Selection)
• Provides support in grant writing, research, & reports.
• Provides outreach to potential board members and schedules them for full board review and approval.

• Production Managed the theatrical season.
• Restructured previous contract templates and negotiated contracts for ensemble and design teams.
• Scheduled all auditions, rehearsals, and tech calls/ meetings.
• Created the Organization Structure Chart, to clarify reporting procedures and responsibilities.
• Created the Post-Mortem Process, to evaluate and improve our processes and culture.
• Stepped in the roles of Technical Direction, Stitching, Lighting, and Props.

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Lighting Designer | Master Electrician: Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Sep - Oct 2021Lighting Designer | Master Electrician: Newsies, Aug 2018Board Member | Secretary | Rental Coordinator | Shop Manager: 2015 - 2016 Scenic Designer | Technical Director: The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Aug-Nov 2017Fly Rail Captain | Technical Assistant | Rigger: The Wiz.

• Worked across the Sales and Rental Departments
• Filled in the role of Sales and/or Rental Manager when they took time off or sick leave.
• Worked with clients on custom design orders, composed quotes, and provided follow-up.

• Provided Technical Direction, Scenic Design, Lighting Design, Costume Design, and Properties Design for the entire season.
• Provided Puppet Design and Construction for, Little Shop of Horrors.
• Provided guidance and technical training to over 20 students.
• Provided training and critique for the competitive speech program.

Master Of Arts - Ma

Bachelor'S Degree