I retired from public school administration on July 1, 2019. My next adventures include pursuing a career writing and consulting. I have developed a Creativity Index for schools and districts to use if they would like to see how that measures up to their academic ratings.I led the Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts from 2001-2008 and Gov. Brown's Oakland School for the Arts from 2007 through 2016. In 2005, I founded the Academy of Arts and Sciences to give students without prior experience access to the arts.I have taught Educational Administration at SF State, and currently mentor a few young leaders. I have studied leadership and organizational psychology, and could serve as a consultant on special projects.In 2013 I was appointed by Governor Brown to the California Arts Council, where I was elected Chair in 2015. I served 3 one-year stints through January 2018, and now take a seat on the Council through 2020. We distribute a budget of $30+ million statewide in grants, funding arts in prisons, in juvenile justice facilities, for veterans, for schools and for large scale community projects. When I joined in 2013 our total budget was $5 million. I am the father of two talented arts school graduates: writer Gia and percussionist/vocalist Jenna, both happily close by.
Color Me Human
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Chief Financial OfficerColor Me HumanNevada City, Ca, Us
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Grants And Contracts Consultant, California Creative CorpsUpstate Region Creative Corps Jan 2023 - PresentUpstate Region, California
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Chief Financial OfficerColor Me Human Feb 2021 - PresentNevada County, California
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Management ConsultantTraces Jul 2019 - Jan 2023Nevada City, California, United StatesConsultancy offering guidance to schools and non-profits on creativity, productivity, inspiring the workforce and getting their best. Domains can include values, vision and mission, statements; issues of diversity; budget development tied to values; I build a mean org chart that can really inspire changes ........
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Former Chair And MemberCalifornia Arts Council Dec 2013 - Dec 2021Sacramento, California AreaState arts agency distributing up to $35 million annually. Innovative programs, inspired service, following in the tradition of Jerry Brown, Peter Coyote, Gary Snyder, Ruth Asawa, Noah Purifoy. -
ChairmanCalifornia Arts Council Jan 2015 - Jan 2018Sacramento, Ca.Running Council meetings, engaging the public, traveling to counties that need advice/help/attention, gathering input from the public about arts issues, writing opinion pieces, attending special events, acting as an ambassador for the arts state-wide -- a wonderful and wide-ranging role that I hope I have used effectively by being visible and present throughout the State.
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Executive Director For Creativity And The ArtsSan Francisco Unified School District Jun 2016 - Jun 2019San Francisco, Ca.Lead educator in the building out of the Van Ness/Fell city block into an urban arts education center. The Ruth Asawa School of the Arts will move there and will be joined by a refurbished Nourse Auditorium and "The Institute," a 70,000 sq. ft. arts education center that will attract students and teachers from all over the city . Responsible and/or participating in fund-raising, programmatic decisions, budget management, public engagement, internal engagement, information dissemination, communications, faculty and administrative development and the ultimate delivery of the project by Summer 2023. Working with renowned architect Mark Cavagnero (SF Jazz) and the SFUSD team, as well as citizen supporters and our legacy flame-keepers Susan Stauter, David Goldin, Sandra Halladey, Antigone Trimis. -
Executive And Artistic DirectorOakland School For The Arts Nov 2007 - Jun 2016Oakland, CaliforniaChief Executive Officer and Artistic Director of Arts Charter School serving 750 students from grades 6-12. Responsible for academic curriculum, fund-raising, artistic direction and teaching, hiring staff, developing and monitoring a $9 million budget, working directly with Governor Brown who founded the school in 2002.Created new departments, moved the school into The Fox Theater, developed two annex sites for specialized programs in Music, Visual Art and Theater. We help to anchor the Uptown Oakland arts scene, one of the world's most exciting (NY Times, 2012; Lonely Planet, 2014) places to visit. I see Oakland as the new America -- diverse, economically schizoid, soiled yet elegant -- Oakland is five cities in in one, and it is as rich and surprising as any place on the planet. The school reflects all of that. -
PrincipalSan Francisco School Of The Arts Aug 2001 - Jun 2008San Francisco, Ca.Led a school of 650 arts students. Connected with other national leaders, set an artistic and academic vision for the school.
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Airman First-Class And Sergeant (E-4)United States Air Force May 1976 - Apr 1980Luke Afb, Phoenix, Arizona; Hopn, Stoksness Peninsula, IcelandServed as enlisted airman for one 4-year tour post-Vietnam. 1976-79 Stationed at Luke AFB, Phoenix, Az.. Taught in the Luke AFB Radar Procedures/Air Traffic Control school to orient new arrivals. Worked as an early warning radar operator to deter unauthorized aircraft from crossing the Arctic Circle and dropping down into N. America during a 1-year assignment to Höpn, Iceland on the Stokssnes Peninsula far, far from Reykjavik, long before the roads were paved and tourists thought Iceland was cool. Honorable Discharge April 1980, received 2 commendation medals for exemplary service domestic and overseas. Finished college on the GI Bill. Proud to have served, though my criticism of American political choices is fierce and unbending.
Donn K. Harris Education Details
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Educational Leadership And Administration, Grades K-12 -
Theater Arts -
Theaaer Arts
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Donn K. Harris attended San Francisco State University, California State University, Los Angeles, California State University, Los Angeles.
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