Erica La Spada Email & Phone Number

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Jacksonville, Florida Area

• Provided opportunities for 3000-5000 corporate and community volunteers per year to become further engaged with the community and the work of United Way through quality volunteer experiences
• Coordinated and led 150-250 volunteer events per year for corporate groups at a variety of different partner agencies, public schools, or municipal parks
• Planned and executed several community-wide signature volunteer events per year, which included the coordination of many volunteers, partner agencies, vendors, and sometimes, in conjunction with the marketing team, media
• Worked cross-departmentally and with our agencies to develop volunteer opportunities and events that met a true, outstanding need of our partner agencies and of Northeast Florida’s community and furthered United Way’s.
• Operated as an engagement liaison between partner agencies, public schools, corporate partners, and vendors
• Worked closely with the Jacksonville Jaguars Foundation to provide and manage volunteers for their Honor Rows program and to plan and execute Hometown Huddle, an annual Jaguars and United Way volunteer event.

* Cultivated and maintained relationships with donors in 42 Florida counties through personal visits, telephone calls, correspondence, and events* Developed and implemented strategies to further engage individual donors* Gave presentations to various civic organizations* Coordinated field trips and events to both steward and cultivate donors; led donors on.

* Coordinated a pool of 130+ volunteers, including recruitment, orientation, volunteer relations, leading work days and general communication* Planned and hosted volunteer appreciation events; assisted with other, non-volunteer related event planning and execution* Assisted with the general operation of the preserve in various capacities, such as (but not.

* Coordinated, designed, built and purchased costumes for 3 major Bob Carr Performing Arts Center staged operas a season and the Orlando Opera Outreach program for Orlando youth* Located, hired, and supervised costume staff and volunteers* Directed the dressing and running of the shows and dress rehearsals* Conducted all fittings and attended rehearsals.

Assistant Supervisor of Crafts:* Shared responsibility with Supervisor of Crafts for the purchasing, building, and coordinating of all costume accessories (hats,shoes, jewelry, wraps, etc) for 3 major productions at this world-renowned opera house.* Assisted in translating the Designers’ vision to a group of 10 artisans and supervised their work.* Attended.

* Set up entertainment costume lines, managed fittings, and attended rehearsals for a cast of thirty every two months (for both the Disney Magic and the Disney Wonder)* Supervised ship-board costume staff via email and regular ship visits* Trained and supervised new employees* Supervised workroom progress* Coordinated costume aspects of special.

Mfa, Costume Design

MFA in Costume Design with a sub-concentration in set design.

Ba, Studio Art-Printmaking

Studio Art with a concentration on Printmaking.