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Anaheim, CA, US

Houston, Texas Area

Long Beach, CA

• Responsible for hiring designers, production staff and student crew
• Organize meetings with designers and production staff to ensure successful execution of two operas
• Coordinated between Bob Cole and Theatre Arts Department for cross promotional marketing materials and Press Releases
• Maintained overall production budget at $60,000 while increasing designer fees and student crew members

600 Town Center Dr. Costa Mesa, CA 92626

• Manage and track performance accident reports
• Follow-up on workers compensation claims for artists and Audience Services staff and volunteers
• Developed a system to manage and track attendance and rewards program for volunteer staff. This system was used to inform evaluations at the end of the fiscal year.
• Create and maintain Emergency Procedures Manual for SCFTA venues seating up to 3,000 patrons and provide Audience Services Manager with updates
• Program and schedule 100 part-time ushers and 400+ volunteer ushers for various events and venues
• Collaborate with the Marketing departing to translate advertisements for the Spanish-speaking community

Long Beach, CA

• Coordinate with Box Office Staff and twenty instructors to increase subscription package sales
• Increased single ticket sales by 2% year over year through analysis and understanding of our ticket buyers and changing our marketing strategies to match our core target segment
• Manage and track Management expenses and ensure all outreach and marketing activities were within allocated budget
• Oversaw and trained undergraduate students in budget and expense tracking for their student organizations
• Produce and advertise an eight show season through Press Releases, social media, and printed newspapers and collateral
• Engage with CSULB Community partners to collaborate on special events, discussions and symposiums for students to connect with and discuss the larger themes of California Repertory productions

Orange County, California Area

• Schedule and coordinate school-wide events in various facilities
• Provide technical support to the school and outside organizations
• Mentor and guide drama students in technical theatre, lighting design, stage management and sound
• Write budget proposals for new equipment that will enhance student outcomes

San Francisco Bay Area

• Coordinated 150+ dancers backstage during auditions, technical rehearsals and performances with a team of three other individuals
• Responsible for taking timings of dance pieces and notes on choreography relevant to lighting cues to increase accuracy on calling the cues
• Responsible for calling the cues (lighting, deck and sound) during dress rehearsals
• Generate detailed production meeting notes to distribute to production staff for future reference and follow-up on action items

Berkeley, CA

Assisted with the hiring process of teachers and other student assistants. Responsible for data entry using Excel spreadsheets and government billing software. Assisted with budget analysis regarding Pell grants and other government subsidy programs. Responsible for tracking monthly payments and generating parent invoices.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Theatre/Theater

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Theatre/Theater, 3.7