Founded in 2010, the Minnesota Theater Alliance is a 501c3 nonprofit service organization. Our mission is to leverage the collective strengths of Minnesota's theaters and theater professionals to promote, support, and advocate for the Minnesota theater industry locally, nationally, and internationally, believing that theater is an essential public good, critical to a healthy and truly democratic society and invaluable as a source of personal enrichment and growth.

Planned and executed the sold out fifth biennial Rural Arts & Culture Summit in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. The event included over 85 speakers and featured artists, and 350 attendees representing 25 states. Key tasks included: working closely with local partners; coordinating host committee and advisory committee activities; designing and managing proposal submission selection process; collaborating with Rural Program Director on full programming schedule, accessibility and inclusivity considerations, and framing conversations; managing on-site and off-site programming; and facilitating effective and compassionate communication with speakers and artists.The Rural Arts and Culture Summit is a biennial, practitioner-driven gathering that celebrates and expands the field of rural arts-based community development by providing a space for learning, relationship building and celebration of the role of art and creativity in building strong, healthy and resilient rural communities.Since its launch in Fergus Falls, Minnesota in 2011, three gatherings in Morris, Minnesota hosted by the Center for Small Towns, and the most recent event in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, the RAC Summit has convened more than 1,650 people from across the country, establishing a rich network of exchange among some of the most creative individuals who are driving their rural communities forward.

Facilitated and supported cross-departmental systems to ensure operational and organizational effectiveness by: - Fostering effective organizational communication and ideation/problem solving to create a culture of collaboration, innovation, knowledge, and high performance - Facilitating evaluative data-collection, analysis, and communication to successfully inform continuous improvement, measure strategic goal achievement, and support fundraising and reporting - Building needed human resource capacity through volunteerism and internships that achieve both the organization’s and individual’s goals (including on-/off-boarding for all employees/volunteers/interns) - Coordinating fundraising and implementation efforts around accessibility and inclusion - Leading efforts in database coordination, technology implementation, and improving operations

Facilitated an efficient, smooth running, and effective fundraising and relationship-building effort through administrative support and participation in development of fundraising and stewardship strategies by: - Entering, maintaining, and updating constituent records to ensure data is accurate and useful - Facilitating staff-wide strategic and project-based brainstorming sessions - Writing and preparing funding proposals/reports to corporations, foundations, and government agencies - Assisting with the planning and execution of fundraising and member appreciation events - Evaluating and improving operational systems and practices within the department and organization

Supported daily operations of the theater by: - Maintaining and updating accurate constituent records - Prepare donor acknowledgements and communication - Assisting with season subscription campaign - Planning and executing events in collaboration with staff

Develop and design database documentation for internal training; assist with reception and administrative operations; compile confidential prospect profiles.

Supported theater operations and productions by: - Organizing and developing volunteer training materials - Supervising and recruiting front of house volunteers - Creating and Distributing publicity materials for all productions - Designing and executing large scale lobby displays and installations

Provided leadership to campus events team by: - Developing and implementing organizational branding and member retention strategies - Creating innovative publicity, organizing campus-wide distribution, and maintaining active internet voice and presence - Planning, booking, assessing, and supervising weekly entertainment and diversity programming (including musicians, health professionals, speakers, magicians, and comedians) - Organizing and supervising large-scale events such us the annual all-day "Cornstock" festival and Health Fair - Building human resource capacity through volunteerism

Supported various areas of the theater by: - Organizing production teams (often including emerging arts high school students) towards final performance goals - Facilitated multiple experiential arts learning environments for children ages 6-18 (including groups ranging from 8 students to 300 students) - Providing excellent customer service to theatre patrons before, during, and after performances