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Provided the vision, leadership, and operational oversight to advance artistic, scholarly, and popular success of The CJM. Propelled the mission and realized institutional potential and sustainability. Ensured that The Museum represented, reflected, and educated audiences about Jewish culture, history, art, and ideas while establishing representation, empowerment, inclusion for contemporary artists. Positioned the Museum as an activist, community-engaged pacesetter for thought-provoking intellectual and artistic content for today’s society. Provided clarity of vision and mission advancement to Museum Board and staff, increased attendance through innovative programming, strategic marketing, and brand building. Broadened support through face-to-face cultivation and solicitation of new corporate, foundation, and individual donors. Set and communicated vivid artistic, educational, and operational priorities and determined funding requirements necessary to meet short and long term goals. Raised over $40 million in annual and campaign contributions. Refinanced debt and constructed Helen Diller institute-- an innovation space within. Increased on-site and online engagement, Access, and K-12 and Family Programs; grew earned revenue. Built new curatorial team to present traveling exhibitions including Amy Winehouse: A Family Portrait; Bill Graham and the Rock and Roll Revolution; Stanley Kubrick: The Exhibition; Roz Chast: Cartoon Memoirs; Veiled Meanings: Fashioning the Jewish Wardrobe and Leonard Cohen: A Crack in Everything. Originated exhibitions including Designing Home: Jews and Mid-Century Modernism; Night Begins the Day; From Generation to Generation: Inherited Memory and Contemporary Art; Jewish Folktales Retold; Show Me As I Want to Be Seen; and Levi Strauss: A History of American Style.

Led Canada's only multidisciplinary, contemporary Jewish cultural institution. Featuring cutting-edge Koffler Gallery exhibitions, world music, artist residencies, current affairs through the lens of arts and culture, performing arts, film, spoken word, theatre and literary programs with strong education programs in the visual arts, music, and dance. Presenter of the Helen and Stan Vine Canadian Jewish Book Awards and the Toronto Jewish Literary Festival. Relocating administrative offices, Koffler Gallery and selected public programs to Artscape YOUNGplace in Fall 2013. Launched new arts studios and programs on the Lebovic Campus, Vaughn in September 2012. Introduced series of 15 off-site Koffler Gallery exhibitions that have received critical and popular acclaim. Completed five-year Strategic Plan working closely with Koffler Centre of the Arts Board. Raised over $22 million toward capital campaign. www.kofflerarts.org

UJA Federation of Greater Toronto believes in the power of arts, culture, and heritage to ensure a growing and thriving Jewish community here and in Israel and a more civil, global society for all. Originated artistic production exploring the points of intersection between diverse cultures here in Toronto. Strengthened the impact of UJA-funded Jewish cultural organizations and create new synergies between them, encouraging new philanthropic models and serving expanded audiences. Developed the Master Plan and Interpretive Plan for a new museum-- The Jewish Museum of Canada.

Provided executive leadership for museum, programs, education, learning for life, and external affairs departments. Worked with architect, building contractors, and Board construction committee on Winnick Hall expansion. With intradepartmental team, reinstalled permanent collection galleries, adding significant interactive, film, and new media components along with new programs for families, schools, and general visitors. Supervised RFQ process for Noah's Ark project, coordinating early conceptual phase with design team from Olson, Sundberg, Kundig, Allen and architect of the Skirball Cultural Center, Moshe Safdie. Successfully planned and presented expanded repertoire of changing exhibitions, related publications, and public programs. Project lead for the 2005 Einstein traveling exhibition in partnership with the American Museum of Natural History and The Hebrew University, Jerusalem. Originated popular and critically-acclaimed exhibitions including LA River Reborn; Time/Space/Gravity and Light (with the Getty Research Institute); Driven into Paradise: LA's European Jewish Emigres of the 1930s and 1940s; Max Liebermann: From Realism to Impressionism.

Senior executive responsible for communications, marketing, audience development, branding, and media relations. Led strong team of professionals to create and deliver on strategic plan for the opening and ongoing success of The Getty Center. Managed complex intra-organizational relationships and interfaced with Board and other key stakeholders. Visitorship exceeded 1.2 million in the first year of operations. Created repertoire of visitor services and social media marketing, and secured earned media coverage that reached approximately 1 billiion people on all continents. Managed public affairs strategy for Getty Villa and other key projects working closely with Museum, Conservation Institute, Research Institute and other Getty programs.

Hired to create first professional public information department that included communications,marketing, community relations, visitor services and special events. Built strong team of professionals to grow participation in Museum exhibitions and public programs, diversifying the museum audience, and introducing cutting-edge audience research and new initiatives based upon that research. Managed complex media relations challenges around the acquisition and display of major works of art. Dealt with media from around the world as lead spokesperson and senior public affairs strategist.

Designed and implemented successful programs in the visual and applied arts targeted to broader Los Angeles community. Introduced a wide array of art classes and public programs, many taking place in museums in the Los Angeles area. Created first parent/child programs related to looking at art as a family. Engaged emerging and established artists and art historians in teaching in the program.

Originated successful interpretive programs around changing exhibitions. Programmed symposia, lecture series, classes in the museum setting and out in the community. Wrote numerous exhibition brochures. Worked closely with curatorial staff on creating engaging content that expanded the Museum's audiences and relevance in the community.

Wrote successful grants and fundraised from private individuals, foundations, and corporations to increase Otis' capacity for support from a growing base in Los Angeles and beyond.

During this nine-month fellowship received training in all aspects of museum curatorial and education work.