Mark Riggleman Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il

Provide leadership to and with the board in the formation and successful execution of a broad vision, goals and strategies. Responsibilities include: Serving as the primary ambassador of the Foundation; providing the board with analysis of the Foundation’s performance and areas of need; serving as the chief fundraiser establishing fund raising goals; evaluating programs and leading efforts to expand program offerings; developing and executing promotional plans and partnerships; maintaining organizational structure and supervising staff; overseeing the financial management of the organization.

Provided leadership and direction to support Lyric’s education mission. Responsibilities included: developing and maintaining educational programming that focuses on arts learning though opera; representing Lyric’s education programs to the public and Lyric’s education donor base; hiring and managing the education staff; recruiting, cultivating, and providing management oversight for the Lyric Opera Education Corps (50 volunteer docents); overseeing the timely development, production, and distribution of all promotional materials; creating, executing and monitoring the marketing plan for student ticket sales; developing discussions, lectures and performances with partner organizations as part of Lyric Unlimited’s community engagement activities; overseeing the creation and maintenance of all education data; and creating and monitoring the education budget.Key achievements: • initiated hiring and training of Lyric’s first teaching artists• formalized structure and procedures for volunteer participation in education programs• assembled and led the team that produced Lyric’s first family performance – Popcorn and Pasquale • established and led a committee of staff members and collaborators to produce a long-range plan for education at Lyric• produced Lyric’s first education video content for teachers• produced Lyric’s first chamber music concerts featuring members of the Lyric Opera Orchestra• established Lyric’s first public backstage tours• oversaw the creation and implementation of curricula for Lyric’s residency programs• expanded professional development for teachers• initiated the production of Lyric’s first education programs brochure

Provided overall leadership for the school consisting of more than nine-hundred students and sixty faculty members. Responsibilities included: ensuring the effective and efficient management of the school administration; providing oversight and leadership for all fundraising activities; developing the annual budget; managing the finances of the institution; creating and implementing marketing and development plans; supervising and hiring faculty and staff; developing educational programming; and cultivating relationships with board members, community stakeholders and donors.Key achievements: • Led the Music Center’s expansion and relocation project (moved the Music Center from New Providence to Berkeley Heights, NJ)• reorganized the administration to match the changing needs of the Center• developed partnerships with community organizations• initiated a capital campaign to support the renovation of the new building• identified and cultivated potential new board members

Provided direction and leadership for the school consisting of more than six-hundred students and fifty faculty members. Responsibilities included: Supervising, recruiting and hiring faculty, staff and visiting artists; developing and managing the budget; developing programming for adults and children; overseeing all contractual obligations; overseeing the maintenance and security of the facility; recommending and overseeing capital improvements; and collaborating with marketing and development departments to explore all possible strategies for promotion and fundraising. Key achievements: • Increased enrollment of the school by seventy-five percent • designed and initiated a music technology program (one of the first technology programs in a community music school in New York City)• created a residency program for the Young People’s Chorus of New York City• established an endowment fund for the Y Community Orchestra• created and produced a faculty recital series; and launched a new master class series presenting guest artists that included: Richard Goode, Martina Arroyo, Earl Wild, Elly Ameling, Claude Frank, Licia Albanese, Leon Fleisher, Gary Graffman, Anna Moffo, Constance Keene, Robert McDonald, Carol Wincenc, Menahem Pressler, Jaime Laredo, Sharon Robinson, Warren Jones, Karl Ulrich Schnabel, Lilian Kallir, Richard Hundley, and Jon Vickers

Created and taught classes for children.

Produced more than three-hundred outreach concerts annually in hospitals, nursing homes, and hospices as part of the Community Service Fellowship Program; supervised the faculty and managed all administrative details for the Music Advancement Program (a music education program for minority students in New York City public schools); managed the Performing Arts Programs for Schools; supervised the office staff; and monitored the budget.