Over the past decade, Michelle Patrick has worked at the intersections of theater, dance and arts programming. Her work currently focuses on non-profit arts organizations, cultural institutions and ADA venue coordination. Originally from Queens, New York, she is also an artist and has a varied background as an arts administrator that includes the Nevada Arts Council, City of Las Vegas, Denver Center for the Performing Arts and the Sundance Film Festival.Michelle helped launch the Nevada Basin to Range Exchange, a program dedicated to promoting rural and urban arts-based collaboration. She also facilitates workshops specifically designed towards team-building, community planning and organizational assessment. Michelle has served as a grant panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts as well as a board member for the Nevada Women's Film Festival. She previously served as a board member for the 18b Arts District Neighborhood Association, as an adviser for the City of Henderson’s Arts & Cultural Advisory Council and has served as the co-chair for NASAA's (National Assembly for State Arts Agency) Community Development Network. In 2023, she had her first essay published for Nevada Humanities.Michelle holds a BA from Bradford College and is an alumna of YoungArts (Theater) and the HS of Performing Arts in NYC. She enjoys photography, writing, cooking, traveling and shoe shopping in her spare time.