Peter Croken Email & Phone Number

Fayetteville, Arkansas Area

Bentonville, Ar

The Children’s Museum of Northwest Arkansas is a 501(c)(3) public non-profit established in 2006. As a museum, it is focused on the total family through interaction, creativity, education and social opportunities. Its mission is to engage the imagination through interactive exhibitions, programs and resources while creating excitement for life-long learning and the enrichment of lives.

Fayetteville, Arkansas Area

Walton Arts Center bring great artists and entertainers from around the world to Northwest Arkansas, connecting and engaging people through inspiring arts experiences.Walton Arts Center is truly a unique facility. The diversity of programming, the scale of touring productions and the variety of arts opportunities are unparalleled anywhere in the state. Perhaps the most unique aspect of Walton Arts Center is the way that it was built. Through an unusual partnership between public and private sectors, negotiations, compromise and a shared vision yielded a facility that has changed and enriched the cultural life of Northwest Arkansas.

Directed all theatre operations, departments and personnel, including programming, production, marketing, administration, FOH, maintenance, etc., including hiring, terminating, training, performance reviews as well as the oversight of all physical plant aspects of building, including exterior/interior landscape and all equipment, maintenance and repair of facility. Oversaw the preparation and administration of annual operations and capital budgets and all individual show budget expenses. Arranging both long-term and short-term financing with government agencies and financial institutions.Directed the management of all ancillary income sales including, but not limited to, sponsorships, premium seat sales, signage, private rentals, concessions and merchandise.Established policies and procedures for the management of all building funds, cash handling procedures, draft approval, payroll and accounts payable in conjunction with Finance.Oversaw operation of front of house, box office and miscellaneous income.Negotiated collective bargaining, talent, design and directors, vendors and concert attractions agreements.Represented the theater as a liaison with local municipalities, including: police, fire, public works and neighborhood community groups.Producer, Free-lance Budgeting, planning, producing experiential marketing, concert and special events Collaborating with sponsors, account executives and client to deliver high quality, event specific deliverables

Directing and Supervising 4 company Christmas Across America operationsContracting artistic, design and production personnel including lighting designers, conductors, sound designers, stage managers Budget Development Ensuring budgetary compliance Ensuring highest standard of creative and image for Radio City brandsLiaise with Marketing in developing new creative with emphasis on modern, family entertainment and associated marketing campaign Established and maintained relationships with partners and sponsors.Identifying creative and technical team with shared vision of new approach to traditional show Developing budgets for Pre-production, Production, Operations, Revenue

Directed the creation of production, operational, administrative and facility expense and revenue budgetsOversaw all aspects of physical production as well as Paper Mill scenic operations; Directed and supervised activities of creative, marketing and technical staff in the production of Broadway caliber musicals and playsDeveloped and booked an expanded and successful annual concert series. Coordinated sale of artist's merchandise and monitored pricing, staffing, product quality, etc. Reformed accounting and finance procedures and oversaw the generation and distribution of profit and loss statements on a show-by-show basis.Served as de facto chief operating officer of $20 million theatrical operationDeveloped and oversaw tracking and reconciliation of production budgetsIncreased margins on each production through program of cost reduction while maintaining high artistic qualityContracted artistic, design and production personnel including lighting designers, conductors, sound designers, stage managers, interns and assistants Directly negotiated Collective Bargaining Agreements with IATSE, Equity, USA, AFM and SSDC labor associationsCreated and fostered symbiotic relationships with producing theatres for mini-tours of shared productions

A corporate event and brand marketer, specializing in trade shows, special events, staff conferences, stage shows, videos, live theatreSupervised full-time staff of four Senior ProducersPlanned and participated in sales presentations to prospective clientsHired free-lance producers as needed for corporate events for primary client, IBMSet and reported profitability margins on events to main office Budget preparation, review, approval and reconciliation for all events

Producer of milestone and fund-raising events for Presidents Bush and Clinton, events surrounding the 25th and 26th Superbowl Anniversaries and The 50th Anniversary of Mt. Rushmore, where I was directly responsible for the largest flag raising in history above the monument, including budgeting, labor contract negotiation and hiring of production personnelProducer, Co-Producer or Associate Producer for new product introductions by Ford and Mercedes-Benz, the travel industry's annual Pow Wow, Japan Amway's Double Crown Recognition Celebration and David Rockefeller's NYC Partnership Annual Fund Raiser for five yearsAdvised and consulted with major TV producers, i.e., President Clinton's 50th Birthday Celebration, MTV, The Grammys, The Emmys, and the Espys, as well as international productions of Riverdance and Gala De La Hispanidad. Responsible for location budget preparation and administrationSupervised technical, budgetary, artistic, production and creative requirements for over 100 productions annually at Radio City, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, The Apollo, The Joyce and The Beacon Theaters and other venues on and Off-Broadway. Artists include Liberace, Frank Sinatra, Peter Allen, Ann Margaret, The Moscow Circus and hundreds of Rock, Country, International and variety artists. Responsible for indirect budget preparation and administration, staff supervision.Project Manager for Radio City's development and operation of seasonal venue, Reebok Riverstage on Manhattan's Pier 84. Created and administered project budget. Identified and hired designers, supervised construction and development and established and maintained community and city relations

Ba, Humanities/Communications

Ms, Management