Raphaelle Ziemba Email & Phone Number

Greater Los Angeles Area

-Supervise 5 employees and up to 50 independent contractors during productions and events.-Grant Writer/Main point person for all grants. -Manage all company financials, organizational budget of over 800K annually, budget vs actuals, balance sheet, P&L and assisted CPA with preparing 990.-HR duties include, interviewing and onboarding of new employees, training and payroll set up.-Run payroll and reconcile monthly bank accounts and credit card accounts.Manage insurance compliance needs, business licenses & special event permits.-Negotiate bi-yearly lease, coordinated and communicated with office building manager, landlord and office maintenance staff. -Annually update the company’s Racial Equity Statement and Employee Policy Handbook.-Compile Board packets, minutes, agendas and materials for Board meetings, committee meetings, and Board communications between meetings.-Present quarterly financials to Finance Committee and create a yearly projected budget to be presented at final board meeting for approval. -Manage season programming in coordination with the Founder/Artistic Director, including the annual Gala and Salons.-Produce 20 events per season. Develop each program budget and production calendar and ensure all programs remain on schedule and on budget. -Manage all project contracts and invoices for all programs, including the annual Gala and Salons and negotiate contracts with outside vendors.-Collaborate on development activities, including inviting members and leadership circle to salons, galas and performances, supporting Board and staff at leadership circle events and receptions.-Joined the Los Angeles Dance Worker Coalition, volunteer-based group of arts leaders, from across dance and arts disciplines, who came together in 2021 to advocate for relief and recovery for the dance sector. LADWC partnered with the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs to launch Dance in the Districts, a program designed to support dancers with relief funds.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Chicago, Il

• Co-curate public conversation series Moving Dialogs with Executive Director, and manage program logistics and execution including marketing, artist and event hospitality, negotiation and execution of all contracts and manage purchases, rentals, payments and check requests• Manage AARCH’s Organizational and Individual Artist Memberships including determining and developing corporate partners and discount opportunities, plans for member benefits and workshops, pricing structures, and performance opportunities• Oversee strategic and partnership planning and produce 7-10 events for Chicago Dance Month which promotes all dance related events annually • Coordinate semiannual benefits, fundraising events, and community convenings• Create promotional materials: print, video, and press releases; website design and upkeep• Researched, selected, and launched project management platform to streamline and improve interoffice collaboration, designed functional structure thereof and trained staff• Various administrative duties such as calendar coordination, CRM and sales reporting, progress reports to board, board minutes, and venue management

Los Anglese

• Distribution of production paperwork• Set up and break down of lunch and dinner locations• Assisted with wardrobe and art department• Helped prepare the set with lights, props, equipment etc.• Assisted costume designers, directors, camera people and other crew members• Escorted actors around the filming area and coordinate extras• Conducted crowd control by putting up signs, directing pedestrians away from filming, lock down sets etc.• Acted as a runner distributing messages or items within film crew and cast• Performed other administrative duties• Undertook errands as assigned

Chicago, Il

• Directed rehearsals, coached and mentored dancers, and facilitated performance production. Managed collaboration between musicians, dancers, costume designers, visual artists, lighting and sound designers, and venues• Collaborated on grants and proposals. Proposed, produced, and secured Dance: A Moving Canvas grant• Coordinated planning and execution of semiannual benefits and fundraising events• Expanded outreach curriculum to include creative study. Aligned language and practice with Illinois Social/Emotional Learning Standards. Developed templates to track and measure outreach effectiveness with core metrics• Created promotional materials: print, video, and press releases; redesigned, built, and launched new website• Other administrative duties such as calendar coordination, progress reports at board meetings, and venue management

Master Of Arts (Ma), Arts Education

Bachelor Of Fine Arts (Bfa), Dance Performance