Richard Scibetti Email & Phone Number

Arlington, Virginia

Keppler Speakers is an innovative lecture industry leader with a dedicated staff striving to ensure their customer's successful meetings and conventions with up-to-the-minute information on topical speakers and expectation-exceeding service. Keppler's Corporate and College and University division associates average more than 15 years experience scheduling.

Brooklyn, NY

• Organize a three-day intensive workshop for 30 individuals on a variety of concert management topics
• Select staff and location that bet suit the needs of the institute
• Present on topics including contract negotiations, riders, and budget management
• Provide resources for both students and advisors that can be utilized at different universities

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

• Train and advise the Campus Activities Board (CAB), a programming board of 14 paid, student leaders
• Supervise three graduate students and multiple undergraduate students
• Advise two student marketing directors on creating and implementing a successful marketing plan for events
• Oversee all programming for CAB including approximately 35 events per semester
• Oversee eight exhibits per semester in the Centre Gallery, a student-run art gallery, with two student directors
• Contract and negotiate large scale concerts and comedians with attendance ranging from 3,000-15,000 students

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

• Advised student directors of Campus Traditions Board, Campus Activities Board, and University Lecture Series
• Proposed and planned annual budgets ranging from $50,000 to $240,000
• Assisted with the creation and management of approximately 13 late night and weekend events each semester
• Negotiated and executed contracts for entertainment including speakers, comedians, and novelty acts
• Planned and executed small and large scale, campus-wide events alongside professional and student staff
• Oversaw summer programming initiatives targeting on campus residents

Greater New York City Area

• Oversaw production staff for the 2011 and 2012 Dance Awards in New York City
• Coordinated with equipment vendors and conducted site surveys prior to the shows
• Worked with local union labor at the Beacon Theatre to coordinate the culminating closing show
• Supervised a touring production crew for Nuvo, a national dance convention, in approx. 20 cities per season
• Maintained lighting, audio, and staging equipment over the course of the tour
• Executed a strict schedule for load-in as well as created post show reports and needs lists for future shows

Green Brook, NJ

• Designed the lighting for the Six Flags Concert Series in a 10,000 seat venue
• Maintained and prepared equipment in the shop for future shows
• Assisted in the installations and removals of staging and theatrical lighting

Master Of Education (Med), College Student Affairs

Bachelor'S Degree, Biomathematics