The Artspace Mission:Artspace’s mission is to create, foster, and preserve affordable space for artists and arts organizations. It pursues this mission through development projects, asset management activities, consulting services, and community-building activities that serve artists and arts organizations of all disciplines, cultures, and economic circumstances. By creating this space, Artspace supports the continued professional growth of artists, and enhances the cultural and economic vitality of the surrounding communities.Property Development: Development projects, which typically involve the adaptive reuse of older buildings but can also involve new construction, are the most visible of Artspace’s activities. Experienced project managers creatively finance and coordinate the construction of projects throughout the country. In communities across the nation, Artspace develops a mix of affordable live/work units, retail space, and administrative and performance space for arts organizations.

• Conduct literature review to develop strategies that increase access to healthy foods via transportation options• Identify factors that result in food insecure areas and create an indicator to map need• Create a series of maps that depict food accessibility via foot, car, and transit in Minneapolis• Recommend transportation solutions to healthy food access based on calculated need and accessibility

• Conducted in-person interviews at respondents’ homes for an in-depth study of the social effects of major transit capital improvements on nearby neighborhoods, including the Hiawatha and Central Corridor light rail transit corridors• Suggested improvements to both the survey and the interview process that, when implemented, increased clarity and efficiency• Honed communication skills while discussing neighborhood changes and transit with a very diverse population

• Led Catalyst’s retail recruiting efforts in order to develop and locate key retail and small businesses to the distressed North Minneapolis West Broadway Avenue commercial corridor• Benchmarked and liaised with similar non-profits to identify and incorporate relevant best practices. Develop productive working relationships with Minneapolis planning professionals• Fostered relationships and partnered with organizations in order to provide retail prospects with information and direction in creating or expanding their business• Created marketing materials including use-specific surveys and a pitch packet highlighting market potential, amenities, and opportunities in North Minneapolis

• Prepared annual and semi-annual reports for 63 mutual funds in accordance with SEC and other regulatory requirements• Coordinated the shareholder reporting process• Prepared and analyzed a $2 million expense budget for FAF’s eight closed-end funds• Collaborated with internal and external auditors to perform successful security counts• Reconciled monthly cash and share balances; researched and resolved discrepancies; found error that resulted in an additional $100 thousand distribution to shareholders• Selected participant for Presidential Partners, an educational series for potential and developing leaders

• Maintained financial data for over 100 client accounts• Recorded daily activity including investment actions and capital changes, contributions, real estate transactions, stock options, income and expenses, payroll, and estate distributions• Produced annual financial statements and cash-flows for all accounts• Oversaw daily operation of private mutual fund; prepared monthly statements and annual reports, reconciled daily trades, and met key deadlines for external auditors• Collaborated on conversion to a more automated system; trained employees on new system procedures• Prepared annual tax returns for hundreds of trusts and individual clients using Fastax• Developed more efficient systems for data management• Served on various committees - Computer User Group, Celebration and Document Retention Committees, and United Way campaign• Researched and negotiated parking contract for all non-exempt employees

• Processed IRA transactions for all Wells Fargo IRA clients• Participated in multiple system conversions facilitating a smooth data transfer from newly acquired banks• Worked with financial consultants nationwide to efficiently resolve service requests and issues• Met daily deadlines and excelled in a very fast-paced work environment

• Processed financial documents involving A/R and A/P, online tracking, weekly payroll, and textbook proofing• Prepared hiring and weekly payroll documents for 75 academic and student employees• Served as primary contact for University benefit policies• Developed detailed training manual for newly defined financial and payroll duties