Executive Director
Current• Oversee ongoing programming that celebrates Deaf culture and Sign Language, including festivals, workshops, art exhibitions, and creative collaborations• Develop and maintain an overall budget of $490,000• Partner with various local and out-of-state organizations and venues • Inspire broader community interest in Deaf cinema, performing arts, and art & design • Lead development, grant writing and marketing activities, including research, fundraising, data management, writing reports, and sharing feedback • Hire and work with various contractors, artists, producers, etc for various events• Started with one biannual signature event: Seattle Deaf Film Festival with a budget of $12,000. Later, the committee and I cofound Deaf Spotlight, main umbrella for creative and cultural programming in cinema, theatre, visual arts, and arts education. Past seven years, I have been cultivating and developing new programming that align with our mission.
