Travis Laughlin Email & Phone Number

Greensboro, North Carolina, United States

• Key Responsibilitieso Supporting Board and staff with daily operations and organizational transition processes as the organization shifted from sixteen years of founding leadershipo Supervision of the Creative Director’s development, planning, and strategy regarding core programmingo Management of FY19 grant applications, FY 18 grant reports, and securing new grant funding sourceso Oversight of year end accounting and compliance• Key Achievementso Successfully managed national Executive Director search and hiring processo Shifted the Board from advisory role to a working Boardo Connected the organization with new national funding and partnership opportunities resulting in $20,000 of supporto Created a new budgeting process to ensure greater clarity for tracking, budgeting, and compliance

New York, New York, United States

• Key Responsibilitieso Oversight of implementation and evaluation of all Foundation programs consisting of the Joan Mitchell Center Residency (New Orleans), individual artist grants (Painters & Sculptors, Emerging Artist), emergency grants to visual artists, the Creating a Living Legacy (CALL) Program, professional development for artists, and the Art Education Programo Responsible for accurate fiduciary oversight and reporting of $3 million program budgeto Supervision of a program staff consisting of three Program Directors (one in New Orleans) and a Program Associateo Member of Senior Management Team (SMT) that met weekly with Executive Director to ensure vision and values of the Foundation were being mindfully implementedo Assisted with design and facilitation of annual staff retreats and professional developmento Ensured that all programs operated with a lens of access and equityo Representation of the Foundation and presentations at national and local conferences including Grant Makers in the Arts, Alliance for Artist Communities, and The Aspen Institute• Key Achievementso Created the foundation for strategic planning process for Foundation programs currently in executiono Convened numerous representatives from artist residency programs to strategize on how to better support parent artists resulting in publications utilized nationwideo Oversaw integration of all programs that had traditionally worked independently of one anothero Increased diversity (geographic, racial, gender, sexual orientation) of Painters & Sculptors grant recipients by restructuring outreach and diversifying nominator pool

• Key Responsibilitieso Supervision of program staff consisting of two Program Coordinators and one Program Associate in Art Education Program (AEP) that served 1,000 young artists and employed 50+ Artist-Teacherso Responsible for accurate fiduciary oversight and reporting of $1.5 million program budgeto Cultivation and care of relationships with 20+ diverse community partners for the implementation of AEP in three of NYC’s five boroughso Representation of and presentations on the Foundation’s Art Education Program at local and national conferences including NYC Art in Education Roundtable, Young Audiences, and the National Guild for Community Arts Education• Key Achievementso During a leadership vacuum worked with the Board and two senior staff members to ensure continuity and stewardship of Foundation programs and assisted with the hiring process for new Executive Directoro Along with Professional Development Program Coordinator, developed a Peer Coaching program for the Artist-Teachers and a two-year fellowship pilot program for burgeoning Artist-Teacherso Created numerous pilot programs that became permanent components of the Foundation’s AEP including after-school arts and art for senior citizens

• Key Responsibilitieso Direct supervision of 50+ Artist-Teacherso Primary liaison for over 20+ community partner organizationso Conduct classroom observations and assessments of Artist-Teacherso Development of a comprehensive Artist-Teacher manual o Design and implementation of an in-depth professional development training program for the Foundation’s Artist-Teachers with focus on curriculum development, equity, and student voice that also honored the Artist-Teachers artistic practices• Key Achievementso Designed and implemented system for observations of Artist-Teachers in the classrooms and platforms for constructive feedback and dialogueo Created PD opportunities such as studio visits and happy hours enabling Artist-Teachers to share their art practices and build communityo Created PD opportunities for Artist-Teachers and community partner staff to better integrate Foundation programming within the various organizations

Queens, New York, United States

• Key Responsibilitieso Supervision of a staff of nine comprised of seven Program Specialists and two Group Leaderso Review, revise, and approve all curriculum and lesson plans for all Program Specialistso Implementation and oversight of Dr. Michael Carrera’s Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention After-School Program (Project Excel) within the largest public housing complex in the nation• Key Achievementso Facilitated long-term partnership with the Joan Mitchell Foundation for implementation of Saturday and after-school art education programso Consistently recognized by Dr. Carrera and funder (Robin Hood Foundation) as exemplary program within NYC

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

• Key Responsibilitieso Teaching U.S. History and Leadership at alternative high school for students that had not been successful in a traditional school setting• Key Achievementso Created a humanities based U.S. History curriculum that increased student successo Student test scores on NC state U.S. History exams at Midwood rose from next to last in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg System (CMS ) to ranking 10th in my first yearo Facilitated partnership with North Carolina Outward Bound as part of the curriculum for a Leadership classo Named Sallie Mae Most Outstanding First Year Teacher for CMS and became the only educator invited to sit upon the Sallie Mae Award panel for three consecutive years after receiving the award

Master'S Degree, Educational Leadership And Administration, General

Bachelor'S Degree, Secondary Education And Teaching