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Portland, Or, Us

Portland, Or, Us

Portland, Oregon, United States

Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

–Conducted audit of HR practices and operational systems–Built/improved upon operations and HR process and practices–Implemented HRIS system to improve payroll, onboarding, hiring systems, and employee experience.

Portland, Oregon Area

–Managed institutional grants, including prospecting, proposal writing, reporting, and administration, resulting in significant growth in overall grant prospecting and income –Strategy and planning for development department, including donor cultivation, fundraising events and campaign support, corporate relationship building. Led procurement for annual gala auction, expanding in-kind giving and auction revenue. – Managed Salesforce database for patron base of more than 20,000 accounts. Led implementation of new systems for income booking and coding, file management, and donor acknowledgment.– Participated in curatorial and internal committees for equity and programming initiatives. Implemented staff, board, audience and artist demographic data collection.

–Developing, designing, reviewing, and implementing operational policies and procedures–Ensuring legal and regulatory documents are in compliance–Overseeing AP/AR and other financial procedures–Developing people operations policy and procedures

Independent grant management, writing, research, and operational strategy consultancyFundraising and Grant Management–Providing remote grant research, management, and support to artists and arts institutions;–Leading procurement processes for capital facility proposals;Operations and Strategy–Providing remote operations support for tech-sector clients, including contracts facilitation, accounts receivable, and HR administration;–Implementing operations process and workflow optimization.

–Ongoing reporting and media production documenting adaptive reuse of religious spaces; conducted West Coast tour of US, profiling over 30 church spaces. –Presented work at various international conferences; participation in multiple fellowships, residencies, and incubators to advance advocacy and research aspects of project.–Worked with communities and our network of collaborators and partners to co-produce events, meetings, tours, concerts, and more to activate disused religious spaces.

London, United Kingdom

–Provided research support for projects including the Borough of Lambeth Creative & Digital Industries Study and Strategy, digital media consumption for UNESCO’s 2018 Global Report, “Re | Shaping Cultural Policies”, and a contextual literature review for the Great Place Scheme of Arts Council England and the UK Heritage Lottery Fund.

–Managed Mellon Foundation-funded international artist residency program: developed curriculum; organised transportation, accommodation, hospitality, studio, and research opportunities for artists; managed budget, staff, and volunteers; oversaw public programmes; completed programme reporting and evaluation.–Cultivated new relationships with local venues, studios, artists, and in-kind sponsors in support of the project.

Portland, Oregon Area

–Curated, produced, and promoted cultural events and lectures, and managed the organization’s website and social media. Organized a forum for international scholars with an audience of over 1,000; a woman-centered series on intersections between Technology and Spirituality; and a panel featuring artists/writers in partnership with Northwest Film Center.–Managed budget, contracting, and university system accounting; research for the center in service of Mellon Foundation-fundedReligion, Secularism and Political Belonging project.

Portland, Oregon Area

–Delivered annual convening for national arts organisation, including venue research; sponsor and donor outreach; liaising with artists, hosts, and staff; coordinated local logistics with national convenings team, including hospitality, meeting spaces, wayfinding.–Leveraged local relationships for strong in-kind donation support for various aspects of conference.

–Coordinated digital marketing, blogging, advertising, graphic design and analytics for events at mid-sized concert venue. Maintained weekly blog with original features on performing acts, interviews, and media. Managed sponsored online ads. –Grew social media channel audiences: 185% Facebook growth over time; launched Instagram platform.

Portland, Oregon Area

–Hired, trained, and managed staff in fast-paced beverage/cafe operation.–Managed inventory for multiple locations and developed and implemented new systems in organizations and businesses for file and project management, team communications, payroll, and scheduling.

Reno, Nevada Area

–Curated visual art gallery and led gallery committee, planned and implemented workshops, conducted press relations, and programmed art and music performances. –Led multiple teams for city-wide, regionally-funded arts projects; grew programs across three different venues, expanded talent pool to national touring acts; developed regular cycle of visual arts exhibitions and continuing series of youth gallery shows

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Cultural Policy, Relations, And Diplomacy, Pass With Distinction

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Journalism, French Language And Literature

Activities and Societies: Wolf Pack Radio Station Manager; Nevada Sagebrush newspaper copyeditor; opera ensemble

Certificate For Completion Of Seminar: Museology Of Religious Buildings, Museology/Museum Studies

International Museology Summer Seminar, Museology of Religious Buildings