Arts and Executive Management Resume

Profile Extensive experience in arts management, including fund development, marketing, organizational and creative leadership. A history of success leading diverse groups of people in high-demand situations. Dynamic, results-oriented problem solver. Confident, articulate, and professional speaking abilities. Persuasive writing skills. Strong computer and technical expertise in database management, web development and graphic design.

Arts Management

2003- Present - The Fairmount Center for the Creative and Performing Arts
Executive Artistic Director
Mission, theatre workshop development & direction, budget management, fund development, marketing, visibility initiatives, artistic & creative direction.

1990–1997 Cleveland Theatre Company Cleveland, OH - Producing Director
Mission, budget management, fund development, visibility initiatives, , union negotiations , artistic & creative direction.

1992–1996 Professional Alliance of Cleveland Theatres Cleveland, OH
Co-Founder
Conceive and initiate PACT (with John Orlock - CWRU)
Develop collaboration agreements among member theatres

1986–1993 Cleveland Actors’ Equity Liaison Committee Cleveland, OH
Chairman
Provide leadership and consultation for all members.
Negotiate with Equity to create new area-specific contracts.

1980-1990 The Phoenix Theatre Ensemble. Cleveland, OH
Managing/Artistic Director
Mission, theatre workshop development & direction, budget management, fund development, marketing, visibility initiatives, artistic & creative direction.

1979-1981 Cain Park Summer Theatre. Cleveland, OH
Artistic Director
Select, cast, direct and oversee production of all plays
Summer theatre training program for professional actors

1975-1980 Center Repertory Theatre. Cleveland, OH
Managing/Artistic Director
Mission, budget management, fund development, visibility initiatives, , union negotiations, artistic & creative direction

Executive Management
1999-Present Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH
Senior Director, Office of Web Development
Completely redesign and program University HTML/graphic style motif
Develop HTML templates for ease-of-use redesign across campus
Train and manage programmers and University clients
1998-1999 Voice Pro, Inc. Cleveland, OH
IS Director, Webmaster and Executive Instructor
Develop exercises to enhance the Voice-Pro curriculum
Instructor for high-level executive presentation workshops.
Program & maintain database and web system

Honors, Awards & Achievements
Honored with Commendation for outstanding service to the City of Cleveland by Mayor Dennis Kucinich (1978)
Times Tribute Award - Outstanding Acting For Don Quixote in Man of La Mancha - Halle Theatre (2002) - For George in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (2002)
Northern Ohio Live Award of Achievement - Producing Hamlet - Cleveland Theatre Company (Honorable Mention - 1991)
Cleveland Critics’ Circle Award - Best Professional Production The Three Sisters - Phoenix Theatre Ensemble (1980)
Cleveland Critics’ Circle - Nomination - Best Director - Vanities, Streamers, The Three Sisters, Getting Out - (1977,1978,1980,1981)
Cover Story Northern Ohio Live - On Fulton, Stanislavski, Producing, Training (1992)
Professional Affiliations • Chairman, Actor’s Equity Liaison Committee.
MC - Rape Crisis Center 25 Year Celebration.
Co-Founder, Director, Professional Alliance of Cleveland Theatres.
Director, Federated Church of Chagrin Falls, Holiday programming.
Member Actor’s Equity Association 1972 - Present.

Professorships and Teaching
Fairmount Center - Professional Acting Program
Case Western Reserve University, adjunct professor - masters acting program
Cleveland State University, adjunct professor – acting
Cuyahoga Community College, adjunct professor – acting
Center Repertory Theatre and Phoenix Theatre - 4-year professional acting program for (1978-present)
Cleveland Theatre Company - professional theatre workshops (1990-1996)
Nepenthe Artists’ Retreat –Theatre Workshops 1999-2002.

Education
1969-70 Interlochen Arts Academy Interlochen, MI
Graduate – Professional Theatre
1971-1975 Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX
Bachelor of Fine Arts – Professional Theatre
1975 U.S. Directors’ Colloquium Dallas, TX
Directing/Acting
Study with: Alvina Krause, B.H. Barry, Anthony Hall, Joseph Chaiken, Vivian Vance, Morton DaCosta, Jack Clay, Zelda Fichhandler, Adrian Hall
1975 FEDAPT* New York, NY

Marketing for Non-Profit Organizations, Foundation Grant Writing
*Foundation for the Extension and Development of the American Professional Theatre
1975 Cleveland Foundation Cleveland, OH
Foundation Grant Writing

Other Skills
Fully proficient in the following software programs:
Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, QuickBooks, Quicken, Adobe Premiere, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe PageMaker, Macromedia Dreamweaver MX, FTP,
Windows 98 - Windows XP, Mac OSX
Extensive experience in Web Design, Custom Database Design, Graphic Design,
Digital Video, Networking, Computer Troubleshooting and Construction
Photographer, Graphic Designer, Spokesperson, Singer, Actor, Stage & Lighting Designer
Carpenter