Company and Production Manager
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Summary
Twenty years in lead management positions for non-profit performing arts or cultural institutions with an emphasis in stage and production management, fundraising and development.
Sixteen years working in the Veterinary community, serving as a Kennel Manager, Veterinary Assistant, Client Care Coordinator and Veterinary Nurse.
Six years working directly in radio, as a DJ for freeform radio as well as in fundraising, special events, and community awareness and involvement.
Highly creative in planning and successfully implementing special events and fundraising activities.
Excellent research and writing skills, strong skills in business and creative writing, able to create clear and concise written documents, study guides and manuals for educational and training purposes. Experience in producing newsletters.
Adept in solving problems and conflicts by reaching out, listening, encouraging and engaging in conversation with mutual respect.
Forethought in analyzing potential conflicts or stumbling blocks in situations; initiative to have plans in place should a potential conflict or challenge arise as well as a willingness to adapt quickly to unforeseen circumstances.
Thrives on finding creative and “thinking outside the box” solutions to situations and challenges.
Knowledgeable of Actor’s Equity Association Rules and Regulations, with experience working in a company of both AEA and non-AEA actors and technicians.
Exceptional attention and care to customer service, treating all individuals with compassion, empathy and kindness.
Key values include: Accountability, Adaptability, Authenticity, Compassion, Courage, Creativity, Empathy, Humility, Initiative, Integrity, Perseverance, Self-discipline, Self-respect, Vision, and Vulnerability.
Education
- Voice Artist | Voice Coaches | forthcoming Spring 2026
- Western Colorado University | MFA Creative Writing – Nature Concentration | August 2025
- Certificate |The DeVos Institute: The Cycle: Management of Successful Arts and Cultural Organizations | 2018
- Finalist for the Global Arts Management Fellowship with the DeVos Institute of Arts Management | 2019
- Creating a Non-Profit | Park County Community Foundation | Livingston, MT | 2019
- University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point | BA in Theatre Production Management | May 1991
Experience
Production and Administrative Accomplishments
Gallatin History Museum – Development Manager | January 2020 – August 2020
- Responsible for seeking out funding opportunities, writing and submitting grants, meeting with potential donors/partners/sponsors and securing their participation.
- Responsible for creating and implementing promotional materials and special events for educational and fundraising opportunities.
- Responsible for publicity including press releases for print and radio, articles for the company newsletter, local magazines and newspapers, and announcements on social media.
- Recruited and sustained a team of volunteers, scheduling the volunteer calender based on the museum’s needs and volunteer availability, assigning tasks based on respecting volunteer interest and knowledge.
Intermountain Opera Bozeman – Operations and Production Manager | June 2016 – December 2019
- Worked directly with local business owners in Gallatin and Park counties for significant contributions that supported opera productions and special events, securing financial and logistical sponsorships and donations for guest artists and production needs.
- Advised the Artistic Director with hiring artists. Executed contracts for all artists and musicians.
- Guided the Executive Director in production management policies and procedures. Hired all production personnel and secured rehearsal and production sites.
- Coordinated all logistics for special events and managed budgets for each department.
- Company Manager for all artists, musicians and production staff, securing housing and transportation, and handled all hospitality needs for the artist stay.
- Served as a liaison between artists, staff, the board of directors, patrons and local businesses.
- Responsible for program advertisements.
- Responsible for publicity including press releases for print and radio, articles for the company e-newsletter, and local and regional magazines and newspapers.
- Maintained the database for supporters, sponsors, and advertisers.
- Responsible for building, maintaining, and recognizing the volunteer teams
Pine Creek Lodge & Cafe – Manager and Special Events Coordinator | December 2003 – April 2005
- Worked one on one with clients, coordinating details for weddings and special events.
- Managed the cafe; assisted in developing menus, hired and trained staff, served as hostess.
Chico Hot Springs – Sales Associate | April 1999 – December 2003
- Worked one on one with clients, coordinating details for weddings, meetings, family reunions and special events, promoting Chico Hot Springs and local vendors to complete client needs.
The House on the Rocks – Hospitality Manager | December 1995 – March 1999
- Recruited, hired and managed a staff of 40 individuals.
- Managed the technical and logistical care for a three square mile, multi-room tourist attraction.
- Managed payroll for the department
- Created and implemented training manuals on hospitality and customer service.
American Players Theatre – Company Manager, Tour Manager | April 1994 – April 1995
- Worked within the community to find local housing for a company of 24 actors and 8 technical staff for the summer season.
- Mindful of both Actor’s Equity requirements and internship requirements, ensuring both cooperated and communicated with one another.
- Attended to personal and emergency needs for the company.
- Handled payroll.
- Assisted in coordinating tour route and securing accommodations per city/town.
- Traveled with the company on tour.
John Michael Kohler Arts Center – Performing Arts Officer | August 1991 – April 1994
- Managed the Teen Theatre program, serving as company manager and stage manager for the group. Hired the director and technical staff and designed the details of the program for these individuals to teach students aspects of the craft.
- Responsible for the travel and hospitality needs for both national and international guest artists.
- Coordinated local and rural school groups to experience theatre outreach programs.
- Designed educational study guides with a focus on performing and visual art exhibits.
- Managed annual art festival, including finding sponsorships and donations.
Community and Invited Teaching Experience
- The MultiCultural Center | Western Colorado University | Gunnison, CO | Spring 2025 Semester
- Drama Coach, Park High School Speech, Drama & Debate Team | Livingston, MT | 2023-2024
- Production Stage Manager, Stage Manager, Actress, Board Member | The Blue Slipper Theatre and The Firehouse Five Theatre | Livingston, MT | 1999 – 2016
Internships, Fellowships, Residencies and Conferences
- Internship | Torrey House Press | Academic Spring Semester 2025
- Internship | Western Press | Western Colorado University | Academic Year 2024- 2025
- MFA Residency | Western Colorado University | July of 2023, 2024, and 2025
- Mari Sandoz Fellowship Recipient | The Story Catcher Workshop | Gunnison, CO | June 2024
- Elk River Writers Workshop | Pray, MT | August 2022 and 2023
- Finalist for the Global Arts Management Fellowship with the DeVos Institute of Arts Management | 2019
- Ambassador for Intermountain Opera Bozeman | Opera America Conference-San Francisco | 2019
- Creating a Non-Profit | Park County Community Foundation | Livingston, MT | 2019
- Grant Writing | Professional Women in Business Conference | Bozeman, MT | 2007
Community Involvement:
DJ | KGLT Southwest Montana’s Alternative Public Radio Station | Bozeman, Montana | 2018-2025
- Responsible for the live performance of a three-hour freeform radio show
- Conducted both on air and pre-recorded interviews with poets, actors, local musicians, music historians, symphony conductors and opera artists.
- Co-wrote and recorded Public Service Announcements.
- Read poetry and chapters from forthcoming publications on air from published and emerging poets and storytellers.
- Participation in the annual spring fund drive, finding matching donors and raising on average $2,500.00 during a 3 hour show.
Board Member | Friends of KGLT | Bozeman, Montana | 2022-2025
- Co-organized and actively participated in fundraising and community awareness events, such as KGLT’ Annual Vinyl Sale, DJ Appreciation events, and BrewFests.
- Initiated the Friends of KGLT license plate project.
- Proposed “Radio in the Parks” project.
- Attended and participated in monthly board meetings.
Theatre Manager | The Blue Slipper Theatre | Livingston, MT | 2012
- Managed a five production season.
- Responsible for promotion and advertising of each production and theatre-specific events, including local newspaper features, social media postings, radio ads and interviews, and dress rehearsal events for major donors and board members.
- Kept track of each production’s timeline, involved in resolving blocks and conflicts the production encountered.
- Attended board meetings, reported company, production and budget details.
Counterpoint | a “private, nonprofit corporation serving adults with disabilities in Park County since 1976” | Livingston, Montana | 2019 – 2021
- Author of a major annual fundraising letter for Counterpoint that assisted in raising $42,000.00 in 2019, $35,000.00 in 2020, and $80,000.00 in 2021.
Publications, Articles, and Grant Writing
- Leaving Rooben – a memoir | forthcoming 2027
- The Hounds of Hiraeth – a novel | MFA Thesis | Western Colorado University | July, 2025
- “Cornucopia” | Splendor Anthology | Writing Heights Writers Association | October 2025
- Creator of The Memoir Project | Gallatin History Museum | 2020
- Grant Writer | Gallatin History Museum | 2020
- Writer for the IOB Patron Newsletter | Intermountain Opera Bozeman | 2016-2019
- Executed contracts for all musicians, artists and production staff | Intermountain Opera Bozeman | 2016-2019
- Writer for publicity and press releases | Intermountain Opera Bozeman | 2016-2019
- Grant Writer and Writer for publicity and press releases | The Blue Slipper Theatre | 2012, 2016
- Created and designed Performing Arts Student Study Guides | The John Michael Kohler Arts Center | 1991-1995
Print and Radio Interviews: Conducted
- Jim Liska | “A Personal Legacy in a Journey through Jazz” | KGLT, Bozeman, MT
- Norman Huynh, Music Director, The Bozeman Symphony | KGLT, Bozeman, MT
- Kevin Asselin, Artistic Director, Shakespeare in the Parks | KGLT, Bozeman, MT
- Hunter D’Antuono, Photographer | “Getting to Know Your Neighbor” series | Park County Community Journal, Livingston, MT
- Shakespeare in the Parks | Park County Community Journal, Livingston, MT
Literary Service
- Mentored students for professional writing projects | The MultiCultural Center | Western Colorado University
- Writing Consultant | The Writing Center | Western Colorado University
- Grant Writer | Gallatin History Museum
- Creator of The Memoir Project | Gallatin History Museum
- Writer and publisher for the IOB Patron Newsletter | Intermountain Opera Bozeman
- Executed contracts for all musicians, artists and production staff | Intermountain Opera Bozeman
- Writer for publicity and press releases | Intermountain Opera Bozeman
- Grant Writer and Writer for publicity and press releases | The Blue Slipper Theatre
- Creator and Designer for Performing and Visual Arts Student Study Guides | The John Michael Kohler Arts Center
- Compiled and organized Listener Letters for KGLT Fund Drive
- Wrote and co-wrote public service announcements for non-profits, for KGLT
- StoryTeller, Elk River Arts & Lectures | Livingston, MT | 2022
Post Graduate Theatre Experiences
Stage Management
- Summer Stock Theatre (5 Show Repertoire) | University of Findlay | Findlay, OH
- Camelot | The Firehouse 5 Playhouse | Livingston, MT
- South Pacific | The Firehouse 5 Playhouse | Livingston, MT
- The Secret Garden | The Firehouse 5 Playhouse | Livingston, MT
- Ten Minute Play Festival | The Blue Slipper Theatre | Livingston, MT
- Almost, Maine | The Blue Slipper Theatre | Livingston, MT
Production Management
- The Boys Choir of Harlem | The Kohler Arts Center | Kohler, WI
- The John Michael Kohler Art Center’s Annual Art Fair | Sheboygan, WI
- Teen Theatre | The John Michael Kohler Arts Center | Sheboygan, WI
- Turtle Island String Quartet | The John Michael Kohler Arts Center | Sheboygan, WI
- Nucleodanza | The John Michael Kohler Arts Center | Sheboygan, WI
- Parsons Dance Company | The John Michael Kohler Arts Center | Sheboygan, WI
- A Little Night Music | Intermountain Opera Bozeman | Bozeman, MT
- She Loves Me | Intermountain Opera Bozeman | Bozeman, MT
- Camelot | Intermountain Opera Bozeman | Bozeman, MT
Company Manager
- The Tender Land | Intermountain Opera Bozeman | Bozeman, MT
- Eugene Onegin | Intermountain Opera Bozeman | Bozeman, MT
- The Marriage of Figaro | Intermountain Opera Bozeman | Bozeman, MT
- Falstaff | Intermountain Opera Bozeman | Bozeman, MT
Performance
- Piglet | The House at Pooh Corner | Summer Theatre, University of Wisconsin Stevens Point
- Ruth | Blithe Spirit | The Blue Slipper Theatre
- Chris | Rumors | The Blue Slipper Theatre
- Sylvia | Sylvia | The Blue Slipper Theatre
- Martha | Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | The Blue Slipper Theatre
- Hecate | Macbeth | The Shane Lalani Center for the Arts
- Storyteller | Elk River Arts & Lectures | Livingston, MT
Directing
Same Time, Next Year | The Blue Slipper Theatre | Livingston, MT
Drama Coach, Park High School Speech, Drama & Debate Team | Livingston, MT
Teaching
Teen Theatre | The John Michael Kohler Arts Center | Sheboygan, WI
Drama Coach, Park High School Speech, Drama & Debate Team | Livingston, MT
Presentations
- The Bandstand Bard: Literature and Song
- “Yes, And…” Using Improv in Writing
- Wining in Paradise Valley: a pairing of nature and people
- Eulogies and Elegies; the Craft of Writing Characters with Compassion
Attachments
Company and Production Manager Resume
