Program Director

Masters of Fine Arts: Acting (The British Tradition) – 09/2016 – 07/2018

Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Thesis: Lecture/Performance “Propaganda in Shakespeare’s History Plays”
Main Courses: Performance Modules, Scene Study (Shakespeare, Restoration, Well-Made), Linklater, Musical Theatre (Acting Through Song)

Bachelors of Arts: Theatre Performance – 08/2010 – 12/2014

Boise State University. Boise, Idaho

Main Courses: Acting (I, II, III, Styles -Shakespeare, Commedia), Voice (I, II, Dialects), Theatre History (I, II, III)

Program Director 03/2022 – Present

Goshen Theater

• Overseeing all theater space rentals and facilitating client bookings. Executing contracts and establishing consistent fees for non-profit and for-profit entities and individuals
• Create original programming, scheduled regularly and strategically throughout the program year. 
• Develop the events / programming budget with staff team. (Main Stage Productions, Lobby Performances, Play Readings)
• Managing and Recruiting volunteers, with Front of House/Audience Services Manager.
• Overseeing the development and execution of the annual marketing plan, with staff team. Working directly with contract marketing services, printers, and other contractors. Managing the production of all printed materials for all events. Maintain all Social Media (Facebook, Instagram). Facilitate the the updating of the Goshen Theater website. 
• Assure that all rights and licenses are up to date and renewed annually. Including rights for productions and all performances. Maintain the ASCAP, BMI, SESAC Licensing.
• Maintain and help build on existing and new partnerships with: Goshen College, South Bend Civic Theater, Elkhart County Symphony Association, River Bend Film Festival, Goshen Community Schools, City of Goshen.
• Acquire working knowledge of all theater program operations, including front of house and technical operations. 
• When appropriate, join the Executive Director in donor cultivation and solicitation. 
• Create reports for the board / committees on a regular basis. 
• Serve as a member on the Strategic Planning Programming Committee & Marketing / Development Committee.

Executive Director of Spokane Ensemble Theatre 2021 – 2022

Spokane Ensemble Theatre

• Work collaboratively with the Artistic Director to solidify current and upcoming productions.
• Actively seek funding through community engagement.
• Oversee board members and reviews board policies.
• Help guide the trajectory of the theater.
• Represent the theater at community events and business engagements.
• Maintain membership as Core Ensemble Member.
• Be the Liaison between the Board and Artistic Team.

Board President, Stage Left Theater 2021

Stage Left Theater

• Work collaboratively with the Managing Artistic Director to solidify current and upcoming productions.
• Actively seek funding through community engagement.
• Oversee board members and reviews board policies.
• Help guide the trajectory of the theater.
• Represent the theater at community events and business engagements.

Co-Founder of The Spokane Shakespeare Society 2020 -2021 

Spokane Shakespeare Society

• Facilitated the first contract with Spokane Parks Department for performance and use of the Pavilion in River Front Park. 
• Engaged with other local theaters to create community partnerships

Resident Artist / Producer 07/2020 – 03/2022

Stage Left Theater

• Oversee production of Masterpiece Monologue & Words That Changed The World for Stage Left Theater.
• Schedule: Filming, Directors, Rehearsals, Actors
• Maintain theatrical space during production.
• Work with technical team to facilitate needs for Directors and Actors.
• Design and implement new iterations based on needs from community and theater. 
• Maintain artistic involvement in minimum 1 show a year.
• Attend at least one performance of each production.
• Participate, volunteer, and help raise money for fundraisers.

Artist/Instructor 01/2016 – 04/2016

Idaho Shakespeare Festival

• Toured the Pacific Northwest performing The Shakespeare Stealer for Elementary/Middle School students. 
• Taught Workshops with fellow actors for the students.

Stagehand 01/2011 – 04/2015

Morrison Center for The Performing Arts 

• Worked on Best of Broadway Touring Productions in various departments as a local stagehand: Props, Carpentry, Electrics.
• Worked as running crew for numerous Best of Broadway and Local Productions.
• Local Props/Running Crew Team Member for the tech of The First National Tour of Warhorse.
• Worked with team members to prepare the theatre for University/Local performances.

Student Instructor 08/2014 – 12/2014

Boise State University

• Taught a bi-weekly course that covered textual analysis from the perspective of: Actors, Playwrights, Designers, and Directors.
• Assisted in grading of students with Professor of Record.
• Created the course structure and syllabus for the class while a TA the previous year.