I am a community-centered arts leader, creative executive, musical theatre historian, professor, and writer.

Over 15+ years working for nonprofits and arts institutions in North Carolina, New York, and Pittsburgh.

Washington State Arts Commissioner, representing 43rd District (Seattle), Governor Appointed

Board President, ARCADE NW Architecture and Design Magazine

Co-author, Sustainable Fundraising w/Hannah Grannemann, Columbia Business School Publishing, 2026

Author, A Kid’s Book About Kindness, DK Publishing/AKidsCo, 2023

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Executive Director of the American Genre Film Archive, the world's largest nonprofit archive and distributor for genre films. Produced 10+ Home video releases

Fundraising roles with Mary’s Place, Pacific Northwest Ballet.

Artistic roles for NC Museum of Art, Durham Savoyards, Alamo Drafthouse Raleigh, Chamber Music Raleigh, Justice Theatre Project, Pauper Players

Theatre director and orchestra/opera conductor and has produced over 150 live performances including a televised tribute to Leonard Bernstein and American Music for PBS/UNC TV

Honorary Fellow, Rainier Club (Seattle), 2024-2026

“The Future of Arts Fundraising” by Southern Theatre Magazine, 2022

Tar Heel of the Week, Raleigh News and Observer, 2016