Executive Experience

2010–2024 Executive Director

Telluride Arts, Telluride, CO

  • Recalibrated and rebranded the organization into a trusted regional leader and thought partner.

  • Spearheaded the Telluride Cultural Master Plan and established the Telluride Arts District, shaping policy at a regional level.

  • Vocal advocate for inclusive, community-driven planning and leadership.

  • Expanded reach and impact, driving 18% annual growth and engaging 125K+ participants annually.

  • Increased the annual budget from $120K to $1.28M and net assets from $45K to over $9.5M

  • Established diversified mix of income that included a significant increase in earned income revenues, and secured transformational grant and in-kind resources from local government, state agencies, national foundations, family foundations, and galvanized a broad base of individual support.

  • Cultivated and empowered a dynamic team to develop and deliver a mix of cultural programming and responsive community-based initiatives, including the Public Art Program, Art + Architecture Weekend, Twenty(by)Telluride, the Telluride Gallery Guide, the Singer Songwriter Series, and upscaled programs such as the Art Walk, gallery exhibitions, and Grants for Artists.

  • Established two new studio spaces for artists that provided accessible makers’ spaces and supported creative vibrancy in town.

  • Established two galleries on Telluride’s main street that elevated the profile of the arts council, producing 20 exhibits and hundreds of public community events annually, designed to connect and strengthen community connections across demographics.

  • Active member of a regional pandemic-response team, leading an artist—driven informational campaign, now part of the Smithsonian Archive, bringing stages and music to Main Street, opening up the Warehouse as a safe venue, and becoming the largest employer of artists and gig workers.

  • Led the purchase, design, activation, and stabilization of the Telluride Transfer Warehouse, navigating complex public processes, preservation planning, fundraising, and timeline.

  • Activated the Warehouse to produce and host hundreds of events in collaboration with community partners and major festivals to ensure programming and leadership were diverse, dynamic, inclusive, welcoming, and representative.

2001–2010 Executive Director

Methow Arts, Twisp, WA

  • Recalibrated and rebranded the organization into an even more collaborative community partner.

  • Expanded arts education programs to underserved and at-risk youth, and forged new partnerships with public schools across rural Okanogan County.

  • Developed regional arts-driven economic initiatives, fostering cross-sector collaboration.

  • Established a public art program placing artwork into schools, parks, hospitals, and other shared spaces, enhancing engagement and access to the arts across the county.

  • Established popular performing arts series, bringing artists from across the globe into rural schools and for community performances.

  • Established partnerships to weave the arts into local activities and events.

  • Established the Methow Arts magazine and website, coalescing and highlighting the arts across the region and amplifying the work of local artists.

  • Founding member, spokesperson, and fundraiser working with a team of community members and the Town of Twisp, which led the visioning, purchase, and planning for a 6.5-acre Forest Service Complex, named Twispworks.