RECENT PLANNING PROJECTS
Strategic Planning Consultant, 2024-Present
Co-leading process with Tom Stone to engage Board and Staff in 3-year strategic plan supported by implementation dashboard.
Emergency Operations Plan Consultant, 2025
Partnered with Founding Co-Artistic Directors to Succession & Continuity of Operations Plan in Case of Emergency.
Strategic Planning Consultant, 2023 to 2025
Co-lead with Phil Kohlmetz in-person and online planning meetings with a team of Los Angeles County Administrators and Friends of the Robinson Gardens Volunteers in preparation for museum accreditation application.
Strategic Planning Consultant, 2021-2023
Facilitation of the strategic planning process in collaboration with Staff and Board.
Strategic Planning, 2020-2021
Working in partnership with Phil Kohlmetz for fundraising planning and executive coaching, and in collaboration with The Berkeley Group for marketing research. Fully facilitated using online platforms.
Strategic Planning, 2020-2021
Fully facilitated using online platforms. Staff and Board are guided in their collaborative work to create an actionable and ambitious strategic plan.
Strategic Planning, 2019-2020
Consulting facilitation of strategic plan and development of business operations plan. Funded by the Hewlett Foundation.
Strategic Planning, 2019-2020
Funded by the California Arts Council.
Strategic Planning, 2018-2019 Facilitating organization-wide strategic planning process to engage internal and external stakeholders in articulation of a 5-year plan to support build out of facility.
Strategic Planning, 2018
Facilitated strategic planning committee, guided community meetings, engaged executive committee, and conducted online survey to aid alliance in identifying strategic priorities.
RECENT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
Director of Professional Development, 2019-2024
Oversight of all arts management training program creation, implementation and including technical support. Solely presented Incubate to Accelerate program in 2024.
Business of Art, Program Trainer and Cluster Counselor, 2009-2011, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2020-2024
Facilitate sessions on building Business Model Canvas, SMART Goals, and Strategic Plan Development in multi-session cohort series. Sessions delivered to online and in-person in Berkeley, Oakland, San Francisco, San Jose, Sacramento, and West Hollywood, CA.
Business of Art Cohort Facilitator and Coach, 2024
Arts & Cultural Equity Fellowship Trainer, 2023
Facilitator of Strategic Planning Cohort Series for 6 Sonoma County Arts Alliances, Financial Vibrancy workshop facilitator and one-to-one coach for program participants.
RECENT ACADEMIC
Interim Departments Chair, 2024 to 2025
Department Chair for Organizational Leadership and Human Skills Development, Undergraduate School of Business
Interim Department Chair for Management, Undergraduate School of Business
Full Time Visiting Assistant Professor, 2024 to Present
Visiting Assistant Professor, School of Undergraduate Studies
Doctor of Business Administration, Completed 2023
Dissertation topic: Exploration of California worker status law compliance on arts fiscal sponsors and fiscally sponsored arts projects: A case study. Completed under the guidance of Dr. Anne W. Smith, Dr. Steven Crane and Dr. Shalini Golpalkrishnan.
Adjunct Faculty, 2019 to 2024
Professor of Social and Emotional Intelligence at Work and The Manager as Communicator.
Adjunct Faculty, 2023 to Present
Professor of Arts Entrepreneurship and Strategic Leadership courses for online M.A. in Arts Management program. Responsible for designing the courses and delivering coursework. Advisor for Independent Studies.
Liberal Education for Arts Professionals (LEAP) designing custom business courses for professional dancers earning their Bachelor of Arts degree.
RECENT FACILITATION
Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
In-Person Retreat Facilitator, 2024
Facilitation of Board retreat to address organizational development and business model stabilization.
Yerba Buena Gardens Festival, San Francisco, CA
In-Person Retreat Facilitator, 2024
Facilitation of Board-Staff retreat to address organization Vision and Goals post-pandemic. Worked collaboratively with a team of Board and Staff representatives over a 2-month period to design retreat.
Cloverdale Arts Alliance, Cloverdale, CA
In-Person Retreat Facilitator, 2024
Facilitation of Board retreat to guide organization developing their strategic plan. Worked collaboratively with a team of Board and Staff representatives to design retreat.
City of Emeryville, CA, Annual Purchase Award
Facilitator, 2022-2023
Facilitation support of the Annual Public Art Purchase Award selection, installation and celebration.
Roxie Theater, San Francisco, CA
Board Retreat Facilitation, 2022
Facilitation of day-long planning session to engage and prepare the Board of Directors for strategic planning.
Sharing Power: Sacramento, CA Solidarity Economies and the Arts
Meeting Facilitator 2022
Facilitation of visioning discussion between artists-funders-cultural workers. Resulted in visualization of needs and possibilities. Coordinated by Center for Cultural Innovation.
