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Radically inquisitive producer and project manager with over 10 years of experience in building and coordinating multi-disciplinary teams of creatives. Enthusiastic, approachable, and empathetic collaborator, who takes ownership of getting a project over the finish line. Expansive and active commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in every work environment. Developed and produced unique transmedia projects that blend virtual and physical realities, leveraging a wide range of mediums and emergent technologies to explore how organizations might serve their communities differently in the future. Key connector and translator between technical and creative teams to realize shared vision and capabilities. Driving motivation comes from seeing what people with a common purpose can create when operational, logistical, and administrative barriers are removed from their path.
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Leading the new Artistic Contracting department, which oversees the drafting, negotiation and execution of hundreds of contract for the Theatre each year. Oversight over not only the Theatre’s live stage production contracts (including all AEA, SDC & USA agreements), but also for the institution’s bespoke treatment of intellectual property, modeling new partnerships, managing compliance and innovating best practices. Facilitates development of new contract types across work-for-hire, commissions, licensing, and other types of agreements. Managed across disciplines to build new IT and communications workflows that bring transparency surrounding the contract and employment onboarding processes to key decision makers. Acting as a conduit with Business Operations to create user-friendly and reliable processes to ensure timely fulfillment of payments; housing, travel, and other benefit requests; and IT/HR onboarding.
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XR Producer & Artistic Manager
Member of the Theatre's senior management team, leading the exploration and implementation of emergent performance technologies and partnerships in the Theatre’s transmedia approach to storytelling for a Kentucky and global audience. Supervising the strategic and tactical operation of the artistic departments, including management of a $1.5 Million+ artistic and production budget, long-term programmatic planning, and shepherding new artistic works from inception through final release. Overseeing cross-collaborative teams throughout the organization, including hospitality, contract and budget management, capital investment, and external relations. Building and maintaining relationships with local and national creative artist networks and collective bargaining partners. Principal negotiator for all artist and collaborator contract negotiations.
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Co-Founder
Leading core of individuals and organizations in building a thriving advocacy and onboarding pipeline for residents using and investing in blockchain, web3, DeFi, and NFTs across Louisville, Kentucky. Curating a transmedia approach to making blockchain legible through tailored peer-mentorship, podcasts, videos, written & social content. Planning and executing public events, marketing, and speaker series to attract attention and interest in the space. Building a multidisciplinary group of contributors to provide expertise in crypto investing, engineering, and marketing. Onboarding local businesses about web3 and blockchain tools that could be useful to them or their customers. Building an ecosystem of interoperability throughout the city, with the eventual goal of forming an in-real-life and on-chain DAO (Decentralized Autonomous Organization) committed to organizing and executing the goals of the Louisville Blockchain Collective
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Founder & Fund Manager
Researching and investing partnership funds in protocols on Ethereum which are innovating on new utilities in asset liquidity infrastructure & capital efficiency afforded by blockchains. Generating easily digestible Ethereum investing prospectus in alignment with the Investment Fund’s core values and risk assessment. Providing ongoing education on investment opportunities for Partners to make informed decisions about which protocols to provide capital to.
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Digital & In-Person Creative Producing | Strong Talent Acquisition & Negotiation Skills | Systems Thinking | Verbal & Written Communication | Non-Profit Management | Cross-Functional Collaboration | Radical Hospitality & Extravagant Welcome | Values Aligned Opportunity Research | Intellectual Property Management | Expansive Thinking | Creative Department Budget Management | Authentic Relationship Building
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Education.
Business Essentials Certificate Program, Kenan Flagler Business School
Bachelor of Arts in Dramatic Art, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill -
Awards & Recognition.
Andy and Cindi Griffith Award
Richard and Christopher Edward Adler Award
Dean’s List ,University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill