I've spent more than 25 years working in nonprofit arts, public service and performing arts organizations, and my work has taught me something important:
Creating a great experience is both about what we DO and how we choose to BE with the people we serve.
My experience spans performing arts venue operations, Front of House and patron services, volunteer management, accessibility, arts administration, training, facilitation and leadership coaching.
I've worked at the policy level and on the front lines. I understand the plans we make in conference rooms—and the realities that unfold when the doors open and hundreds of people arrive.
My approach is grounded in service leadership and five values that shape how I work:
Kindness • Compassion • Curiosity • Creativity • Courage
I won't arrive assuming I already know what your organization needs. I'll listen, ask questions, bring an outside perspective and help your team turn ideas into meaningful, sustainable change.
You Spend Your Career Taking Care of Everyone Else. Who's Supporting You?
Venue management is people work.
Patrons. Artists. Volunteers. Staff. Leadership. Partners. Clients.
You're expected to take care of all of them—often while navigating competing priorities, limited resources and the unexpected challenges that come with live events.
Leadership coaching creates space to focus on you.
I work with venue-management and performing arts professionals who want to lead with greater confidence, establish healthier boundaries, navigate difficult conversations, manage overwhelm and develop a leadership style grounded in their values.
Because sustainable leadership isn't only about what you do.
It's also about who you are becoming as a leader.
I believe in the power of shared creative experiences to build community.
Our venues can be more than places where people purchase tickets, watch performances and go home.
They can be places where neighbors gather.
Where stories are shared.
Where curiosity is encouraged.
Where different generations, cultures, abilities and experiences meet.
Where people see themselves—and encounter lives and perspectives different from their own.
And where accessibility isn't something we provide for some people.
It's simply how we welcome everyone.
That's the future of the performing arts I want to help build.
Whether you're rethinking Front of House operations, strengthening your volunteer program, expanding accessibility or developing the people who lead this work, you don't need to have all the answers before you begin.
We'll start with a conversation.
We'll talk about where you are, what's working, what isn't and what you'd like to create next.
Let's create performing arts experiences where people don't simply attend. They belong.
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