Professional Background

Arts Council of Buffalo and Erie County, Buffalo, NY   2008-2010
Regrant Program Manager

Manage all aspects of re-granting over $100,000 in annual local arts and cultural funding to over 60 cultural organizations and 30 artists; Programs feature partnerships with Key Bank of New York with KeyArts, New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) with Strategic Opportunities Stipends (SOS), New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) with Erie County DEC Grant Program; Manage all aspects of the grant making process from Grant Application Seminars to supervising volunteer grant review panels consisting of more than 30 artists and arts administrators to annual awards ceremonies; Technical assistance and workshop programming for artists and cultural organizations; Advocacy for increased funding for the arts amongst local elected officials; Advanced Arts Council’s web 2.0 presence & E-marketing with Facebook, Constant Contact & Flickr. Founded a local chapter of American’s for the Art’s Emerging Leaders program  (ELAB) which received a resounded response from the community and has exceeded all expectations.

Carnegie Art Center, North Tonawanda, NY   2008-2010
Grants & Exhibitions Program Manager

Curator of 2009 – 2010 Visual Arts Exhibitions: organized fall and spring visual arts exhibitions, annual members’ show, collaborated with guest curators, jurors and artists, Member of Beyond/In WNY 2010 Curatorial Committee.  Marketing responsibilities included design/layout of print materials, online newsletters, website/HTML maintenance to Facebook event invites and updates. Manage membership database, communications and special events. Oversee the Arts Niagara DEC grant program: grant application seminars, technical assistance workshops, grant review panels, public relations/advocacy, grant payment disbursements, NYSCA grant writing and reporting, program accounting, and organized records management. Presented the Arts Niagara DEC program to the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) annual state-wide conference/retreat in April 2009.

iGavel.com, New York, NY   2006-2008
Marketing Specialist

Cricket Books auction received international exposure/press from renowned cricket experts, New micro sites projects ‘About Us’ and ‘Associates @ iGavel’ increased reciprocal web traffic and strengthened business relationships amongst the iGavel network of sellers, Created new contact database code system which generated efficient searches and timely marketing distribution for auction marketing and collateral materials

Anna Kustera Gallery, New York, NY   2006-2007
Intern 2006      Gallery Assistant 2006-2007

Worked closely with numerous national and internationally renowned visual artists, critics and museums, created new artists image archive web pages for each gallery artist and exhibition and effectively increased the gallery’s use of technology to successfully promote each exhibition.

Education

MA: Art Market: Principles & Practices, Fashion Institute of Technology, NYC  2007

• Co-curator of Impossibly Familiar Exhibition, Art Gotham, New York, NY 2007
• Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practices (USPAP), FIT-NYC, Certified, 2006
• Isamu Noguchi Museum, Gallery Attendant, 2006
• Greene Naftali Gallery, Gallery Assistant, 2006
• Daniel Cooney Fine Art, Occasional Gallery Assistant, 2005-2006
• Chelsea Art Museum, Development Intern, 2005
• Vick Corporate Art Advisors, Intern, 2005

BA: Art History & Communication Studies, Canisius College, Buffalo, NY 2003

• Burchfield Penney Art Center, Intern at Art on Wheels, 2002-2003
• Albright Knox Art Gallery, Marketing Department Intern, 2002

Volunteer Activities

• Western New York Book Arts Center New Year’s Party Volunteer,  2009-2010
• City of Buffalo Animal Shelter, New Volunteer Coordinator, 2008-2009
• Elmwood Festival of the Arts, Festival Volunteer, 2009
• Colored Musicians Club of Buffalo, Jazz Festival Volunteer, 2009
• Animal Care and Control of New York City, Volunteer, 2007
• CUE Art Foundation, Gala Benefit Auction Volunteer, 2006
• Studio in the Park by BravinLee Programs, Art Installation Volunteer, 2006
• Burchfield Penney Art Center, Membership Department Volunteer, 2005-2006