Advisory Board for the Arts Member Meeting Participant Biographies Zoom June 18, 2020 5pm -7:30pm Debby Buchholz La Jolla Playhouse Managing Director Ms. Buchholz joined the Playhouse in 2002, serving first as General Manager before becoming Managing Director. She is a Vice President of the League of Resident Theaters (LORT) and a member of its Executive Committee. She is a recipient of a San Diego Women Who Mean Business Award from The San Diego Business Journal. Prior to joining La Jolla Playhouse, she served as Counsel to The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, D.C. She was a faculty member of the Smithsonian Institution’s program on Legal Problems of Museum Administration. Prior to The Kennedy Center, she served as a corporate attorney in New York City and Washington, D.C. She is a graduate of UC San Diego and Harvard Law School. Ms. Buchholz and her husband, noted author and White House economic policy advisor Todd Buchholz, live in Solana Beach and are the proud parents of Victoria, Katherine and Alexia. Kelly Burdick American Shakespeare Center Director of Development Kelly M. Burdick joined the American Shakespeare Center as director of development in April 2017. A new Virginian, by way of NYC, she most recently served in the same role at The Classical Theatre of Harlem (CTH). During her tenure at CTH, she was a proud member of the extraordinary team that brought the company out of debt and cemented Uptown Shakespeare in the Park’s long-term residency in Marcus Garvey Park. Prior to that, she worked at the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone creating and implementing large-scale capacity building grants for arts organizations in Harlem, Washington Heights, and Inwood. She is a lifelong theatre kid. She holds a BA in theatre arts from Marymount Manhattan College and a MA in arts administration from Columbia University. Victoria Cairl Philadelphia Theatre Company Independent Marketing and Sales Strategist Victoria Cairl is an independent marketing and sales strategist. She is currently working as a strategist with Philadelphia Theatre Company. Vic has worked for a mix of clients including Broadway shows (Jagged Little Pill and A Christmas Carol), Non-profit theaters (McCarter and Long Wharf), immersive experiences (The Museum of Broadway), virtual experiences (Playbill) and large-scale brand partnerships (Nederlander Worldwide and Hard Rock Casinos). Previously Victoria worked for Lincoln Center, The Met Museum, Disney and Show- Score. An entrepreneur and innovation junkie, Vic also writes a blog on @Medium focused on 'Women and Work". Greg Cameron Joffrey Ballet Executive Director Inspired by his lifelong love for the arts, for his hometown, and for connecting with people from every background, Greg Cameron leads the Joffrey Ballet as President and CEO, responsible for organization-wide administration and strategy. Under Greg’s partnership with The Mary B. Galvin Artistic Director Ashley Wheater, the Joffrey has set new records at the box office and built the strongest financial foundation in its history. Before joining the Joffrey, Greg spent three decades supporting art and artists and creating meaningful experiences for others at the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum of Contemporary Art, and WTTW/WFMT. In addition to leading the Joffrey, Greg throws himself into his community, volunteering for a wide range of nonprofit organizations and civic committees, including the Facing History and Ourselves Chicago Advisory Board, Enrich Chicago, and the UIC Chancellor’s Leadership Board. Greg also serves as a State Street Commissioner. Dale Edwards Houston Grand Opera Director of Marketing Director of Marketing and Communication Dale Edwards, a native of Ohio, joined Houston Grand Opera in 2017, bringing with him a wealth of experience in marketing, advertising, the performing arts, and academia. He built his career in New York, where he lent his talents to storied arts organizations including the Metropolitan Opera, where he served as associate director of marketing and advertising, overseeing ticket sales for both the opera house and its worldwide simulcast, The Met: Live in HD. He has worked in marketing and advertising for the prestigious Alvin Ailey Dance Theater; Disney Theatrical Productions, where he assisted with productions including The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, and Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida; SpotCo advertising agency, where his portfolio included Chicago, The Little Dog Laughed, and many other Broadway productions; and the Manhattan Theatre Club, both in-house and as part of SpotCo, where he aided in establishing the company’s Broadway presence while continuing its tradition of excellence off-Broadway with productions such as Doubt, Rabbit Hole, Shining City, Blackbird, LoveMusik, Come Back Little Sheba, and Top Girls. He comes to Houston from Connecticut, where he co-founded the University of Connecticut’s MFA program for arts administration and served as assistant professor and director of marketing for UConn’s School of Fine Arts. He has a bachelor’s degree in communications with a minor in theater from Ohio University in Athens, and an MFA in performing arts management from Brooklyn College in New York. Rachel Fine The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts Executive Director and CEO Rachel Fine was named Executive Director/CEO of the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts (The Wallis) in June 2018. Prior to assuming her position as Managing Director of The Wallis in November 2015, she was Senior Consultant at the DeVos Institute of Arts Management. Drawing upon an 18-year career in the arts as a versatile administrator, educator, and fundraiser, as well as a professional classical musician, Fine served as Executive Director of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO), establishing LACO as orchestra-in-residence for the Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA in an ongoing and mutually beneficial collaboration; successfully shepherding LACO through the challenges of the Great Recession; and expanding the reach of the Orchestra with prestigious debuts beyond Los Angeles. In addition, she spearheaded high-profile community events as “Play Me, I’m Yours,” an ambitious three-week project that placed 30 pianos in 30 locations across Los Angeles, and Strad Fest LA, a four-day citywide festival featuring eight Stradivarius violins. Strad Fest LA earned press coverage in The Wall Street Journal and on “60 Minutes,” and also resulted in a record-breaking fundraiser for LACO. In addition, she served in leadership positions at such institutions as the Los Angeles Children’s Chorus, where she helped found the Young Men’s Ensemble, a rare choral group for young men with changing voices, for The Juilliard School, Santa Fe Opera, and the Aspen Music Festival, as well as the renowned San Francisco-based period ensemble Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra. Fine completed a one-year comprehensive Management Fellowship in 2001-02 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts under the guidance of then-President Michael M. Kaiser. Fine was also selected to participate in the 2012 Leadership L.A. program, the Los Angeles County Arts Commission’s 2008-09 Arts Leadership Initiative, and the 2007-08 Wells Fargo New Executive Directors Institute of Southern California’s Executive Service Corps. She is a founding mentor of the Los Angeles Emerging Arts Leaders’ mentorship program. An accomplished pianist, Fine studied at the Eastman School of Music and the University of California, Irvine, where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a degree in music. She also attended graduate school in musicology at Yale University. She served on the Board of Directors of the Association of California Symphony Orchestras (ACSO) for six years and recently joined the Board of Councilors for the University of Southern California’s Thornton School of Music, where she also teaches a graduate course in executive arts leadership. Fine has been enlisted as moderator and panelist by ACSO, League of American Orchestras, USC Thornton School of Music and Chorus America, and has served as advisor since 2009 to the DeVos Institute of Arts Management with clients that include the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. She and her husband, Christopher Hawthorne, the Chief Design Officer for the City of Los Angeles, have two children who love the arts. Dean Gladden Alley Theatre Managing Director Dean R. Gladden is in his 14th season with the Alley Theatre where he is responsible for the administrative, financial, marketing, facilities and development aspects of the Theatre. His career in the performing arts spans over 40 years. Prior to joining the Alley, he was Managing Director at the Cleveland Play House for 19 years and was the Director of Arts Management Graduate Program at the University of Akron. He has also lectured at Case Western Reserve University, University of Houston and Bowling Green State University. During his career, he has overseen the production of over 300 plays, including more than 80 world and American premieres and produced internationally with theatres from Russia, Mexico, Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia. Mr. Gladden holds a BA in Music from Miami University and a MA in Urban Arts Administration from Drexel University. He also graduated from the Harvard Business School Executive Education Program in Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management. He is currently a board member and immediate past Chairman of the Board for the Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau, Treasurer of the Board of the Theater District Houston, serves on the Houston First Operations Committee, and an American Leadership Forum Fellow. He was past president of The Rotary Club of Cleveland. He has served on the Executive Committee of the League of Resident Theatres and Greater Houston Partnership, and was Vice President of the National Corporate Theatre Fund. Gladden has served on panels for the National Endowment for the Arts, Ohio Arts Council, Wisconsin Arts Council, Kentucky Arts Council, Texas Commission on the Arts and the Pew Center for Arts and Heritage.