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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. He has lectured nationally for Theatre Communications Group, American Council for the Arts, Association of Performing Arts Professionals, National Association of State Legislators and American Dance Festival. He has presented at the Santiago a Mil Festival in Chile, and also conducted Arts Management workshops in Budapest, Hungary, under the sponsorship of the United States Information Agency. Sophie Galaise Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Managing Director

Sophie Galaise joined the MSO as Managing Director in April 2016. Sophie sits on the board of Symphony Services International and is a member of the Advisory Council of the Harvard Business Review, the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) and The CEO Institute in Australia. She is also a member of the International Advisory Committee of the only Master in International Arts Management, a program offered by Southern Methodist University (Dallas), SDA Bocconi (Milan) and HEC (Montreal). This unique program trains the next generation of managers and prepares them to work abroad or with foreign organizations. A Winner in the Australian Financial Review and Westpac 100 Women of Influence Awards in 2015, she is renowned for her extensive experience working with orchestras, not only at the executive level, but also as a professional musician and musicologist. Prior to her appointment to the MSO, Sophie was Chief Executive Officer of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra. Previous roles include Executive Director of the Quebec Symphony Orchestra, Executive and Artistic Director of the Oxford Arts Centre and Music Coordinator for the Quebec Arts Council. Starting her career as a flautist in Germany, she also worked in Switzerland and France with Pierre Boulez. Native from Quebec, Canada, Sophie has a PhD in Musicology from the University of Montreal and an Executive MBA from McGill University/HEC Montreal. Kara Henry Steppenwolf Director of Marketing and Communications

Kara Henry has been the Director Of Marketing & Communications at Steppenwolf Theatre Company since October 2018. Prior to joining Steppenwolf Kara spent many years in the advertising business managing Global brand assignments such as Kellogg’s, Kraft Foods & Procter & Gamble with positions in NYC, Toronto, Chicago, London and Hamburg where she opened an office for JWT. The move from selling work in the grocery aisle to work on the stage has been a pretty thrilling jolt. Kara has a particular interest in re-defining what membership might mean today --- both in hopes of restoring its critical contribution to the well being of theatre --- as well as understanding it might need a bit of a modern make- over to be that contributor. Dave Henson The Old Globe Director of Marketing

Dave Henson has been the Director of Marketing and Communications at The Old Globe for 17 years. He was with La Jolla Playhouse the previous 12 years (Marketing Director from 1998-2003). Eric Keen-Louie La Jolla Playhouse Producing Director

Eric Keen-Louie joined La Jolla Playhouse in 2018 as Producing Director. He spent seven years at The Old Globe, starting as Associate Producer and later becoming Associate Artistic Director. At the Globe, he helped guide nearly fifty productions, eleven of which moved to Broadway or off-Broadway, including Bright Star, Allegiance and the Tony Award-winning A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder. He co-created the theater’s new play development initiative The Powers New Voices Festival and helped launch the arts engagement programs Community Voices and Globe for All. Keen-Louie spent three years at The Public Theater as the Assistant to the Associate Producer and then Director of Special Projects, working on world premieres by Stephen Sondheim, Richard Nelson and Suzan-Lori Parks, as well as the Broadway revival of Hair and the creation of The Mobile Unit. Independently, he produced Kingdom and the GLAAD Media Award-winning when last we flew. He also assisted Broadway producer Margo Lion on Hairspray and Caroline, or Change. He is a recipient of The Edward & Sally Van Lier Arts Fellowship for Producing and an alumnus of American Express’ Leadership Academy. He graduated with a B.A. in Dramatic Literature from New York University and an M.F.A. in Theatre Management and Producing from Columbia University, where he received a Dean’s fellowship. He is on the Board of Directors for The National Alliance for Musical Theatre. Deborah Kelleher Royal Irish Academy of Music Director

Appointed Director of the Royal Irish Academy of Music (Ireland's national conservatoire for music) in 2010, Deborah Kelleher has played an integral role in the strategic development of the institution’s international proﬁle, outreach, and academic courses.

Milestone achievements include the introduction of specialised undergraduate degrees in composition and vocal studies; RIAM Podium, the Centre for Performing Ensembles, which trains musicians for orchestras and large ensembles; and the founding of Ireland’s ﬁrst Historical Performance Department with foundation partners The Irish Baroque Orchestra.

In 2013, the RIAM became an associate college of Trinity College, the University of Dublin, and Deborah led this signiﬁcant transition. Since her appointment the numbers of students entering RIAM’s third level programmes has grown threefold. The large junior school of the RIAM has refreshed its curricula with the introduction of an additional support for the especially motivated pre-college musician, called The RIAM Young Scholar Programme.

The RIAM has also forged signiﬁcant performance partnerships with many of the world’s most prestigious music conservatoires including the Juilliard School, New York, Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the Liszt Academy, Hungary.

Deborah has overseen a signiﬁcant increase in professional development courses for the 7,000 private music teachers throughout the country who enter students for RIAM’s Local Centre Examination System, under the auspices of the RIAM Teaching and Learning Network. This initiative is part of a wider strategy to make the RIAM a resource for musicians all over Ireland from amateur to professional level, through online and distance learning, performance opportunities and more.

In May 2020, RIAM began a €22 million re-development of its campus, a project which will go hand in hand with a substantial review of RIAM’s mission, curricula and organisational structure, to be completed in time for the Autumn of 2021.

In 2016 Deborah was elected a Vice-President of the European Association of Conservatoires. Highlights of her work on the Council over her ﬁrst term include participation in the development of AEC’s latest strategic plan, membership of the organising committee for the AEC Congress 2015-2019, chairing the power relations session in the Graz Congress of 2019, and acting as Council liaison for conservatoires in the UK and Ireland. Brandan Khan Alley Theatre General Manager

Brandon Kahn joined Alley Theatre in 2018 as General Manager. Brandon came to the role from Williamstown Theatre Festival in Massachusetts, where he served over six seasons as Resident Production Stage Manager, Associate Line Producer and most recently Producing Manager. During his time at Williamstown, three productions have moved to major New York City not-for-profits, including Martyna Majok’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play Cost of Living, and two productions moved to Broadway. Prior to Williamstown, he worked as a freelance stage manager for 10 years in New York and San Diego. He’s worked on five Broadway shows, six Off-Broadway shows and many regional productions at La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego, Huntington Theatre Company in Boston and Bay Street Theatre in Sag Harbor, New York, in addition to Williamstown. Brandon received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and his Master of Fine Arts degree in Theatre Management and Producing from Columbia University. His wife Jennifer is Founder of SCENERY BAGS and they have two boys, Hudson and Judah. Perryn Leech Houston Grand Opera Managing Director

Managing Director Perryn Leech, born in Brighton, England, joined Houston Grand Opera as technical and production director in the 2006–07 season. He became chief operating officer in August 2010, and in May 2011 was appointed the company’s managing director, overseeing all aspects of the company’s operations. When HGO was displaced from its home, the Wortham Theater Center, due to devastating flood damage from Hurricane Harvey, he located a new performance venue in the George R. Brown Convention Center and led HGO’s technical and production team in building a theater in the space—in less than two weeks. He joined Houston Grand Opera after five years at Welsh National Opera (WNO) as technical director, and four years as production manager at English National Opera. His extensive freelance career included serving as the head of lighting at the Edinburgh International Festival, one of the largest and most prestigious arts festivals in the world. In 2016, he was appointed by Mayor Sylvester Turner to serve on his Quality of Life Transition Committee. He is chairman of the board for Theater District Houston and serves as a board member of Houston Grand Opera, Central Houston, and Opera America. In addition, he is a board member and treasurer of the Houston Arts Combined Endowment Foundation and board member and secretary of the Wortham Center Operating Company. This past August, he was named one of Houston’s most admired business leaders in the nonprofit category by the Houston Business Journal, one of 35 for-profit leaders and 13 nonprofit leaders to receive this inaugural award. He is married to author Caroline Leech and is proud father to three children, Jemma, Kirsty, and Rory. Arvind Manocha Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts President and CEO

Driven by a lifelong passion for music in all its varied forms, Arvind is President and CEO of Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, a position he has held since January 2013. An expert in both artistic programming and operations management, Arvind continues to define and expand the Foundation’s vision of what it means to be Wolf Trap. Upon joining the Foundation, Arvind pledged to honor Wolf Trap’s history as a beloved urban oasis for arts and culture, while introducing fresh artists and updated programming relevant to a diversity of arts lovers. Committed to innovation in all aspects of the Foundation’s work, he is spearheading digital streaming of Wolf Trap Opera productions and the national expansion of Wolf Trap’s acclaimed early childhood arts education model. Arvind’s goals of strengthening Wolf Trap are borne out in increased philanthropic support and exceptional audience turnout across all its venues – the Filene Center, The Barns at Wolf Trap, and Children’s Theatre-in-the-Woods. Since the start of Arvind’s tenure, Wolf Trap has expanded its community of supporters with record-breaking increases in new membership as well as record- breaking sales and paid capacities for performance seasons across all venues. Prior to joining Wolf Trap, Arvind worked at the legendary Hollywood Bowl, which under his leadership was named “Best Major Outdoor Venue in America” by Pollstar magazine eight years in a row. As Chief Operating Officer of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association, he oversaw a wide range of artistic and operational functions at both the historic Hollywood amphitheater and the Association’s primary home, the landmark Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles. Arvind’s tenure at the Hollywood Bowl was marked by record-high attendance, increased diversity in concert offerings, and his management of a multi-year capital improvement plan, which included both the rehabilitation of historic structures and the construction of new buildings. Arvind grew up in Ohio, where he listened to everything from Indian ragas to Beethoven to Queen. He graduated with honors from Cornell University and earned his master’s degree as a Marshall Scholar from the University of Cambridge. Upon graduation, he joined McKinsey and Co. as a strategy consultant, serving clients in Los Angeles and London. A 2016 recipient of the Washington Business Journal’s Minority Business Leader Award, Arvind has served on several nonprofit boards, and currently serves on the boards of Levine Music and Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce. Arvind and his husband, Gideon Malone, make their home in Great Falls, Virginia. Ethan McSweeny American Shakespeare Center Artistic Director

Ethan was named Artistic Director in June 2018 and made his Blackfriars directing debut with Julius Caesar followed by the world premiere of Julianne Wick Davis’ musical The Willard Suitcases. His internationally acclaimed work over the past two decades has been distinguished by both its remarkable diversity and breadth of achievement. In New York, his direction includes the Broadway revival of Gore Vidal’s The Best Man (Tony Award nomination, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards) and the premiere of John Grisham’s A Time to Kill; the off- Broadway premieres of John Logan’s Never the Sinner(Outer Critics and Drama Desk awards) and Ellen McLaughlin’s adaptation of Aeschylus’ The Persians, as well as world premieres by Kate Fodor, Jason Grote, and Thomas Bradshaw, among others. Nationally, his work on new plays, musicals, and revivals has been seen at most of the major institutional theatres in the country including the Guthrie, the Goodman, the Old Globe, the Denver Center, the Alley, Dallas Theater Center, South Coast Rep, Center Stage, the Wilma, the Pittsburgh Public, Westport Playhouse, the Arena Stage, and the Shakespeare Theater Company in Washington, DC, where his string of acclaimed classics includes: The Tempest, Much Ado about Nothing, The Merchant of Venice, Ion, and Major Barbara. Internationally, he has spent two seasons at the celebrated Stratford Festival in Canada, staged multiple productions for The Gate in Dublin, and recently toured his production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream to the Macao Arts Festival in China. His productions have been nominated for more than 75 awards and claimed 30 wins, including four for Best Director: Twelfth Night (Helen Hayes Award, 2017), A Streetcar Named Desire (Irish Times Award, 2013), A Body of Water (San Diego Critics Circle, 2006) and Six Degrees of Separation (Star-Tribune Award, 2003). Ethan served as the Artistic Director of the Chautauqua Theatre Company from 2004- 2011; as a Trustee of SDC, the national labor union representing directors and choreographers, from 2005-2017; and as Treasurer on the inaugural board of the SDC Foundation since 2018. He received the first-ever undergraduate degree in Theatre and Dramatic Arts from Columbia University. Shelly Power Pennsylvania Ballet Executive Director

Ms. Power brings to Pennsylvania Ballet her experiences in various artistic and executive leadership roles at Prix de Lausanne in Switzerland and Houston Ballet Academy. She has had great success in expanding the reach of the organizations she has worked for by increasing revenue and developing new audiences through collaborations, partnerships, and branding. In addition, she has experience in development, the implementation of strategic plans, and the planning and construction of a new dance building.

During her nearly two-year tenure as CEO and Artistic Director at Prix de Lausanne in Switzerland, Ms. Power implemented strategic planning, designed innovative programing that targeted a diverse community, and developed programs to enhance the art of dance. She is also credited with developing strategic partnerships and relations for the organization. Before Prix de Lausanne, Ms. Power served for 12 years as the Administrative and Artistic Director of Houston Ballet Academy where she was a vital part of the planning and building of a new facility that helped the organization expand programming and community partnerships.

Ms. Power received a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies, with a focus on business, psychology, and fine arts from University of Houston. She furthered her education at Rice University’s Leadership Institute for Non-Profit Executives and Case Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead School of Management’s Advanced Certification in Non Profit Management. She has also held board positions at Sandra Organ Dance Company, Dominic Walsh Dance Theatre, Houston Dance Coalition, and American Festival for the Arts. Meghan Pressman Center Theatre Group Managing Director/CEO

Meghan Pressman is the Managing Director/CEO of Center Theatre Group. As Managing Director/CEO, Pressman oversees all of Center Theatre Group’s management, ﬁnances, communications, marketing, institutional advancement, technology and human resources.

Before joining Center Theatre Group, Pressman was the Managing Director of Washington, DC’s Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company. At Woolly Mammoth, Pressman oversaw the operations of a $5 million nonproﬁt organization with a national reputation as a center for theatrical research and development. Her role included the supervision of all ﬁnancial, operations, development and marketing departments and shared supervision with the Artistic Director of the production and community engagement departments. During her tenure, Woolly Mammoth raised over $5 million in new special project and multi-year grants and was one of only seven national theatres awarded a four-year $1.2 million Wallace Foundation “Building Audiences for Sustainability” grant.

Prior to joining Woolly, Pressman served as Director of Development at Signature Theatre in New York City, where she worked with the senior leadership and the Board of Trustees on long-range strategic planning; organized the advancement of the Signature Ticket Initiative, a groundbreaking program that makes all tickets available for $25 for the initial run of every production; and oversaw the solicitation, cultivation and expansion of the company’s diverse roster of capital and annual donors.

Pressman previously served as Berkeley Repertory Theatre’s Associate Managing Director as well as the Managing Director for The Ground Floor: Berkeley Repertory Theatre’s Center for the Creation and Development of New Work. Pressman has also served various other theatre and arts organizations including Yale Repertory Theatre as Associate Managing Director, Chicago Theatre for Young Audiences as Co- Founding Managing Director and at the Chicago Improv Festival as an Associate Producer.

Pressman holds an MFA in theatre management from Yale School of Drama, an MBA from Yale School of Management, an MA from Northwestern University and a BA from Boston College. At Yale, she was the recipient of the Morris J. Kaplan Award and the Benjamin Mordecai Scholarship, both for recognition in theatre management. She is the Vice-Chair of the National Board for the Theatre Communications Group (TCG). Paige Price Philadelphia Theatre Company Producing Artistic Director

Paige begins her third season at Philadelphia Theatre Company. After years spent as a Broadway performer, she began producing events, television shows and theatre in the U.S. and abroad. From 2007-2017, she was the Executive Artistic Director at Theatre Aspen in Colorado, where she created a new work festival as well as a professional apprentice program for aspiring students in the field.. Price was the 1st Vice President of Actors’ Equity Association, the national union for actors and stage managers, from 2006-2017 and was first elected to its board in 2000. She is a founding member of the Board of Directors of the Theatre Subdistrict Council, a member of The League of Professional Theatre Women and Vice-President of NAMT, the National Alliance for Musical Theatre, as well as a former Tony Award Nominator and Voter. As a performer, she starred in the original cast of Broadway’s Saturday Night Fever, as well as the original cast of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast and Smokey Joe’s Café. Her professional career encompasses film (All The Right Moves, The News Kids); television, radio, web, Off Broadway, regional theatre, and national and international tours. In 2017, she stepped back onto the boards to star in Denver’s Curious Theatre production of Sex With Strangers. Her directing credits include several musical productions, concerts, a live television broadcast starring Kelli O’Hara and Matthew Morrison for the WOWOW network in Tokyo, Japan, a reading of The Deplorables at Primary Stages and, most recently, directing Next to Normal at Fulton Theatre in Lancaster, PA. Representing Philadelphia Theatre Company, she was a producer for The Adam Mickiewicz Institute commission of the musical Blacksmith at Public Arts Theater in New York City. Pronouns: she/her/hers. Proud Member AEA, SDC. Leah Rosenthal La Jolla Music Society Artistic Director

Leah Rosenthal currently serves as the Director of Programming for La Jolla Music Society. Ms. Rosenthal is responsible for the curation and long-range planning of LJMS’ dynamic, multi-disciplinary presenting season as well as the planning and execution of SummerFest, LJMS’ three-week annual chamber music festival in collaboration with SummerFest Music Director, Inon Barnatan. In addition, Ms. Rosenthal oversees LJMS’ Education Program, where she has reimagined and instituted key educational initiatives and developed strategic partnerships with educational leaders in the community. Ms. Rosenthal is the Vice President of California Presenters, a statewide coalition of organizations committed to advancing professional touring and presenting of the performing arts and is a current Host Committee member for the 2020 Western Arts Alliance (WAA) Conference in Tijuana/San Diego. Before moving to California, Ms. Rosenthal was active in the Chicago arts scene, holding coveted positions with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, PBS (WTTW), Ravinia Festival, Chicago International Film Festival, and NARAS (GRAMMYs). Leah earned her Master’s degree in Performing Arts Management at Columbia College of Chicago after her undergraduate studies in Vocal Performance at Boston University and NEIU. Guy Ross Melbourne Symphony Orchestra COO

Guy Ross’ passion of music was sparked at the age 10 when he took up the recorder under the direction of an inspiring primary school music teacher. Many years later, and having worked professionally as a clarinet player and teacher, Guy continues to love music and the impact it creates across our community. Having held executive leadership roles over 15 years with Sydney Youth Orchestras, Darwin Symphony Orchestra, State Theatre Company South Australia, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and now with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra where he is the Chief Operating Officer, Guy has consistently demonstrated having contributed positively across organizational culture, artistic and commercially sustainable programming and business processes. Guy was an inaugural participant in the Australia Council for the Arts Emerging Leader Program, a fellow of the Creative Partnerships Australia Philanthropy Leadership Program, holds tertiary qualifications in Architecture from UNSW and is progressing an MBA through the University of South Australia. Guy has been an active contributor as a non-executive director in the small-medium arts sector and as a mentor to emerging leaders. Guy is a working dad with 2 young girls who are lucky to enjoy attending MSO concerts. Professor Sarah Sew Royal Irish Academy of Music Head of Strings and Chamber Music Timothy J. Shields Old Globe Theatre Managing Director

Timothy J. Shields joined the Old Globe Theatre as Managing Director in October 2017. In his time in San Diego, he’s enjoying becoming involved in the community. He currently serves as a board member of the San Diego Chamber of Commerce’s LEAD program; a member of the Board of Governors at the University Club; and as an Advisory Board member of the San Diego Downtown Partnership. He brings to San Diego many decades of theatrical experience. He was Managing Director of Princeton, NJ’s McCarter Theatre Center (2009-17); Managing Director of Milwaukee Repertory Theater (1998 – 2009); and Managing Director of Geva Theatre Center in Rochester, NY (1992-98). He also had held administrative positions at The Children’s Theatre Company in Minneapolis; the Denver Center Theatre Company; and at McCarter Theatre in an earlier period of his career. He served as President of the League of Resident Theatres and as a board member of Theatre Communications Group. He’s been the Chair of the ArtPride NJ board; a member of Milwaukee’s Latino Arts Board; and a board member of the Cultural Alliance of Greater Milwaukee. He was the founding President of Theatre Wisconsin, a statewide association of nonprofit professional theatres. He’s been a panelist, panel chair, and an on-site reporter for the National Endowment for the Arts theatre program. He holds a BFA in Drama Production from Carnegie-Mellon University in his hometown of Pittsburgh, PA. Adam Thurman La Jolla Music Society Director of Marketing Simon Woods Grand Teton Music Festival Interim Executive Director

Born in London, England, Simon Woods earned a degree in music from Cambridge University and a diploma in conducting from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. From the late 1980s to the late 1990s, he worked as a record producer at EMI Classics in London, where he initiated and produced recordings at Abbey Road Studios and on location with many of the world’s foremost classical artists and ensembles. From 1997 to 2004, he was Artistic Administrator and later Vice President of Artistic Planning & Operations at The Philadelphia Orchestra. From 2004 to 2005, he was President & CEO of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, before moving back to the UK in 2005 to become Chief Executive of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, one of the United Kingdom’s leading symphony orchestras. Returning to the US in 2011, he became President & CEO of the Seattle Symphony, a post he held for seven years. In November 2017, Woods was appointed CEO of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, a post he held for until September 2019. In February 2020 Simon Woods joined the Grand Teton Music Festival, in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, as Interim Executive Director through August 2020. He will take over as President and CEO of the League of American Orchestras on September 1, 2020. Committed to nurturing the next generation of arts leaders, Woods has for two decades contributed to the League of American Orchestras’ professional development programs, including acting as Director of the League’s signature immersive training program, Essentials of Orchestra Management. He is known throughout the sector as a highly trusted mentor to orchestra management professionals, emerging leaders, and conductors. In March 2020 he joined the Board of Directors of National Arts Strategies. Simon Woods is married to Karin Brookes, Executive Director of Early Music America. They reside in Pasadena, California, and were honored to become American citizens in 2018. Advisory Board for the Arts Member Meeting

Team Biographies Pilar Cardenas Advisory Board for the Arts Senior Director, Europe

Pilar is the ABA Senior Director of Europe. She was most recently a member of the Presidential Ofﬁce of the Albeniz Foundation – Reina Sofía School of Music in Madrid (Spain), one of the leading music schools in Europe. Prior to that she was in charge of the Summer Music Festival of the school, managing the production of 60 concerts over 30 days. She joins the convening in Aspen as part of a special summer project supporting the start-up of the Advisory Board for the Arts.

Her roots in the arts world started to grow as a consequence of her experiences with university education with young students. She held the position of Assistant Director and, subsequently, of Executive Director of the Goimendi University Hall, within the Universidad de Navarra, devoted to both accommodate and mentor students in order for them to develop a strong extracurricular education (specially in art and culture) during their time at University.

After ten years in this role she decided to gain a deep training in the arts ﬁeld as she realized that educating people in art and culture was one of the best ways to improve their lives. Therefore, in 2016 she attended SDA Bocconi School of Management in Milano (Italy) to obtain a Master’s in Arts Management and Administration. Later on, due to her strong interest in understanding how cultural and artistic entities were managed at the United States, she did an internship at Postclassical Ensemble, an orchestra in Washington DC which poses contemporary music in a very forward- looking approach.

Pilar is a graduate in law from the University of Navarre in Spain. She is very keen on literature and gardening. Chris Denby Advisory Board for the Arts Founder and Chief Executive Officer As Chief Executive Officer of Advisory Board for the Arts (ABA), Chris draws upon 30 years of experience in the business world together with 15 years of involvement with a variety of organizations in the arts and broader, non-profit world. In founding ABA, Chris set out to synthesize these parallel tracks in service to arts organizations worldwide by adapting a unique advisory model rooted in shared learning and long-term performance improvements.

Prior to ABA, Chris was Executive Vice President at Advisory Board, a global technology, best practice research, and consulting company for healthcare (now a division of United Healthcare) and higher education (now a division of Gartner) based in Washington, DC. Over the course of his 19 years at Advisory Board, Chris led its research division, created its leadership development business, and oversaw best practice research on issues ranging from healthcare strategy and nursing to philanthropy and high-performance leadership.

Before that, Chris was a strategy consultant with McKinsey & Co. based out of Washington, DC, and Milan, Italy. During his initial eight years at McKinsey, Chris led projects for a broad spectrum of Fortune 500 companies in industries as diverse as consumer goods, energy, and banking. After leaving Advisory Board, Chris re-joined McKinsey in 2018 to lead a portfolio of internal start-up companies focused on data and analytics solutions designed to deepen the impact of McKinsey’s work with clients. The portfolio of 14 companies Chris oversaw were located all around the world and ranged in scope from the retail sector to the agriculture industry.

During his business career, Chris has been heavily involved in support of arts and nonprofit organizations. He is Chairman of the Board of The Washington Chorus and Chairman of Postclassical Ensemble. He also served on the board of St. Albans School and the Halcyon Foundation and worked in support of the arts programs of numerous other organizations, including Washington National Cathedral and Aspen Music Festival and School.

Chris received his undergraduate degree in art history from George Washington University before completing an M.A. at Johns Hopkins SAIS and an MBA at INSEAD. He has been a resident of Washington, DC, since 1993, where he lives with his wife and youngest of three sons. Prior to his life in U.S., Chris was born in Brussels and grew up in Paris and Rome, where he mostly attended French schools and became trilingual in English, French, and Italian. He is an avid skier, traveler, and food enthusiast. Karen Freeman Advisory Board for the Arts Executive Director, Research

Karen is the Executive Director for Research at Advisory Board for the Arts. Most recently, she was global head of digital & analytics learning for generalist consultants at McKinsey & Company. In that role, she led a team upskilling roughly 17,000 consultants globally in topics including advanced analytics modeling, leading digital transformations, agile methodology and design thinking.

Prior to McKinsey, Karen spent 13 years at the Corporate Executive Board (CEB) in research and learning & development roles. There, she led three best practice membership organizations, developing insights, advice and benchmarks for Global 1000 functional heads in marketing, sales and customer service. The teams she led created some of the company's highest-impact research, published in Harvard Business Review and the subject of two best-selling business books (The Challenger Sale; The Effortless Experience).

Later, as Head of CEB University, she oversaw development and delivery of over 1,000 training sessions for more than 10,000 participants worldwide in sales, insight & advisory and corporate roles.

Karen has an A.B from Harvard and an MBA from MIT, plays cello and piano, and currently lives in Arlington, VA with her husband and two children. Stephen W. Kett Advisory Board for the Arts Chief New Project Development Ofﬁcer

Steve is the President and CEO of Stephen Kett & Associates LLC, a consulting and leadership development firm based in Great Falls, VA. He works with a wide variety of clients, across many industry sectors, in both the for-profit and not-for-profit spaces, and around the world. In this work, Steve uses his teaching, facilitation, and coaching skills to assist clients with a range of business issues, including strategy, new product design and development, and leadership development.

Steve has also been a facilitator in the Gartner's Leadership Academies, where he has taught high-potential finance, information technology, and human resources leaders, with special emphasis upon participants' communication, presentation, and analytic skills. Participants in Steve's sessions have come from a wide variety of industries including healthcare, banking, pharmaceuticals, finance, utilities, and manufacturing.

Steve launched his own firm in 2009. Previously, he was Executive Director at The Advisory Board Company, a healthcare best practices research firm based in Washington, D.C. There for almost eighteen years, Steve most recently had responsibility within that organization's leadership development business--specifically a team of 20+ facilitators, delivering nearly 2,000 on-site workshops around the world each year. In addition to his leadership responsibilities, Steve has personally taught over 2,500 high-potential leaders in a wide variety of health systems across the U.S. as well as the medical device and pharmaceutical industries, with a particular expertise in case-based discussion leadership.

Prior to his work with The Advisory Board Company, Steve was a Senior Consultant with Bain & Company, in its Boston office for six years. There, in addition to his client responsibilities, Steve oversaw Bain's worldwide Associate Consultant Training (ACT) Program; an intensive, two-week immersion course in strategy, financial modeling and analytics, and teamwork.

Steve holds a BA from The University of Vermont, and his MA from Harvard University. He was awarded the Phi Beta Kappa Teaching Prize as a Teaching Fellow-- the first Teaching Fellow ever to receive the award in the history of Harvard University. Steve lives in Great Falls, VA with his wife Amy, twin sons, Andrew and John, and dogs Hunter and Maggie. He is an avid fly fisherman, with a particular passion for steelhead fishing in northern British Columbia. Michael Mael Advisory Board for the Arts Founding Partner

Michael L. Mael brings more than thirty-five years of executive leadership experience to his work on behalf of performing arts organizations. Most recently, he was Executive Director of the Washington Ballet on an interim basis, helping that organization regain financial stability. In that role, he aggressively managed cash flow, rebuilt the financial system, negotiated with vendors and creditors, helped bring about changes in board governance, established a new community engagement program and returned to a balanced budget after four years of losses. For nearly ten years he was with Washington National Opera. He served as Executive Director for six years, as part of the senior management team at the Kennedy Center. Highlights of his tenure included: production of WNO’s first Ring Cycle, six consecutive years of meeting or exceeding financial targets, development of innovative marketing and community engagement programs including Opera in the Outfield, creation of a new commissioning program, and development of a new strategic plan. He joined the WNO in 2008 as Chief Financial and Operating Officer with responsibility for all financial and day to day operations of the company. Under his leadership, the organization returned to financial stability with four consecutive balanced budgets following more than a decade of losses. He also led the effort to affiliate with the Kennedy Center, ensuring the long-term stability of the Opera. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Mael worked for nearly five years for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) as Vice President of the BSO at Strathmore where he was responsible for launching and managing all activities related to the BSO’s second home at the new Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda, MD. Mr. Mael worked for several technology companies where he launched and managed a series of new businesses. For Focal Communications, a nationwide telecommunications carrier, he led the company’s data communications subsidiary and later became Senior Vice President, responsible for all product, channel and field marketing activities. Mr. Mael served as Vice President of Applications and Web Services for PSINet, a leading global Internet Service Provider, and managed the company’s global web hosting business, turning it into an industry-leading service. Mr. Mael came to PSINet, having worked 5 ½ years at MCI Communications as one of the team leaders that created and launched MCI’s commercial Internet products. He also held positions in MCI’s finance, and marketing organizations. Besides his extensive experience in the technology industry, Mr. Mael has also consulted for symphony orchestras and was involved in assessment and planning projects for the Minnesota Orchestra, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and the Buffalo Philharmonic. Mr. Mael is a 2005 graduate of Leadership Montgomery, and served as President of the Board of Directors. He currently serves as Treasurer and a member of the Executive Committee of the Jewish Social Services Agency. Mr. Mael received his AB from Brown University and his MBA from Stanford University. Zac Stillerman Advisory Board for the Arts Executive Advisor

Zac Stillerman is an advisor to The Advisory Board for the Arts (ABA) who is focused on new business and product development priorities for the firm.

Prior to his time with ABA, Zac spent 20+ years at the Washington, DC, based Advisory Board Company, a research and consulting company that helps hospitals and health systems around the globe improve their operating performance. More recently, Zac has served as the President of Precision Xtract, an analytics and services firm focused on the pharmaceutical industry.

Aside from his business activities, Zac has also been a member of the Board of Directors of The Washington Chorus.

Zac has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Middlebury College and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School. Pope Ward Advisory Board for the Arts Chief Research Officer

Pope Ward is Chief Research Officer, responsible for delivering research and other services that best serve Member needs. Prior to joining Advisory Board for the Arts, Pope served in a variety of research and product roles at organizations whose purpose was to learn from the collective intelligence of groups to advance the objectives of member organizations. Most recently, he co-founded and led research at Allium Health, which uses machine learning to help care providers identify non- medical factors that impact individual patient health. Before that, he was Senior Vice President of Product at CorpU, a digital learning company that designs distance- learning experiences worthy of senior executive audiences. In the past, Pope served as a Senior Adviser to the Deputy Director for Management at the Office of Management and Budget, where he led performance and efficiency efforts spanning multiple federal agencies. For twenty years, Pope held a variety of research and line roles at The Advisory Board Company and Corporate Executive Board (CEB). Pope was Executive Director and Chief Research Officer of one of CEB’s four divisions and chaired the firm’s Chief Research Officer Council. Patrick Wood ABA Advisor

Patrick Wood Uribe is a former concert violinist and academic. During his musical career, Patrick performed across the US and Europe, as a member of the English Mozart Players, the New York Chamber Soloists, and New York Philomusica, at venues including Carnegie Hall among many others. He also released two commercial recordings, one of which premiered the unaccompanied violin music of 17th-century virtuoso Thomas Baltzar to enthusiastic reviews from The Strad, Strings, and Gramophone magazines. Patrick also received a PhD in Musicology from Princeton and was a tenure-track professor at Boston University. As an academic his wide-ranging research encompassed both music theory and musicology, with published articles in journals including The Journal of Music Theory, The Journal of Seventeenth-Century Music, The New Grove Dictionary of American Music, The Journal of Film Music, and the Lexikon Schriften über Musik. In 2013, Patrick joined the Advisory Board Company, where he worked closely with executives at hospitals and health care systems, providing strategic guidance on change management and leadership capacity. Since 2015 he has been at Kensho, an artificial intelligence and machine learning startup that was acquired in 2018 by S&P Global in the largest AI acquisition to date. Having served as Head of Academic Research at Kensho he is now Head of Business Development working primarily in intelligence and national security.