Advisory Board for the Arts Member Meeting
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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. Carrie Bilek Richmond Ballet Marketing and Communications Director After 14 years in healthcare marketing, Carrie joined Richmond Ballet in May of 2017. She is a graduate of the University of Richmond where she studied Business Administration (Finance) and French. Carrie was a member of UR’s University Dancers, serving as co-captain her senior year. Having always had a goal to work in arts administration, Carrie completed internships with the French Film Festival in Richmond, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., and Shakespeare’s Globe in London. Carrie is thrilled to be able to combine her love for dance with her business experience as a member of the Ballet’s marketing team. Anna Birtles Jacksonville Symphony Director of Marketing and Communications Brett Bonda Richmond Ballet Managing Director Brett Bonda is now in his 34th season with Richmond Ballet, having served the organization as a dancer, administrator, educator, and director. A dancer with the professional company from 1985-1995, Mr. Bonda performed much of the company’s repertory, dancing lead roles in ballets such as Rodeo and Coppélia, and appearing in the premiere of Stoner Winslett’s original work, Ancient Airs and Dances. After learning of the outreach work done through Lori Klinger and the National Institute of Dance, Mr. Bonda elected to retire from the stage to become the Education and Minds In Motion Director for Richmond Ballet. Mr. Bonda served as the program’s artistic and administrative coordinator for 16 years. Additionally, Mr. Bonda has served as the Ballet’s Company Manager, Tour Manager, and video producer, before stepping into his current role as Managing Director where he has worked closely with members of the Ballet’s Board to oversee the organization’s strategic planning and governance, and to initiate the ‘Road to China’ project in 2014. Mr. Bonda’s work with Richmond Ballet has been recognized both statewide and nationally: he has served as a panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts and as a juror for the Coming Up Taller Awards, and he is a board member for Virginians for the Arts. In 2001, Mr. Bonda received Richmond Magazine’s Theresa Pollak Award for Excellence in the Arts and in the summer of 2014, he represented the United States at the U.S.-China Consultation on People-to-People Exchange in Beijing alongside U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Richmond Ballet Artistic Director Stoner Winslett. Mr. Bonda is an alumnus of Virginia Intermont College, and lives in Mechanicsville with his wife, Annette, and their two sons, Aaron and Ethan. 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. Matt Carwardine-Palmer Welsh National Opera Director of Marketing & Sales Matt Carwardine-Palmer is a highly experienced arts marketer based in south Wales. Matt gained senior management experience as Head of Marketing / Marketing Director at HST Theatres (Wycombe Swan & Wyvern Theatre), and as Head of Marketing at Bristol Old Vic before becoming self-employed in late 2006. Matt has worked with a wide range of clients including Orchestras Live, Shakespeare’s Globe, Wales Millennium Centre, Royal & Derngate, National Theatre of Scotland and Arts Fundraising & Philanthropy. He was also Course Director for the TMA’s ‘Druidstone’ Essentials of Marketing in 2010 and 2011. Matt holds a First Class BA (Hons) in Arts Management and is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, holding Chartered Marketer status. He was a Trustee of Audiences South West from 2006-2009, a National Advisor to the Arts Council of Wales from 2012-15 and a Trustee of Sinfonia Cymru from 2014-19. In December 2016, Matt joined Welsh National Opera full-time in the newly created role of Director of Marketing & Sales. In 2018 he also joined the Opera Europa Marketing & Communications steering group. Mary Cook La Jolla Playhouse Director of Communications Tanya Derksen Philadelphia Orchestra Vice President of Artistic Production Tanya Derksen is the Vice President of Artistic Production for The Philadelphia Orchestra. She joined the team last fall after moving from Canada where she has almost twenty years of experience in the music industry as a performer, teacher, board member, and arts administration leader. Previous to this role, she was Executive Director of the Regina Symphony Orchestra (RSO) and led the organization to increased growth in subscription revenue and sponsorships, transformed the customer service and marketing approach, established new educational programs, and developed a visionary 5-year strategic plan for the organization. Tanya has a strong education and community outreach background from her work as Director of Education and Outreach with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. In 2011, she initiated an innovative program called Sistema Winnipeg – an intensive, 5-day a week, after-school youth orchestra program based on the El Sistema model in Venezuela – for students living in neighborhoods with the lowest socio-economic status in Winnipeg. Tanya is a passionate and active arts leader with experience on various boards in the arts and business community. Currently, she is the chair of board of directors for Orchestras Canada. She has a Master of Business Administration from the University of Manitoba and a Bachelor of Music (piano) from Brandon University. 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.