Creative solutions for complex challenges.
Hello! I’m a project manager, web designer, and theatre maker with more than 10 years of experience in strategic planning, volunteer management, and collaborating on innovative, detail-driven interdisciplinary projects. I’m passionate about producing live performance, community benefit through service organizations, and building socially equitable contexts through authentic connection, transparency, and dedication.
Professional Experience
Production Manager at Annex Theatre from 2012 to Present
Training company volunteers and coordinating for production events with directors, designers, casts, and crew for more than 20 world-premiere productions.
Technical Account Manager at Newspack (Automattic) from 2023 to 2024
Strategic support to increase revenue and engagement for 250+ independent journalists publishing with Newspack, a product built with WordPress CMS.
Senior Account Manager at efelle Creative from 2019 to 2023
Coordinated with a team of designers and developers in a fast-paced agency environment for custom website design projects, branding services, and ongoing marketing strategy implementation for Service—legal, medical, food, industrial—clients and eCommerce retailers.
Artistic Director at Annex Theatre from 2016 to 2019
Provided artistic leadership for a consensus-based, democratically-run nonprofit theatre collective, dramaturgically supported and produced 25 world-premiere productions. Increased grant and individual donor fundraising by ~200% over 1.5 years and both reimagined and facilitated the annual season structure and selection process.
Administrative Assistant at Seattle Colleges from 2017 to 2019
Provided administrative support for STEM and academic programs at Central and South campuses.
Membership & Communications Specialist at Theatre Puget Sound (TPS) from 2016 to 2017
Developed and produced responsive, artist-focused programming and advocated for accessibility and empowerment in theatre, increasing online engagement through social media and newsletters.
Curator of Spin the Bottle at Annex Theatre from 2015 to 2020
Second-ever producer of Seattle’s longest-running monthly variety show, Spin the Bottle (founded in 1997). Curated 100+ acts per year in a diverse and inclusive array of comedy, theatre, storytelling, burlesque, music, and performance art, providing unique opportunities for performers to premiere and workshop their work.
Artistic Experience
Web and Graphic Designer at Humpday Farmers Market from 2019 to Present
Establishing a strong digital presence for a community farmer owned producers’ market in Southern Illinois.
Copyeditor and Web Designer at Deconstruct Collective from 2019 to 2020
Establishing a strong digital presence for a community farmer owned producers’ market in Southern Illinois.
Web Developer at NWTheatre from 2018 to Present
Developed and provide ongoing support for a themed WordPress website dedicated to reviewing Seattle-area performance and art.
Web Project Manager at Ready, Set, Transfer! (RST) from 2018 to 2019
Project managed a website redesign for Ready, Set, Transfer! (RST), a nationally-funded academy and scholarship program for academic transfer students at Seattle Colleges.
Marketing Support at Annex Theatre from 2016 to Present
Design, create, copyedit, and contribute to digital and print assets, website maintenance, social media campaigns, and online newsletters.
Script Coordinator with Script Tease from 2015 to 2023
Invited playwrights and coordinated script curation for Script Tease, a full-length production in which actors performed a staged reading of six scripted pages by one playwright, then improvised the rest at The Pocket Theater, Theater Schmeater, Annex Theatre, Jet City Improv, and Unexpected Productions.
Director & Curator from 2013 to Present
- Lead casts and crews in rehearsals and design processes for full-length, one-act, and festival productions, as well as provide dramaturgical development support to emerging and established local playwrights:
- The Participants by Jesse Calixto (Director, full-length, 2024)
- Is Mirth Worthwhile? by Buffy Sedlachek (Director, 10-minute, 2024)
- The Neverborn by Kelleen Conway Blanchard (Director, full-length, 2019)
- Row Yr Boat (Achievement Unlocked) by Wesley K. Andrews (Director, full-length, 2018)
- Research & Development Wing (Curator, festival, 2017)
- Flinch/Punch: Election Response Performances (Curator, festival, 2016)
- Centrifuge: Asteroids of Love by Jennifer Dice (Director, 10-minute, 2016)
- The Zig Zag Festival: The Strongest Flavor by L. Nicol Cabe (Director, one-act, 2015)
- Seattle Fringe Festival: Operation: Hibernation by Keiko Green (Director, one-act, 2013)
- SnowGlobed!: Gifts for Children by Keiko Green (Director, 10-minute, 2013)
- Star-Crossed, and other tales from a devious universe: Sending a Message by Scotto Moore (Director, 10-minute, 2013)
Playwriting from 2015 to Present
- Pulpits, Centrifuge (Infinity Box Theatre Project, 10-minute, 2024)
- Shutdown Protocol, Centrifuge (Infinity Box Theatre Project, 10-minute, 2023)
- The Zig Zag Festival: Mythologizing me like I do you (Annex Theatre, one-act, 2015)
Read more about my projects and my process.
Education & Affiliations
- Certificate in Editing at University of Washington (in progress)
- Certificate in Project Management at University of Washington, 2022
- Lab Participant at Directors Lab North, 2019
- Web Design Certificate at Seattle Central College, Dean’s List, 2018
- B.A. Theatre Arts & History at Illinois Wesleyan University, magna cum laude, Dean’s List, 2009
Roles
- Project Manager
- Curator
- Web Designer
- Artistic Director
- Producer
- Director
- Production Manager
- Event Planner
- Copyeditor
- Dramaturg
- Communications Specialist
- Graphic Designer
- Marketing Consultant
- Volunteer Coordinator
- Artistic Director
- Marketing Director
- Literary Manager
- Stage Manager
- Social Media Manager
- Bartender
- House Manager
- Box Office Volunteer/Usher
Skills
- Project Management
- Strategic Planning
- Client Consultation
- Copyediting
- Public Communications
- Marketing Campaign Coordination
- Social Media Management
- UI Design
- Wireframing
- Graphic Design
- Volunteer Coordination
- Contextual Research
- Event Planning
- SOP Documentation Development
Tools
- Notion • Asana
- Basecamp 2 • GitHub
- Canva • Photoshop
- Illustrator • InDesign
- Google Workspace • Apple iWork
- Microsoft Office & 365
- Google Analytics • Tag Manager
- Meta Business Manager
- Shopify • WooCommerce • BigCommerce
- WordPress • Squarespace • Wix • Drupal
- HTML5 • Bootstrap • CSS • UNIX
Organizations
- Annex Theatre
- Infinity Box Theatre Project
- Latitude Theater
- On the Boards
- Unexpected Productions
- Jet City Improv
- Theater Schmeater
- Interrobang?! Improv
- The 14/48 Projects
- Seattle Fringe Festival
- Pony World Productions
- Fantastic.Z
- Macha Monkey Productions
- Open Circle Theater
