SUSAN CHEKOW LUSIGNAN

Jewish Community Center of Rochester

  Director, Authors + Innovators Festival

  Seasonal part-time position

  (held concurrently with FFRPL)

  April – November 2023

• Worked with the Festival committee, JCC administration and staff to plan, promote, and present two weeks of cultural events for the organization's signature program.

• Negotiated all terms for presenting authors and artists; reviewed contracts and letters of agreement.   

• Wrote copy for the Festival brochure, web site, and introductions.

• Expanded the breadth of content offered as well as the diversity of the presenters and the audiences that attended.

• Advocated for – and curated – a unique photography exhibit. 

• Suggested and offered a community building session for the JCC's first two Little Free Libraries, in support of easily accessible reading options year-round for children and adults. 

  View/download the Authors + Innovators brochure.

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CREDITS

Graphic design, Authors + Innovators brochure:

Marc Cataldi, Company Manager.