SUSAN CHEKOW LUSIGNAN
Professional Development
Coursework, Webinars
Leadership/Management
Leading together: A Proven Approach for Uncertain Times
Center for Creative Leadership (2025)
5 practices of outstanding Nonprofit Leaders
Nonprofit Leadership Lab (2025)
The Power of 'Reset' and How to Change What's Not Working
RPL Online Author Talk with Dan Heath (2025)
Amplifying Impact Through Nonprofit Leadership and Evaluation
Center for Creative Leadership (2025)
Inspiring and Motivating Arts & Culture Teams
University of Michigan EdX (2023)
NeuroArts (the intersection of arts, neuroscience, and health)
Music and the Arts for Brain Health and Development
The Aspen Institute (2025)
Beauty and the Brain
Aspen Ideas Festival (2025)
Advancing the Science of Arts, Health, and Wellbeing
NeuroArts Blueprint, The Aspen Institute (2025)
A Plan to Build the NeuroArts Field
NeuroArts Blueprint, The Aspen Institute (2025)
Introducing the NeuroArts Resource Center
The Aspen Institute (2025)
AI
AI for Good: Practical Strategies for Nonprofits
Constant Contact (2025)
Real-world Perspectives on Responsible AI
AWS/Amazon Web Services (2025)
Ensuring Data Privacy in the Age of AI
Chronicle of Philanthropy (2025)
Exploring How AI Delivers Impact for Nonprofits
Twilio Transform Together (2024)
AI for Leaders
Babson College EdX (2024)
Marketing
Marketing in the AI Era: What the Data Actually Shows
Canva (2025)
How To Build A Strategic Nonprofit Communications Plan for
Mission-Driven Success
Allative Communications for CharityHowTo (2025)
Advancement/Fundraising
Foundations Taking Action: Leaders Share Strategy Shifts
Chronicle of Philanthropy (2025)
Unlocking Corporate Grants and Partnerships
Chronicle of Philanthropy (2025)
Trends to Watch in 2025
Chronicle of Philanthropy (2025)
Successful Campaign, Event, and Fundraising Strategies by Nonprofit Decision-Makers Preparing for the Future
Arreva (2024)
Raising the Bar: Unique Strategies from Nonprofit Leaders on How to Supercharge Event Revenue
Arreva (2024)
Inclusivity and Accessibility
Introduction to Web Accessibility
W3Cx/World Wide Web Consortium, EdX (2024)
Confronting Bias
Unconscious Bias
Bystander Training
Skills for Inclusive Conversations
Communicating Across Culturally Sensitive Issues
Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging
Communicating Across Cultures
Diversity and Inclusion LinkedIn Learning path (2020)
Project Management
Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification Preparation
New Horizons, Rochester (2018)
Legal
Contract Law
Harvard EdX (2015)
Conferences
Leadership Rochester Kickstart 2025 Leadership Symposium
Keynote: Changemaker Leadership for a Thriving
Future, Dr. Elizabeth Paul, President, Nazareth University
Intentional Leadership: Where Purpose Meets Action,
Dr. Ashley Cross
Inclusive Leadership, LaCerius Cross
American Library Association, United For Libraries (virtual, 2024)
Rochester Regional Library Council, St. John Fisher College (2019)
Storytelling & Social Media Symposium
New York Library Association (NYLA) annual conference (2018)
Empire State Library Network, Future of Libraries
North American Performing Arts Managers and Agents (NAPAMA)
Agents & Managers Retreat, Fort Lauderdale, Florida (2015)
Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP)
Annual APAP/NYC conferences (2011 – 2015)
Arts Midwest
Kansas City, Missouri (2015)
Minneapolis, Minnesota (2014)
International Performing Arts for Youth (IPAY)
Austin, Texas (2012)
Professional Affiliations
Member, North American Performing Arts Managers and Agents
(2013 – 2015)
Member, National Association for Performing Arts Presenters
(2011 – 2015)
Member, Marketing Task Force, Memorial Art Gallery
(2001 – 2003)
Board of Directors, Aesthetic Education Institute
(1996 – 1999)
Executive Committee
Public Relations Chair
Board of Directors, Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley
(1996 – 1999)
Executive Committee
Public Relations Chair
Search Committee for Executive Director