PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Professional Development

Coursework, Webinars (highlights)

Leadership/Management

Foundations Taking Action: Leaders Share Strategy Shifts

Chronicle of Philanthropy (2025)

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)

How to Prepare Your Organization for AI-Agent Platforms:

A Practical Guide For Small Business

J & Co for Small Business University online (2025)

Humans at the Heart: Industry-Defining AI in Action

The Decade Ahead: What You Need to Know Next

The Fourth Revolution: Building the Infrastructure of Infinite Creativity

Canva, AI Vision (2025)

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

Canva Keynote: The Imagination Era

Canva (2025)

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

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

Small Habits That Make A Big Impact On Your Life

Master Class with James Clear (2025)

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