Take advantage of one of these great networking and career enhancing opportunities! Talk with peers during our roundtable discussions on a variety of topics related to promoting sustainable careers in the arts, tackling difficult capacity-building issues in arts organizations, and developing strategic decisions. Sign up in advance in CenterStage for individual 30-minute coaching sessions with experts in the field.




Career 360 Roundtables

1. Fostering Your Artistic Connection in an Administrative Role
      a. Charlie Jensen, Arts for LA, Los Angeles, CA

2. How to Start an Emerging Leaders Network in Your Community
     a. Jessica Stern, Business for Culture and the Arts, Portland, OR
     b. Rebecca Burrell, Regional Arts and Culture Council, Portland, OR

3. Which Higher Education Opportunity is Right for You?
     a. Michelle Grove, Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County, Silver Spring, MD

4. Transitioning from an Arts Organization to a Service, Economic, or Community Development Organization
     a. Laura Zabel, Springboard for the Arts, Saint Paul, MN

5. Community Involvement:  Taking the "I Should's" Out of Your Life
     a. Jessica Wilt, Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana, New York, NY

6. Finding Balance in Your Work and Life
    a. Camille Schenkkan, Center Theatre Group of Los Angeles, Inc., Los Angeles, CA


Organization 360 Roundtables

1. Building Community Partnerships
    a. Mary Margaret Schoenfeld, Arts Management Consultant, Arlington, VA

2. Reaching More Deeply into the Business Community
    a. Karen Davis, Arts Consultant, Philadelphia, PA

3. Public Art Advocacy
    a. Kate Patterson, San Francisco Arts Commission, San Francisco, CA

4. Emergency Preparedness
    a. Mollie Lakin-Hayes, South Arts, Atlanta, GA


Community 360 Roundtables

1. Arts & Entertainment Districts
    a. Theresa Cameron, Americans for the Arts, Washington, DC

2. Programming Soup to Nuts for Small Communities
    a. Eric Rogers, Arts Place, Inc., Portland, IN

3. The Arts and Social Impact in Communities
     a. Joanna Chin, Americans for the Arts, Washington, DC

4. Arts Incubators and Space for Art
     a. Jerome Vielman, Houston Arts Alliance, Houston, TX

5. Cultural Tourism
     a. Andy Witt, St. Johns Cultural Council, St. Augustine, FL


One-to-One Coaching

•  John L. Moore, III, Principal, JOMA Arts & Consulting, LLC, Charlotte, NC
• Kathi Levin, Consultant, National Art Education Association, Fairfax, VA
• Bruce Thibodeau, President, Arts Consulting Group, Inc., Los Angeles, CA
• Maren Brown, Principal, Maren Brown Associates, Florence, MA
• Amy Ben-Kiki, Project Manager, AMS Planning & Research Corp., Fairfield, CT