About me
Cofounder Majestic Collaborations.
Emergency Preparedness Consultant - Performing Arts Readiness Grant funded by the Andrew W. Mellon foundation, to provide webinars, venue and festivals preparedness.
Envisioned the experiential learning platform Art of Mass Gatherings Symposium as a way to catalyze emergency preparedness training across multiple stakeholders. In 2021 this innovative model was featured in the FEMA Resilient Nation Network’s Inspiration Book: Arts & Experiential Learning
Leader of audits and/or emergency plans for McNichols Civic Center Building, Five Points Jazz Festival, New Jersey Folk Festival, Surfalorus, Indigenous People’s Day Festival (Newton MA) among others.
Prior positions and appointments:
The Arts and Cultural Network for Emergency Preparedness and Denver Office of Special Events Safety Work Group.
Chief of party for FACTOR music trade mission to Colorado Canadian Government
Creative Director and Sustainability Coordinator for New Belgium’s Tour de Fat festival: Coordinated brands, artists, NPOs to present highly participatory gatherings. Organized 100+ festivals for over 1 million attendees, $5 million for locally-directed bicycle, multi-modal transportation and accessibility projects.
Produced virtual Five Points Jazz Festival with PBS (Emmy Nominated 2020) and Alabama Women in Jazz
Designed/commissioned solar, bio-power, water and waste programs for festivals that remain state-of-the art.
Songwriter and performer for The Reals, various commercial and community theater projects
Co-Founder Headwaters Protectors volunteers for compassionate services at encampments of unhoused Denver neighbors - portable electric, water, heat and handwashing systems.