Client Roster
Arts Education
California Alliance for Arts Education - Current Client Local Advocacy Network Organizer - San Diego County
Developing five Arts Education Local Advocacy Networks in five school districts in San Diego County.
Millard Sheets Center for the Arts at Fairplex
Community Arts Audience Needs Assessment
City of San Jose Office of Cultural Affairs - Current Client
Arts Education Strategic Plan
Working with Cultural+Planning Group, the lead consultant, to create a strategic plan for the agency’s arts education program within the context of the arts and education communities and the agency’s organizational goals and priorities.
The San Diego Foundation
Assisted The San Diego Foundation with making the case for increased local funding for arts education through private philanthropy and moving potential donors to action. This included developing and implementing a strategy for educating and engaging local grantmakers, individuals and family foundations in funding for arts education throughout the San Diego region.
City of Carlsbad Cultural Arts Office
Three-Part-Art Curriculum and Resource Guide
Created curriculum, resource guide, classroom activities and docent tour for Cannon Art Gallery exhibition NaturalConnections: Joanne Hayakawa and Gail Roberts.
City of San Jose Office of Cultural Affairs
Arts Education Program Assessment
Assessed the agency’s arts education program and made recommendations for future programs and services within the context of the local arts and education communities and the agency’s organizational goals and priorities. /Documents/San Jose OCA Arts Education Assessment.pdf Media Arts Center San Diego
Education Plan
Created a strategic plan for their Teen Producers Project, an educational program to train underserved and immigrant youth in the use of digital media and technology.
San Diego Unified School District, Visual and Performing Arts Department: San Diego Arts Education Partnership
Partnership Coordination and Consultation
This was a collaboration between the arts community and the San Diego Unified School District that connected the local arts and culture community with San Diego’s public schools to increase the range and delivery of arts education programming that takes place there. Leadership Development
National Association of Media Arts and Culture - Current Client
Commissioned to write an article for NAMAC's upcoming publication titled, A Closer Look. The content of the article is about first time executive directors in nonprofit arts and culture organizations.
The James Irvine Foundation
Next Generation Arts Leadership Research Project
In 2006, The James Irvine Foundation commissioned research to examine the forces, trends, and challenges facing California's arts sector. The resulting report, titled "Critical Issues Facing the Arts in California: A Working Paper," identified the development of the next generation of artists and arts managers as one of five key issues facing the arts sector that should be addressed to ensure the continued health and vitality of the field moving forward. In response to this finding, Irvine retained Victoria J Saunders Consulting to further conduct a multi-faceted research effort that investigates the leadership challenges and opportunities facing leaders and managers in California arts organizations.
Illinois Arts Alliance: Arts Leadership for the 21st Century, Mentoring and Peer Coaching Program Toolkit
Created an instructive toolkit that describes the Illinois Arts Alliance's experiences and lessons learned in planning, implementing and overseeing Peer Coaching Circles and a Mentor Connection Referral Service. The toolkit will be made available online via the IAA website to assist other statewide and regional arts service organization, local arts agencies and others to implement similar programs in their communities. Go to http://www.artsalliance.org/tool_coach_index.shtml and http://www.artsalliance.org/tool_men_index.shtml Just Buffalo and the New York State Council on the Arts
Keynote Speaker for the 2nd Annual Facing Pages Literary Presenters Conference and discussion group facilitator. Issues addressed included leadership transitions and the next generation. October 2007. For keynote address see /Writingpublications.aspx
Los Angeles County Arts Commission
Facilitator and advisor for Creative Conversation 2007
City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture
Founder, Coordinator for Emerging Leaders of Arts and Culture San Diego 2004-2007
Organizational Development
San Diego Archaeological Center
Facilitate a Board Retreat discussion about five year visioning and strengthening the Center's role in the community.
Project Management
City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture
Oversaw the creation and development of a Folk and Traditional Arts Website (SanDiegoFolkLife.com) for the San Diego region.
NTC Foundation
Dance Place San Diego Project Coordinator
Facilitated the collaborative efforts of four local dance companies as they move in together as the resident companies of Dance Place San Diego at the NTC Arts and Culture Promenade
Development Consulting and Grant Writing
Westwind Brass Ensemble - Current Client
Development Consultant
Providing interim grant writing and fund development support.
Media Arts Center San Diego - Current Client
Development Consultant
Created a Resource Development Plan to coordinate with their strategic plan to inform their future fundraising and development efforts. Current work includes monthly grantwriting, fundraising strategies, and organizational development. (Current)
La Jolla Music Society
Development Consultant.
General counsel with development efforts including grantwriting, fundraising strategy and government relations.
Street of Dreams
Grant Writing Assistance and General Development Consulting
New American Immigration Museum and Learning Center, San Diego
Grant Writing Assistance
Salvation Army Kroc Community Center, San Diego
Grant Writing, National Endowment for the Arts - Learning in the Arts
Malashock Dance and Company, San Diego
Grant Writing Assistance - City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture Organizational Support Program grant