Executed the day-to-day and long-range management of a non-profit community arts organization. Specific duties included fund-raising; grant writing; program implementation and coordination in the visual and literary arts, music, dance and theatre; coordinating outreach and scholarship programs; creating an annual budget; managing staff and volunteers; managing all publicity and advertising; writing a monthly newspaper column and designing and editing local newspaper’s art pages; coordinating and hosting regular arts-related functions such as lectures, opening receptions, concerts and other performances.