Kirkland Performance Center Hires Development Director
Kirkland Performance Center is pleased to announce a recent addition to our staff: Dan Mayer is the new KPC General Manager/Development Director.
Kirkland, WA (PRWEB) July 28, 2006
Kirkland Performance Center is pleased to announce a recent addition to our staff: Dan Mayer is the new KPC General Manager/Development Director.
“We’re extremely happy to welcome Dan into the KPC family,” said Executive Director Steve Lerian. “He brings to the table vast development experience, along with the broad perspective of an executive director. Dan's collaboration in a number of areas of our operation will be invaluable as we prepare for our tenth anniversary season.”
Dan Mayer has managed a wide range of arts organizations in the Seattle area, including the Bellevue Philharmonic Orchestra, Spectrum Dance Theater, 911 Media Arts Center, Empty Space Theater, Seattle Jewish Film Festival, Photographic Center NW and On the Boards. Mayer also teaches Business and Legal Concerns for Artist Trust’s EDGE Professional Development Program.
Prior to moving back to his hometown eight years ago, Mayer was the Executive Director of Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts in New York, and in Washington DC directed a First Amendment arts censorship task force for a national civil liberties organization. In New York he taught art and entertainment law at New York University and at Columbia University School of Law.
Mayer received his undergraduate degree from Claremont McKenna College and took coursework in arts management at the London School of Economics. Mayer is a graduate of Case Western Reserve University School of Law in Cleveland, Ohio and was also an Arts Administration Fellow at the National Endowment for the Arts Office of Research and Policy.
About Kirkland Performance Center
Kirkland Performance Center provides cultural enrichment by offering a home for the presentation, support and promotion of the performing arts. Located in downtown Kirkland, this 402-seat theatre hosts more than 250 music, theatre and dance performances each year from acclaimed regional, national and international artists. In addition to presenting performing arts, KPC conducts educational outreach programs through “A World of Arts”, a program designed to bring visiting artists into the classrooms for in-depth workshops. KPC also hosts a variety of community programs, including the King County Library Lecture Series and “Kids-at-Play,” an opportunity for students to perform in a professional setting at KPC. For more information and to review upcoming performances, please visit www. kpcenter. org.
The 2006-2007 Season is made possible in part by 4Culture, ArtsFund, The Boeing Company, Cascade Vista Convalescent Center, Conover Insurance, Evergreen Healthcare, Frontier Bank, Livingood, Fitzgerald & Alskog, Mama Lucia’s Italian Kitchen, Northwest Aerials Gymnastics & Dance, The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation Poncho, Software 21,Standing Ovation, Target, Univar USA, Vander Hoek Windows and Doors, Washington State Arts Commission, Woodinville Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Woodmark Hotel on Lake Washington, Western States Arts Federation and generous support from The City of Kirkland.
Media Contact: Rachel Jackson, PR Manager
Administration: (425) 828-0422
Box Office Phone: (425) 893-9900
Website: www. kpcenter. org
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