Education

1982, Summer Training Congress, American Conservatory Theatre—San Francisco, CA

1976-1978, Bachelor of Music—Vocal Arts, University of Southern California—Los Angeles, CA

1974-1976, Undergraduate study, Lawrence Conservatory of Music—Appleton, WI

 

Awards

Pi Kappa Lambda National Music Honor Society, University of Southern California

Mortar Board National College Senior Honor Society, University of Southern California

Songfest Director, University of Southern California, Sweepstakes Winner 1977

America’s Junior Miss National Scholarship Program, AJM First Runner-up 1974

 

Positions Held

Artist manager / tour manager / production manager / personal assistant / background vocalist, 1998-present

Melissa Manchester / Thanksgiving Whatever, Inc. / Long Run Entertainment

Album production, concert budgets, staffing, advancing production with venues, booking of travel and hotels, preparation of tour itineraries, catering / dressing room preparation, merchandise inventory, auxiliary services / expenditures (drivers, bellmen, skycaps, etc.), scheduling press , stage setup, settlement, petty cash reports, driving, background vocals, percussion and whatever it takes.  (The guys call me “Road Mom”.)  In addition to tour support, my duties have included website design / maintenance, development of promotional materials, music copying (Sibelius) / arrangement, coordination of record releases, maintenance of recording archives and demo recording support.

 

Artist manager, tour manager / production manager, 2009-present

Sheena Easton / Skye Heart Productions

Advancing production/ transportation / immigration with venues, preparation of itineraries, catering / dressing room preparation, auxiliary services / expenditures (bellmen, waiters, etc.), stage setup, settlement and expense reports.

 

Tour manager / production manager / personal assistant / background vocalist, 2003-2004

Columbia Artists Management Inc. / Songs & Stories Tour (Melissa Manchester & Paul Williams)

All of the touring duties listed above in a unique collaboration that combined the personnel of both artists for an eleven-week bus tour.

 

Operations Supervisor, 1989-1998

Los Angeles County Fair Association

Operation / programming of general admission computer ticketing system (2 million tickets annually) and reserved seat computer ticketing system (10,000 reserved grandstand seats/60 shows annually), supervision of 100 non-union box office staff , coordination with 600 union admissions and parking staff, annual budget, purchasing of ticket stock / stickers / wristbands, and promotion / coordination of school program (increased attendance from 40,000 to more than 100,000).

 

Studio / Tour Background Vocalist / Percussionist, 1977-present

Melissa Manchester, Disney Animation (Lady And The Tramp II), Diana Ross, Quincy Jones, Christopher Cross, Aaron Neville, Peabo Bryson, Al Jarreau, Roberta Flack, James Ingram, Jon Secada, Stephanie Mills, The Carpenters

 

Church/Temple Musician, 1989-present

La Crescenta Church of Religious Science (soloist/pianist), Arcadia Church of the Good Shepherd (choir section leader/soloist), Steven S. Wise Temple (octet), Performing Arts Temple, Creative Arts Temple, Leo Baeck Temple

 

Executive Producer, 1987-1989

The Actor’s Center, Studio City, CA

Student records, collection of fees, scheduling of studios / teachers, and design / development of the six week multi-genre Summer Practicum Program.