Elizabeth M.

Experience

1. Chief Financial Officer

   Mark Morris Dance Group

   Nov 2001 — Present · Brooklyn, NY, US

   Develop annual program and operations budget totaling $10 million and oversee capital budgets for the Mark Morris Dance Center, the sq ft home of the Dance Group. Responsible for overall effective financial management of all assets and liabilities; Administer personnel policies and employee benefit programs for 200 employees; Oversee annual audit; Design and monitor financial tracking systems for all operating departments; Work closely with Executive Director to create long range financial strategies; Contribute, as a member of Senior Staff, to the policy making for and management of the Dance Group. Oversee and resolve facilities issues as well as general facilities oversight; Manage financial relationships with insurers and vendors; Manage capital projects and budgets; Oversee cash flow, investments, and endowment funds; Serve as the liaison with local community groups, various City departments, and professional organizations forging partnerships and developing relationships; Directly oversee Operations, Finance, HR and IT departments.

Education

• University of Georgia - Terry College of Business

  Bachelor's Degree, Major: Finance, Minor: Art History

  1993 — 1997

• University of Wisconsin-Madison

  MAB, Master of Art in Business: Arts Administration

  1999 — 2001

Skills

• Program Management
• Managerial Finance
• Human Resources
• Budgets
• Community Outreach
• Auditing
• Databases
• Event Management
• Quickbooks
• Volunteer Management
• Editing
• Fundraising
• Blackbaud Financial Edge
• Philanthropy
• Government
• Nonprofits
• Grants
• Ms Office Suite
• Arts Administration
• Management
• Grant Writing
• Event Planning