Rick Harper

About Rick Harper

I\'m the Events & Space Usage Manager at Marble Collegiate Church, New York City. There are so many spaces available in churches which people are not aware of. Besides the obvious use of the main sanctuary for weddings, location shoots, lectures, book tours and other special events (Seating up to 880), there are beautifully appointed conference board rooms and fully equipped community spaces with table and chair set up options, coffee & tea service, along with a whole host of audio and video rental packages. Look to your church around the corner for these great assets. We\'ve handled all types of crowds and hosted events since 1854 in this space, and with a legacy dating back to 1628! Formerly I was engaged as a freelance producer and graphic specialist serving leading entertainment industries, hotels, restaurants, clubs, theatrical, retail, fitness and fashion industries. Since 1978, he’s been involved in multi-media including his production experience with 1010 Wins News Radio, Lorne Michael’s Broadway Video, film production companies and more. In addition, he is a graphic layout and concept artist/retoucher working on projects for web, print and large screen. Adding to that is his vast experience in hotel management and catering industries. I\'m still open on a limited part time basis to consult on projects or work on short term productions. His media work has ranged from Live awards ceremonies, TV production, medical videos, classical music, large scale festival entertainment and multi-million dollar corporate events. He’s produced projects which included Kelly Ripa, Lady Gaga, Martha Stewart, Katie Couric, Patti LaBelle, Sean Combs, Martin Sheen, The Royal Family of Monte Carlo, Karl Lagerfeld, Blackstone Group’s Stephen Schwartzman, Kelsey Grammer, Russell Simmons, Mos Def, Macy’s 4th of July Live Spectacular, NYC Mayors Koch, Giuliani and Bloomberg, HBO, ABC, CBS, NBC, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, ESPN, Showtime, TNT, WE, World Wrestling Entertainment, Equinox Fitness and more. His projects included travel to Mexico, Monte Carlo, Paris, Montreal, the Caribbean and throughout the domestic U.S.

Experience

1. Events & Space Usage Mgr

   Marble Collegiate Church

   Nov 2019 — Present · New York, NY, US

Education

• New York Institute of Technology-Old Westbury

  None, Communications

  1985 — 1987

• Nassau Community College

  AA, Liberal Arts

  1978 — 1980

• University of Denver

  none, Business

  1981 — 1981