Nichole Gantshar
Non-Profit Strategist and Leader
- Role
- General Manager at Marin Theatre
- Location
- Durham, NC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Nichole Gantshar
Nichole Gantshar uses her experience as a former dramaturg to make connections, lead arts organizations, and specialize in strategic planning and restructuring. During the pandemic, Nichole focused on interim leadership to help organizations restructure their finances and support staff. As Executive Director of Rochester City Ballet, Nichole: tripled grant revenue grew audiences by 30 percent added free (philanthropy supported) sensory-friendly performances to the season. recreated the California Symphony’s project Orchestra X, called BalletROC, to focus on millennial audiences. increased company size and improved artist pay earned support from the National Endowment for the Arts to commission new work earned support of Shubert FoundationAlso worked for: Tulsa Ballet, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Richmond Ballet, Syracuse Stage, Hangar Theatre, Playwrights Horizons, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, and Milwaukee Ballet.Apart from her career in theatre and ballet, Nichole served as a Legislative Aide in Congress and as a journalist. Among her volunteer activities: Rotary Former treasurer of Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas (LMDA) Former Chair of the National Student Education Fund Former treasurer of the Syracuse Chapter of Girls Inc. Among her awards Twice nominated as an Outstanding Young Woman of America Recipient LMDA residency grant
Experience
General Manager
Jun 2022 — Present · Mill Valley, CA, US
Education
Stony Brook University
MFA, Dramaturgy
1991 — 1993
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
BFA, Theatre
Skills
- Management
- Theatre
- Performing Arts
- Arts Administration
- Editing
- Social Media
- Nonprofits
- Acting
- Public Relations
- Press Releases
- Grant Writing
- Fundraising
- Event Planning
- Public Speaking
- Musical Theatre
- Event Management
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