Tag: arts administration
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Meet Shreya Sanjeev, ARAD’s New Program Associate
ARAD is delighted to welcome our new Program Associate, Shreya Sanjeev. Learn more about Shreya, what brings her to this role, and what she does outside her work and studies at TC! Tell us a bit about yourself. Where are you from? What was your undergraduate degree focused on? I grew up in Bangalore, India,…
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Alumni Spotlight: Lina Alfonso, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
We had an opportunity to chat with Lina Alfonso (ARAD ’15) and hear how the ARAD program shaped her career journey and the wonderful work she does at the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. Lina shared what she has learned about working closely with communities, emphasizing the importance of relationship-building, empathy, and communication.
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Alumni Spotlight: Sharon Duncan and Ebonie Pittman, Dance Theatre of Harlem
We had a chance to chat with Sharon Duncan (ARAD ’98), Director of Individual Giving, and Ebonie Pittman (ARAD ’08), Senior Director of Development, Dance Theatre of Harlem. Sharon and Ebonie shared the story of how ARAD brought them together, and their experience as development professionals at Dance Theatre of Harlem.
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Meet Alise Pundure, ARAD’s new Social Media Coordinator
ARAD is delighted to welcome Alise Pundure as our new Social Media Coordinator. Learn more about Alise, her goals for her new role, and what she does outside of TC. Tell us a bit about yourself. Where are you from? What was your undergraduate degree focused on? I grew up in Riga, Latvia, where my…
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ARAD Holiday Service Project 2021
Since 2015, the Arts Administration Program (ARAD) at Teachers College, Columbia University has organized an annual Holiday Service Project for its faculty, students, staff, and alumni to contribute time, goods, and cheer to those in need during the winter holidays. This year, we had the pleasure of continuing our partnership with local arts organization, Art…
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Interview with Program Associate, Nigel Finley, Director of Marketing and Development at Aurway Repertory Theatre
Interviewed by Joanna Calhoun, ARAD ’23 What is your current role at Aurway Repertory Theater, and what led you to this position? I was originally brought onto the Aurway team by way of company Co-founder, Lawrence Dandridge, who for many years prior had been building the foundation of Aurway with his network of friends and…
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Alumni Spotlight: Carolina Cambronero-Varela, Co-Producer of “Artivism: The Power of Art for Social Transformation”
What is your role in working with Artivism: The Power of Art for Social Transformation? How did Artivism begin and how did it become a multi-institutional collaboration? Thank you for this opportunity ARAD family, such an honor to be back home! My motto goes: Trust engenders opportunities; opportunities: a dignified life. This motto describes what is happening with this ongoing endeavor,…
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Alumni Spotlight: Kimberly Theodore Sidey(ARAD ’11), Music Education Grants Program Officer at Chorus America
Kimberly Theodore Sidey (ARAD ’11) is currently the Music Education Grants Program Officer at Chorus America in Washington, DC. Program Associate, Nigel Finley, had the chance catch up with Kimberly via Zoom, where they spoke about the ARAD program and her life after Teachers College. Tell us a bit about yourself? Where are you from?…
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Alumni Spotlight: Ty Cooperman(ARAD ’20), Director and Registrar at TW Fine Art
Ty Cooperman (ARAD ‘20) is currently the Director & Registrar at TW Fine Art in Brooklyn, NY. We had the opportunity to speak with Ty virtually, where he shared his experiences in the ARAD program and his life after Teachers College, Columbia. Can you tell us a bit about yourself? What is your current position,…
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Meet Grace J. Choi, ARAD’s new Program Manager
ARAD is delighted to welcome Grace J. Choi as our new Program Manager. Learn more about Grace, her goals for her new role, and what she does outside of TC. Tell us a bit about yourself. Where are you from? What was your undergraduate degree focused on? Bay Area woman here! I grew up mainly…
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