• Developed mission, strategic plan, initiated and designed long-term branding marketing structure including but not limited to, logo design, print collateral, an integrated website and social media structure 

• Write and maintain ongoing press releases and weekly newspaper (print/online) column in addition
to membership newsletters

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• Increased not-for-profit organization membership by 62 percent

• Tripled operating budget and sales increase through unique programming and events

• Led property search, acquisition, design and restoration of local 12,000 square-foot armory slated for demolition. Subsequently the art center was relocated to this central downtown location, creating needed vibrancy to the architecturally significant, economically challenged, community. 

• Secured $247,000 in state funding and corporate support and currently leading development         of adjacent properties into outdoor green space, sculpture  gardens, entertainment facility,         and festival space, including artisan and farm market area. 

• Secured 2016 National Endowments for the Arts $10,000 Fast Track Planning Grant and a $9500 Ohio Arts Council ArtsNexts grant for an interactive sculpture dedicated to the firefly in 2018

• Designed and conducted presentations on arts related content including creative development, arts economy and arts accessibility for all individuals regardless of ability or socio-economic reality

• Curated exhibits such as: Faces of Little Bighorn; portraits of the Lakota tribe and survivors of the Battle of little Bighorn and Wounded Knee, Enchanted; art expressing the magic of nature, Paws de résistance!; artwork centered around our world of pets, and Badlands & Brownies; film photography and large format shots of the Badlands in South Dakota featuring a room-size, operational Brownie camera