The hunt is over!
If you remember from my previous blog, I said that a job announcement would have to wait until after June. Well, as fortune would have it, I am way ahead of schedule!
After three months of taking interviews both in person and over the phone for all kinds of positions in all sizes of orchestras all over the country, it turns out I did not have to look beyond the walls of Heinz Hall. I am happy to announce that starting July 12th, I will return to the Pittsburgh Symphony as their Director of Corporate Support & Special Projects. This incredible position combines the responsibilities of overseeing the corporate fundraising campaign with the diversity of supporting selected special projects as they arise.
I could not be more excited about this job. Here, I will have to opportunity to dig in and build stronger relationships with the top corporations in town; keep my head in the “strategic thinking” clouds with special projects; continue to work with and learn from incredible staff, musicians, and board members; remain close to Larry Tamburri, one of my many mentors throughout this vastly rewarding year; and most of all, bust my behind for one of the best orchestras in the world and all the wonderful music it represents. On top of everything, I will be returning to my city of birth as will my sister, who will begin PhD studies in the Engineering and Public Policy Program at Carnegie Mellon University in the fall. What more could I ask for?
My appointment to the Donor Relations department here at the PSO is actually one of several recent announcements. As I briefly mentioned in previous blogs, there has been a good deal of turnover in the department since my arrival three months ago. Joining me in seizing this great opportunity to boost Donor Relations at the PSO are Mary Ellen Miller, Vice President of Donor Relations (my new boss) and Brian Skwirut, Director of Foundation and Government Support (my counterpart in Foundations/Government). Leslie Wild Swensen, the current VP of Donor Relations, will switch fundraising gears and focus on high-profile projects such as tour sponsorships and capital/endowment campaign development as the new Vice President of Resource Development. Together with the rest of the great Donor Relations staff, we will do our part to fuel the PSO well into its future. You can check out a press release on subject here.
So what now? After finishing out my last two weeks as a Fellow at the PSO, Edgar, Kevin, and I will spend a week attending the last of three leadership sessions conducted by John McCann accompanied by the League’s annual Conference in Washington D.C. where we will hand the Fellows torch (and maybe a blog) to next year’s crew: Lisa, Marc, Mi Ryung, Rachel, and Vanessa. After Conference, I officially drop off the grid for three weeks before starting as a new man at the PSO on July 12th.
That is the big news for now. Stay tuned for at least a couple more blogs before I round this year out as an American Symphony Orchestra League Management Fellow.
After three months of taking interviews both in person and over the phone for all kinds of positions in all sizes of orchestras all over the country, it turns out I did not have to look beyond the walls of Heinz Hall. I am happy to announce that starting July 12th, I will return to the Pittsburgh Symphony as their Director of Corporate Support & Special Projects. This incredible position combines the responsibilities of overseeing the corporate fundraising campaign with the diversity of supporting selected special projects as they arise.
I could not be more excited about this job. Here, I will have to opportunity to dig in and build stronger relationships with the top corporations in town; keep my head in the “strategic thinking” clouds with special projects; continue to work with and learn from incredible staff, musicians, and board members; remain close to Larry Tamburri, one of my many mentors throughout this vastly rewarding year; and most of all, bust my behind for one of the best orchestras in the world and all the wonderful music it represents. On top of everything, I will be returning to my city of birth as will my sister, who will begin PhD studies in the Engineering and Public Policy Program at Carnegie Mellon University in the fall. What more could I ask for?
My appointment to the Donor Relations department here at the PSO is actually one of several recent announcements. As I briefly mentioned in previous blogs, there has been a good deal of turnover in the department since my arrival three months ago. Joining me in seizing this great opportunity to boost Donor Relations at the PSO are Mary Ellen Miller, Vice President of Donor Relations (my new boss) and Brian Skwirut, Director of Foundation and Government Support (my counterpart in Foundations/Government). Leslie Wild Swensen, the current VP of Donor Relations, will switch fundraising gears and focus on high-profile projects such as tour sponsorships and capital/endowment campaign development as the new Vice President of Resource Development. Together with the rest of the great Donor Relations staff, we will do our part to fuel the PSO well into its future. You can check out a press release on subject here.
So what now? After finishing out my last two weeks as a Fellow at the PSO, Edgar, Kevin, and I will spend a week attending the last of three leadership sessions conducted by John McCann accompanied by the League’s annual Conference in Washington D.C. where we will hand the Fellows torch (and maybe a blog) to next year’s crew: Lisa, Marc, Mi Ryung, Rachel, and Vanessa. After Conference, I officially drop off the grid for three weeks before starting as a new man at the PSO on July 12th.
That is the big news for now. Stay tuned for at least a couple more blogs before I round this year out as an American Symphony Orchestra League Management Fellow.
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