Our Alumni

Ashley Pope, 2024 M.F.A. in Arts Leadership
Campus and Community Programs Coordinator, Gogue Performing Arts Center at Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama

Rachel Pottern Nunn, 2023 M.F.A. in Arts Leadership
Program Manager, Carrboro Arts Center, Carrboro, North Carolina

Gabe Velazquez, 2022 M.F.A. in Arts Leadership
Marketing Manager, 4th Wall Theatre Company, Houston, Texas

Corrie Besse, 2021 M.F.A. Arts Leadership
Business Manager for Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN

Trichia Cadette, 2021 M.F.A. in Arts Leadership
Administrative Associate, Dorrance Dance, New York, New York

Anna Wehr, 2021 M.F.A. in Arts Leadership
Project Coordinator, Innovation and Partnerships, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 

Taylor Wood, 2021 M.F.A. Arts Leadership 
Development Associate, La MaMa, New York, New York

Donnie Bales, 2020 M.F.A. in Arts Leadership 
Executive Director, Millwald Theatre, Wytheville, Virginia

Caroline Capocelli, 2019 M.F.A. in Arts Leadership
Major Gifts Officer, Virginia League of Planned Parenthood, Hampton Roads, Virginia

Olivia Jones, 2019 M.F.A. in Arts Leadership
Senior Arts and Culture Funding Manager for the City of San Diego, San Diego, California

Gabrielle Piazza, 2019 M.F.A. in Arts Leadership
Assistant Director, EXCEL Lab in the School of Music, Theatre & Dance at the University of Michigan

David Salmo, 2018 M.F.A. in Arts Leadership
Director of Donor Development, Waukesha County Community Foundation, Waukesha, Wisconsin

Jessica Talmadge, 2018 M.F.A. in Arts Leadership
Associate Director of Development, Solvang Theaterfest, Solvang, California

Donna Thompson, 2017 M.F.A. in Arts Leadership
Project Manager, CHMW Consulting, Roanoke, Virginia 

Donna Bradby, 2002 M.F.A. in Arts Administration
Executive Director for the Touring Theatre of North Carolina and teaches at North Carolina A&T