Our People
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Shoshana Fanizza has been in arts management for over 13 years and has worked with non-profits for over 18 years. She has been involved in the arts all her life (horn, piano, Thespian, choir, voice and dance lessons, puppets, art and jazz history classes, film enthusiast) and has a background in marketing, sales, public relations, and customer service. Shoshana is the founder of Audience Development Specialists and is the main audience development consultant. After attending several arts marketing conferences, seminars and workshops, and being a part of the Boulder County Arts Alliance's 2006 Audience Development Initiative, it has come to her attention that several experts define audience development, but do not show how to apply the idea of audience development. She is now rolling up her sleeves to work with artists and arts organizations to design solution based audience development plans and projects.
From 2005-2007, she was the Marketing and PR Director for the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra. It was at this position that she began using audience development in addition to marketing. During her tenure, Shoshana built relationships and sold out Macky Auditorium's 2,000+ seat house, and house totals were increased by an average of 25-30% per concert. She developed their volunteer incentive program, expanded the marketing and publicity program, and was a primary team member in their fundraising, special events, and corporate sponsorship program. Some of her other positions have included Founder of the Celebration Brass Quintet in Chicago and Marketing Director of the Chicago Brass Choir. She has been blessed to work with a variety of talented and quality artists/organizations: clients. After working with ADS, all of her clients have enjoyed more positive people energy surrounding their art. On average, Shoshana's audience development techniques have resulted in a growth rate of 30-50% for audience numbers and monetary support, and she has never left a meeting or phone session without at least one "great idea!" Shoshana has presented audience development seminars and workshops for the Boulder County Arts Alliance, Portland Piano International, Pro Musica Colorado Chamber Orchestra, and the Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System. She has recently presented at the National Arts Marketing Project Conference in November 2011.
Shoshana has a vision to help the arts by creating and implementing solutions that work. She is an idea person, and her enthusiasm is contagious! She desires to work with artists and arts organizations that are ready for the opportunities that audience development offers. |
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Nancy Ollanik is ADS' Graphic and Web Designer. She has a Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Design from CU Boulder and a Certificate in Graphic Design from Front Range Community College. Nancy began her career working for various engineers and architects, mainly drawing construction, landscape, plumbing, HVAC, and electrical plans. Desiring to do something completely different, she joined the CU Foundation and worked in fundraising for ten years, most of it spent in Engineering Development and specializing in account management. In 2000, Nancy became skilled in multimedia software and began to freelance in graphic design for various clients. She started her own business in 2005 which eventually became Neo-Design Studios. Some of Nancy's clients have included: Colorado Music Festival, Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra, Huffman Real Estate, Wildplum Business Advisors, BIPR (Boulder Institute for Psychotherapy and Research), the Rhythm Allstars Band, Help-Out Inc., Intercambio de Communidades, artist Penni Pearson, Photographer Lois LaFond, the Parenting Place, and Key Group Realtors.
Nancy's Website |
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Jem Moore is ADS' Videographer. Jem Moore started his first career as a musician, performing for audiences around the world. His second career has taken him around the world, too, but in a different way. He is currently a Captain for Republic Airlines. Now in his third career, he uses his years of experience and training to bring an artist's sensibility to video projects. So far, Jem has used his skills to highlight the Boulder Bach Festival, Chiara String Quartet, Sounds of Lyons, the 2009 Nutmeg Dulcimer Festival, and more.
Jem's videos on Vimeo |
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Lori Stott is ADS' Grant Writer. Lori Stott has a passion for working with nonprofit organizations to help them achieve their highest intentions. With a Master's degree in Nonprofit Management, she has worked with a wide variety of nonprofit groups, with a particular focus on the arts, education and human services. As a grant writer, Lori is adept at helping clients refine mission, clarify goals, and create projects which are likely to receive funding. She stays on top of national philanthropic trends and helps guide organizations to new funding sources. Clients include Carbondale Clay Center, Catholic Charities, Medical Group Management Association, Medicine Horse Program, The Sculpture Trail, Watershed School, and Women's Wilderness Institute. She has also helped the Boulder Ballet, Developmental Disabilities Resource Center, Global Education Fund, Lyons Community Foundation, Roofs2Roads Colorado and University of Colorado Museum of Natural History to achieve fundraising and development goals. Her clients say Lori is positive, thoughtful, focused and reliable and that her sense of humor, warmth and creativity make the grant process "easy". Lori is also a published writer of creative nonfiction and personal essays.
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David Weuste is partnering with ADS to bring you Audience Development Media. David Weuste graduated from Texas Christian University with a B.A. in Music and minors in both Business and Arts Administration. David has worked in the classical music industry with non-profits and for-profits, both as a performer (horn) and business person. Having experience with the broad industry of classical music allowed him to launch his own company to help bring classical music to twenty-first century audiences. In 2009, David Weuste started the company "Rosebrook Classical" to help classical record labels gain the marketing advantages of social media. Since its inception, Rosebrook Classical has grown to also include individual artists and now offers many consulting options on top of the core product of social media management. David is passionate about how new media can help to grow the Arts and help to connect them with twenty-first century audiences.
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Peter Wayne is ADS' Event Photographer. Obtaining his first SLR camera at age 13, Peter Wayne immediately built a passion for photography. Guided by family and friends who were media professionals, Peter was able to learn methods and techniques in commerical and artistic composition. His early career in information technology provided a foundation for his work in the digital media. Peter found the perfect combination of combining his technology skills with photographic imaging. Peter is a current editoral photographer for the Boulder County Business Report. Commercially, he has many local clients creating product, architecture and event photography. His work has also appeared in the Colorado Daily, the Daily Camera, Boulder Magazine, Cyclo-cross Magazine and Mountain Flyer. Most recently, he studied with photographer Rick Clarkson developing his sport photography technique at the US Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. Peter was the event photographer for The Boulder ShootOut, Tri For the Cure - Women's triathlon to benefit the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, the Panicking Poultry 5K Run/Walk - A benefit for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Bolder Boulder 10K Run, the Keystone Blues Festival, and the American Venacular Dance. Peter is a board member of the American Society of Media Photographers, Wedding and Portrait Photographers International and the Colorado Press Association.
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