Curriculum Vitae · New York, New York
Professional profile
Belizean-American creative and operations leader with 15+ years of experience across live production, event operations, hospitality, arts administration, higher education, and mission-driven cultural work. Brings an artist’s eye, a chef’s resourcefulness, and an operator’s respect for timing, people, and detail.
Led pre-production, schedules, artist and creative-team communication, facility logistics, rehearsal and performance reporting, recording, hospitality, and day-to-day company operations for a new chamber-opera work.
Coordinated artists, rehearsals, travel, hospitality, backstage operations, venue requirements, media capture, and high-stakes company-management logistics.
Managed year-round operations for four commercial kitchens, supervised ten culinary technicians, directed scheduling, inventory, requisitions, compliance, facilities coordination, training, and payroll projections.
Directed food and beverage, artist hospitality, vendor management, permitting, deliveries, staffing, and unified event logistics for large-scale festivals and showcases.
Leads culturally rooted culinary experiences, events, consulting, proposals, contracts, vendor relationships, staffing, compliance, partnerships, and storytelling across New York’s hospitality and cultural landscape.
Provides executive-level operations, arts-management, and development consultation; advances programs from conception through execution; and develops educational, cultural, funding, and partnership initiatives serving Belizean children and families.
Directed event and facility operations, supervised seven reports, managed six-figure budgets, redesigned service systems, expanded rental revenue, and supported programs serving up to 800 guests.
Planned catered events across three major programs, prepared event packets and floor plans, coordinated staffing, permits, equipment, client relationships, billing, and weekly operations meetings.
Built operating procedures for a new events department and managed internal programs, contracts, audits, CRM systems, AV planning, guest operations, and cross-functional committees.
Managed performance-space rentals, contracts, quotes, invoices, production logistics, convenings, conference showcases, youth mentorship, and early diversity and inclusion initiatives.
Supported productions and programs with Brooklyn Music School, Martina Arroyo Foundation, Kaufman Music Center, Opera Saratoga, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, and independent creative teams.
BM, Voice & Opera
Advanced Management Certificate
Technical Meeting Planner
Chi for Two Coach Certification