Professional Development
California Presenters’ leadership position is exemplified by excellent member programs through networking, knowledge exchange, mentorship and learning opportunities.
Mentorship Opportunities
CP creates professional development opportunities for emerging talent (artistic, marketing, education, finance, etc.) to learn from experienced leaders in the field. We are committed to developing new audiences representing our state’s changing demographics; CP is dedicated to developing tomorrow’s arts leaders today.
The California Presenters Leadership Program is a year-long, intensive one-on-one mentorship program aimed to assist emerging arts presenters of diverse levels of experience to develop leadership skills. We hand-pair promising administrators with well-respected, senior CP members who have demonstrated a personal commitment to advancing the professional development.
Click here for more information on the mentorship program. 2024-25 applications will be available in February 2024.
Webinars
Since 2009, CP has conducted Webinar series featuring nationally recognized leaders in the arts. The Webinars support the exchange of ideas on issues of relevance and importance to our field.
Since 2009, CP has conducted Webinar series featuring nationally recognized leaders in the arts. The Webinars support the exchange of ideas on issues of relevance and importance to our field.
Presentations and Workshops
As part of the annual Membership Conference, CP conducts presentations and interactive workshops for our membership on areas of concern, including marketing, branding, development, outreach/engagement, diversity, succession planning and much more.
As part of the annual Membership Conference, CP conducts presentations and interactive workshops for our membership on areas of concern, including marketing, branding, development, outreach/engagement, diversity, succession planning and much more.
Free California Presenters Digital Marketing Intensive
California Presenters received a generous grant from the William & Flora Hewlett Foundation to fund a two-day training in digital arts marketing provided by industry leaders Capacity Interactive in February 2018. This intensive training was tuition free to all and provided participants with hands-on knowledge and experience in digital storytelling, understanding, utilizing and interpreting Google Analytics and Google Tags, with the goal of using technology to develop excellent, efficient tools to promote their organizations, tell their stories and sell more tickets.
The Hewlett Foundation and California Presenters are committed to providing access to outstanding professional development to a diverse array of presenting organizations through this program. An application process took place in the summer of 2017 and 32 marketing professionals were selected: Gene Barrera, Haugh Performing Arts Center at Citrus College; Brandi Brandes, Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center; Meghan Bush, UCSB Arts & Lectures; Courtney Camp, Redlands Bowl Performing Arts; Bria Chavez, Grand Performances; Massimo Chisessi, San Jose Jazz; Paul Dorn, Harris Center for the Arts, Folsom Lake College; Kara Gibbs, Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at UBC; Rebecca Goodman, Soka Performing Arts Center: Daran Goodsell, CSU, Chico/Chico Performances; Deena Harros, Laguna Dance Festival; Joel Hile, Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts; Christine Jossey, Green Music Center; Brian Kameoka, Freight & Salvage; Matthew Kozanecke, City of Las Vegas, Office of Cultural Affairs; Bernice LaRosa, Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center; Allison Le, CSU Monterey Bay World Theater; Alice Lin, Yerba Buena Gardens Festival; Nicole Pitman, Cal Poly, Performing Arts Center San Luis Obispo, Ely Ramos, California Center for the Arts, Escondido; Carolyn Robles, Scripps Presents at Scripps College; Christine Sandin, Sunset Cultural Center; Daniel Shapiro, San DIego Center for Jewish Culture; Sheryl Spann, San Jose State University-Hammer Theatre; Phinn Sriployrung, Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA; Tami Strang, Peninsula Jewish Community Center; Joanna Szu, ArtPower@ UC San Diego; Nicole Tomita, Arts For The Schools; Monica Ware, Stern Grove Festival Association; Jared Wigert, Broadway Center for the Performing Arts; Katelyn Woodside, La Jolla Music Society; Lisa Woske, Cal Poly Arts.
The Hewlett Foundation and California Presenters are committed to providing access to outstanding professional development to a diverse array of presenting organizations through this program. An application process took place in the summer of 2017 and 32 marketing professionals were selected: Gene Barrera, Haugh Performing Arts Center at Citrus College; Brandi Brandes, Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center; Meghan Bush, UCSB Arts & Lectures; Courtney Camp, Redlands Bowl Performing Arts; Bria Chavez, Grand Performances; Massimo Chisessi, San Jose Jazz; Paul Dorn, Harris Center for the Arts, Folsom Lake College; Kara Gibbs, Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at UBC; Rebecca Goodman, Soka Performing Arts Center: Daran Goodsell, CSU, Chico/Chico Performances; Deena Harros, Laguna Dance Festival; Joel Hile, Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts; Christine Jossey, Green Music Center; Brian Kameoka, Freight & Salvage; Matthew Kozanecke, City of Las Vegas, Office of Cultural Affairs; Bernice LaRosa, Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center; Allison Le, CSU Monterey Bay World Theater; Alice Lin, Yerba Buena Gardens Festival; Nicole Pitman, Cal Poly, Performing Arts Center San Luis Obispo, Ely Ramos, California Center for the Arts, Escondido; Carolyn Robles, Scripps Presents at Scripps College; Christine Sandin, Sunset Cultural Center; Daniel Shapiro, San DIego Center for Jewish Culture; Sheryl Spann, San Jose State University-Hammer Theatre; Phinn Sriployrung, Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA; Tami Strang, Peninsula Jewish Community Center; Joanna Szu, ArtPower@ UC San Diego; Nicole Tomita, Arts For The Schools; Monica Ware, Stern Grove Festival Association; Jared Wigert, Broadway Center for the Performing Arts; Katelyn Woodside, La Jolla Music Society; Lisa Woske, Cal Poly Arts.
Share Your Expertise
California Presenters’ strength comes from the active participation of our members. If you would like to serve on the Professional Development Committee, contact CP Administrative Coordinator at [email protected].
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California Presenters’ strength comes from the active participation of our members. If you would like to serve on the Professional Development Committee, contact CP Administrative Coordinator at [email protected].
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“The California Presenters conference is one of the most valuable conferences I attend all year—the professional development available and the wide variety of presenters from throughout the western US networking together are unmatched in our field.”
--2017 Conference attendee
--2017 Conference attendee
Banner photo credits: Carpenter Center at California State University, Long Beach; Mentor Ally Haynes-Hamblen, City of Las Vegas' Office of Cultural Affairs with her mentee CJ Di Mento, Oceanside Public Library and Oceanside Arts Commission; 2019 panelists, Michael Reed, Arizona State Gammage, Tempe, AZ; Brianne Hannum, MUSE/IQUE, Pasadena, CA; Dean Mermell, Flower Piano, Joshua Tree, CA; Mauro ffortisimo, Flower Piano, San Francisco, CA