This episode discusses the importance of mentorship, why you should become a mentor, overcoming imposter syndrome, how to get buy-in from your supervisor to mentor, how mentoring helps you to stay current and relevant in your industry, and tips on how to choose a mentor.
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Andrea Cuevas (she/her/ella) Andrea Cuevas is currently the Director of Marketing & Communications at Hartford Stage in Connecticut and a very proud first-generation Bolivian-American. Throughout her career, Andrea has built creative and welcoming ways to share the arts with a wide range of audiences and pledges to continue finding ways to break down barriers so that everyone is welcome to engage with cultural projects. She has served on the planning committees for the APAP (Association of Performing Arts Professionals) and Thrive Arts Conferences, as well as volunteered for the New Jersey Theater Alliance's marketing and strategic planning committees. She also served on the executive committee for the New Jersey Arts & Culture Administrators of Color Network, on Tessitura's Community DEAI (Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion) Advisory Committee, and as a mentor for Tessitura's Early Career Development Program and for students in the Bronx via her alma mater, Fordham University. Andrea is thrilled to be the Board President of Sing Aphasia, a non-profit she helped to co-found in 2020, that empowers individuals and families affected by aphasia to find their voices again through music.
Connect with her on:
Instagram @andiecaves
LinkedIn @Andrea Cuevas
Facebook @Andrea Beatriz Cuevas-Ugrinovic
Reynaldi Lindner Lolong is the Senior Manager of Annual Giving at Sesame Workshop, the non-profit organization that produces the T.V. show Sesame Street. Prior to Sesame Workshop, he was at The Public Theater for seven seasons, where he worked in marketing and fundraising, and started the organization’s first digital department. As Director of Digital Engagement, he oversaw digital communications projects including the redesign of The Public’s website, and producing/hosting The Public’s first institutional podcast, Public Square. Reynaldi has been a frequent presenter at the Tessitura Conference, speaking on topics that include revenue strategy, community engagement, and the joys of My Little Pony; a guest lecturer in arts marketing at Julliard; and a grant panelist for the New York State Council for the Art, National Alliance for Musical Theater, and the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. He enjoys baking, immersive theater, video games, the Spartan Race, and lives in Manhattan with his husband and a chihuahua-terrier mix named Kitu. MFA: Yale School of Drama, Theater Management.
Connect with him on:
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/reynaldi.lolong
Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/reynaldil...
Twitter.com/rlindnerlolonghare Filmora.
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