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Organization, Inc. in New York, NY since October 2001. He is involved in all matters of the department’s business
including working with city agencies and professional architects and engineers. He oversees all aspects of day
to day maintenance and operations including the custodial and engineering departments and painting and
maintenance crews. He is the chief liaison for incoming production requirements into 17 Broadway theatres
and half a dozen Off-Broadway theatres, and coordinates restoration schedules for the same theatres post-
production.

Vanessa Martinez currently serves as the Theatre Services Manager for the Majestic Theatre and the Charline
McCombs Empire Theatre in San Antonio, Texas. Vanessa leads the House Manager and Usher teams in
personalized & innovative ways of guiding patrons through their venue experience. Vanessa has several years
of experience working in various capacities in the performing arts industry.

John McEwen serves as the Executive Director of the New Jersey Theatre Alliance, a service organization for
the state’s 33 professional theatres. The Alliance provides advocacy, technical assistance, and programming
that supports collaboration among the state’s non-profit professional theatres, encourages professional theatre
activities, provides a wide range of marketing and audience development initiatives, and helps member
theatres in their growth and development. John is the Founder and Chairman of the Cultural Access Network of
New Jersey, Vice President of ArtPRIDE, and Trustee of the New Jersey Fund for the Blind, and The School of the
Arts at Montclair State University.

Having qualified from Liverpool University with a medical degree, Ian Moore spent three years in sales and
marketing in the UK Pharmaceutical industry. Awarded Top UK Sales Rep in 1984, in 1985, Ian moved to
become a Financial Investment Analyst specializing in the Healthcare Industry. For 17 years he had various
senior management positions in the Investment Banking Industry. In 2002, Ian joined MAN Group as a Business
Consultant for start-up businesses. These varied roles led to in-depth analysis of company strategies, fund raising
and corporate communications. Ian joined start-up company NuBax following its formation in 2004 and now
advises start-ups and family business on strategy and Business Development. Ian holds 2 other Non-Executive
Board positions, including a role with Kirwin & Simpson Theatre Seating.

Darryl Moser is currently the Business Development Manager for DonorPerfect and is responsible for
growing and developing partner relationships within the DonorPerfect ecosystem. DonorPerfect’s Partner
Program enables independent software vendors to plan, build, and market apps and services that extend
DonorPerfect’s capabilities, and create new ways for them to connect with our customers. Darryl also brings
25 years of ticketing software development and technology implementations around the globe with Gateway
Ticketing Systems, serving key attraction and transportation clients. Applying appropriate levels of technology
and software to enhance the guest’s experience but also giving operators the necessary information and
streamlined systems is the balance that is sought when helping clients architect their automation solutions.

As a Marketing Specialist for the Rockhouse team, Katie Mullins works with Etix clients to execute digital
marketing strategies that prioritize ticket sales at all points of the event life cycle. She uses her live events
and data-driven marketing experience to craft intentional, audience-focused campaigns for clients like
the National Theatre, Richmond Ballet, Miller Theater, and Augusta Symphony. Katie joined Etix as a Training
Specialist in 2015 before starting her role on the Rockhouse Partners team in 2016. Prior to Etix, she worked
two summers at Live Nation as a Marketing Intern supporting the summer concert series of two Raleigh
amphitheaters.

Prior to becoming Executive Director of National Coalition for Arts’ Preparedness & Emergency Response
and the Performing Arts Coordinator for the Performing Arts Readiness Project in 2017, throughout her 30+
year career in arts management and education, Jan Newcomb directed eight arts organizations including
the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Charleston Symphony Orchestra, four arts councils in NY and SC and
a community arts center and served as Director of Grants at the SC Arts Commission. In 2009, Jan began
consulting on leadership transition and development for arts organizations, including Long Wharf Theatre,
Lexington Philharmonic, Miami Summer Music Festival, South Arts, and others. In 2015, she designed and was
asked to direct the MA in Leadership in the Arts &Entertainment Industries Program at NYIT in Manhattan. Jan
works virtually out of her home in Corning, NY and holds a BA in Music, Hood College; MA in Dance, from
George Washington University.

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