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B.S. in Management and Ethics from Asbury University
and is an MBA candidate at Southern New Hampshire
University with a Masters certificate in music business
and a Modern Musician specialization from Berklee
College of Music. Beyond the artistic side, Donald is a
double Boxer dog dad (Max and Bella), as well as four
turtles, (Cannonball, Miles, Mingus and Thelonious) and
would love to have lunch with Bill Withers.

Randy McKay is the Executive Director of Jefferson
Live, the nonprofit tasked with management of the
Cascade Theatre (Redding, CA) and renovation of
the Holly Theatre (Medford, OR). With a background
in show management from rock music to theater and
ballet to symphony, his credits include San Francisco
Opera, Tony Award-winning companies American
Conservatory Theater and Berkeley Repertory Theatre,
Emmy Award-nominated Ballet San Jose, three
Broadway shows and numerous rock concert tours for
acts large and small. The Holly Theatre is his third historic
theater restoration project. He has managed facilities
ranging from 65-5,000 seats in markets large and small
and somehow always has managed to wring just a little
bit more out of his concession operations each year.

Peter Means is the Senior Director of Development
at ASU Gammage. He is responsible for the strategic
direction and implementation of all aspects of
development. Prior to ASU, Peter was Director of
Advancement at the Connecticut Association for
the Performing Arts’ historic Shubert Theater in New
Haven, overseeing all fundraising programs in addition
to working closely with the executive director and
board of directors on all strategic initiatives. Before
CAPA, Peter was a professional dancer for 17 years,
performing in theaters on four continents, including
Cairo Opera House, National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial
Hall in Taipei, and many historic theaters across the US.

Miriam Morgan is the Vice President of Arts Campus
Administration, COO for Arts United located in
downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana. She oversees three
buildings on the arts campus which house nine non-
profit organizations and two theaters, including the
internationally renowned Arts United Center designed
by Louis I. Kahn. Miriam’s background includes over
20 years in technical theatre, stage production, and
lighting design. In her current position she oversees
all downtown arts campus activity, including tenant
services, venue scheduling, technical and stage
services, and maintenance.

John Nein is a Senior Programmer at the Sundance
Film Festival where he has worked since 2001, dealing
primarily with American and international feature films
as well as the festival’s panels. He curates Sundance
Institute’s film preservation initiative, the Sundance
Collection at UCLA. John grew up in Europe and the
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