Marisa Mariscotti, Office Manager
Quinn Associates Staff
Nancy E Quinn, Principal
Marisa Mariscotti, Office Manager
Development Managers
Julie Kanter
Development Associate
Michelle K. Lynch
Nancy E. Quinn
Principal
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Nancy E. Quinn received her MBA in Arts Administration from the Anderson School at UCLA in 1983. As part of her business school curriculum, she served as an intern in the fundraising office at New York City Ballet. Her professional experience in the arts includes managerial positions with the Sequoia String Quartet Foundation, Chamber Music America, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and San Francisco Performances. She is the founder and principal of Quinn Associates, which has been providing fundraising services for Bay Area arts organizations since 1988. In Winter 2007, Nancy served as an Adjunct Professor at California College of the Arts.
Julie Kanter
Development Manager
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Julie joined Nancy E. Quinn Associates in 1994. She is a development manager with considerable experience working directly for non-profit arts and media organizations. She served as General Manager for Kate Foley Company from 1991 to 1993. Julie was also employed as a Grants Associate at Dance Bay Area and as an intern at KQED television in the Capital Development Department. Julie holds a BA in Dance from Pitzer College (one of the Claremont Colleges) and has participated in numerous conferences and seminars on non-profit administration and fundraising. Prior to getting involved in arts administration, Julie danced with ODC/SF, touring nationally and internationally over a period of ten years. She has a son who cries when he sees his mother dancing on TV in "old" ODC videotapes.
Theron Shaw
Development Manager
Theron joined Quinn Associates in 2007. He has a Master's of Public Affairs from the Hubert Humphrey Institute at the University of Minnesota. Theron has worked in non-profit administration and fundraising since 1995, with wide-ranging experience in the fields of arts, education, environment and social services. Before moving to the Bay Area in 2005, Theron helped to found and manage the Recovery Café, a recovery-focused community café in downtown Seattle, Washington. Theron also performs around the Bay Area, with a passion for work that combines theater, dance, circus and live music.
Lori Zook
Development Manager
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Lori has been involved in arts production and administration since 1991. A resident of Oakland since 1983, she became the executive director of Oakland Opera Theater in 1998. During her tenure, the company developed an administrative infrastructure, experienced substantial audience growth, and successfully began fundraising. She also co-founded the company's venue, the Oakland Metro in 2001. She has served on arts funding panels for the City of Oakland and the Arts Council of Silicon Valley, and has been involved in several other arts initiatives, including ArtVote, Spokes of a Hub, and the Coalition to Preserve Oakland Cultural Venues. In May 2006, she was appointed to the Oakland Cultural Arts Commission. She lives in Oakland with her daughter, Natasha.
Development Associate
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Michelle K. Lynch joined Quinn Associates in 2009. She is an emerging arts administrator in San Francisco, having been involved in the arts community since 2005. She has her MA in Dance Theatre: The Body in Performance from LABAN in London, and has presented performance works in San Francisco, London and Berlin. In addition to her work at Quinn Associates, Michelle volunteers as a curator at several arts venues around the city and is a collaborating artist with the London-based Trio Collective.
Brechin Flournoy
NEQA/Communications Director and Marketing Consultant
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Brechin Flournoy is cultural omnivore whose extensive career in the arts non-profit sector encompasses the roles of impresario, curator, integrated communications expert, teacher, fundraiser, public speaker, new media marketing strategist. A graduate of Antioch College, Brechin's early administrative career blossomed into the role of Founding Director of the San Francisco Butoh Festival for which she was awarded a San Francisco Bay Guardian GOLDIE Award and the Isadora Duncan Award (IZZIE) for Sustained Achievement in the Arts. Brechin's communications expertise is a fluid combination of new media tools and traditional communications principles. A recognized expert on this topic, she leads workshops and group discussions about integrated PR/marketing strategies for professional associations and conferences. Currently, Brechin is a Trainer with the Business of Art Marketing series (a program of Center for Cultural Innovation, Los Angeles). She also gives occasional lectures about Butoh dance and was featured in panel discussions about mid-career arts leadership two years in a row - as a participant and facilitator- for the annual Americans for the Arts conferences.
Lisa Okuhn
NEQA/Communications Press Agent
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Lisa Okuhn is a writer and retired dancer. She has danced with ODC/SF, Deborah Slater, and Kate Foley among other Bay Area companies. While living in New York she worked with Laura Dean, Bebe Miller and Ralph Lemon. Ms. Okuhn attended Sarah Lawrence College and is finishing her degree through the St. Mary's College LEAP program. She has published fiction and non-fiction and is currently working on a novel. Her blog is That's Empress to You.
