Marisa Mariscotti, Director of Operations
Quinn Associates Staff
Nancy E Quinn, Principal
Marisa Mariscotti, Director of Operations
Development Manager
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.
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.
