Producer
Event ProductionFestival ManagementArts Programming
MV VIBE FEST
Yvonne Mendez
Accomplished event producer, arts administrator, and educator
Vineyard Haven, MA 02568, United States
#OpenToWorkAbout
• Accomplished event producer, administrator, and educator with superior experience in program development & implementation, strategic planning, and community collaborations.
What I'm looking for
Administrative director or assistant; event planner; arts program development; festival production. Part time; will consider seasonal work.
Experience
Programming Director / Acting Executive Director
• Research, build and implement a robust dance season, hosting regional and international artists and building engagement curriculum for community activities • Strengthen collaborations with non-profits and cultural institutions across the Island to inform dynamic and impactful programming throughout the year: performances, workshops, panels, and social gatherings. • Build relationships with national arts networks (APAP, NPN). • Served as Acting Executive Director (Oct 2022 – Jul 2023), managing staff, budgets, and partnerships.
Program DevelopmentCommunity EngagementArts Programming
The Yard
UMass Fine Arts Center
9 yrs 11 mosConsultant – Jazz in July Improvisation Camp/ Summer Program
• Provided robust support in these areas: program development, general systems/administration, marketing strategies, and graphic design for jazz improvisation camp, and affiliated recitals and concerts. • Managed email campaigns, playbill production, and digital outreach.
Program DevelopmentGraphic DesignDigital Marketing
Director of Education & Engagement
• Curated a comprehensive series of performances and engagement programs with visiting artists, often seek- ing out collaborations with other UMass and Five College departments and local non-profit groups. • Facilitated unique engagement activities (forums, listening parties, informances) with visiting artists as a platform to engage audiences & build community networks. • Launched the Valley Jazz Network, popular performance series featuring community conversations and artist workshops; and Guitárra, a solo classical guitar series.
Program CurationCommunity EngagementEvent Production
Festival Coordinator
• Supervised multiple aspects of the Festival including talent research & selection, negotiating artist contracts, general systems/administration, festival site logistics, operations & production, artist relations & hospitality. • Hired and supervised concert staff and managed weekly meetings • Expanded audience reach and strengthened festival infrastructure.
Talent ResearchContract NegotiationEvent Operations
Springfield Jazz & Roots Festival
Special Programs Coordinator & Teaching Artist
• Worked with school staff and community-based education programs to create and implement arts integra- tion curricula that served youth and adults of all abilities, including incarcerated youth. • Produced multimedia materials, including an online Annual Report and Social Justice Digital Classroom curriculum.
Curriculum DevelopmentMultimedia ProductionArts Education
Enchanted Circle Theater
Artist Instructor & Communications Coordinator
• Developed digital media arts curriculum; taught graphic design and digital storytelling. • Enhanced internal communications and modernized digital platforms.
Curriculum DevelopmentGraphic DesignDigital Storytelling
Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts
Director of Marketing & Outreach / Managing Director
• Served on the executive team charged with organizational development, strategic planning and community outreach • Produced marketing campaigns for diverse theater and music events. • Co-curated seasons, managed budgets, and built cross-sector partnerships throughout the Five College community. • Served as a liaison to national music and theater organizations, arts conferences and community groups.
Marketing CampaignsBudget ManagementStrategic Planning
New WORLD Theater, UMass Amherst
Education
Marymount High School
Hampshire College
Bachelor of Arts · Graphic Design
The New School
Master’s Degree · Media Studies/ Sociology
Skills
graphic designproject organizingwritingadministrative workmarketing,
Languages
English (Native or bilingual proficiency)Spanish (Limited working proficiency)
