Resume of Kim Russell kimrussell@earthlink.net (702) 248-1232 Arts Education, Management and Community Engagement Experience Management Experience 2009 – present THE SMITH CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS EDUCATION COORDINATOR - Las Vegas, Nevada The Smith Center is a world-class cultural arts complex

• Primary responsibility is delivery of arts-based teaching programs to early childhood educators by managing the Southern Nevada Wolf Trap Early Learning Through the Arts program, with a team of performing artists conducting residencies throughout Southern Nevada • Additional responsibilities include an active role as a Community Arts Team Member for the Any Given Child Initiative through the John F. Kennedy Center • Active member on the Nevada Partners in Education Team in its commitment for an arts integration approach to learning across the curriculum. Responsible for the continued development and involvement of two public schools 1999-2007* INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF BLUES FOUNDATION (IHOBF) PROGRAM DIRECTOR – Las Vegas, Nevada The IHOBF is a national non-profit with chapters in 13 cities, providing culterally rich art and music education programs to schools and non-profits. • Primary responsibility was the planning of arts and cultural programs, tied to state education standards, for delivery to more than 10,000 students per year • Responsibility included developing scripts for guided art tours, training tour guides, writing a musical, auditioning musicians, directing the musical, and coordinating with area school district personnel • Supervised upwards of 100 administrative staff, contract personnel, and volunteers; Responsible for the HR function including recruitment and hiring, training and development, performance evaluation, administration of the disciplinary policy and terminations • Developed unique partnerships with corporate donors, entertainment industry members, state and local education departments and state and local elected officials • Fiscally responsible for all levels of operations including regional fundraising, accounts payables, and budget preparation

Community Engagement and Leadership • Community Advisory Board Membership - Nevada Public Radio, 2003 to present • Arts Advocate –Board member, Nevada Arts Advocates – 2010 to present • City of Las Vegas Arts Commission, appointed by Las Vegas City Council 2003-08, Chair: 2004-06 • Clark County Parks & Recreation Advisory Commission, appointed by Board of County Commissioners 2001-07, Chair 2004-06 • Grant review panels, Nevada Arts Council, 2004; Las Vegas Centennial Working Group, 2004-05 • Delegate - 2003 African American Leadership Conference sponsored by United States Senator Harry Reid • Delegate – 2002 Celebration of African American Music History Month – The White House • Board Member – Screen Actors Guild Nevada Conservatory 1997-99

Residencies, Fellowships, and Rosters • Pilot residency-Young Audiences Arts for Learning “Between the Lions” PBS; Nevada • Artist fellowship award – Nevada Arts Council - 1998-99 Nevada • Artist fellowship award – Jerome Foundation - 2005 Minnesota • Nevada Humanities Committee – Humanities on the Road Roster 1999-2011 Nevada • Artist roster – Class Act-Live art in the schools 1999 - present Nevada

Published Magazine Interviews and Profiles • “Seven Questions” by Elizabeth Sewell, Seven Magazine, Feb 25-Mar 2010 • “One woman show”, by Dayvid Figler, Las Vegas Life Magazine, May 2006 • “This school house rocks” by Phil Hagen, Nevada Public Radio’s So. Nevada Cultural Guide 2004-05

Education Master of Business Administration Degree, University of Nevada Las Vegas 2008 Bachelor of Arts in Theater and Mass Communications, Chapman University 1979 Broadcasting diploma, KIIS School of Broadcasting, Los Angeles, California 1977

Resume of Kim Russell kimrussell@earthlink.net (702) 248-1232 Writing and Performance Experience Writing Experience Published works

• “Artful Education” essay published in Desert Companion Magazine (2010) • Essay: “Home means Nevada Already!” Las Vegas Life Magazine (2001) Produced works • One Act: Tuskegee Love Letters • Musicals: Seeing Blues and Hearing Art International House of Blues musical theater script • Solo performances: Sojourner Truth: I Sell the Shadow; and Life After 50:

Survivalist training required • Children’s theater: Asheba’s story

Directing and Producing Experience • Director: Seeing Blues and Hearing Art, children’s musical theater, House of Blues Las Vegas - show ran from 1999 until 2005 • Producer: Remembering the Freedoms, annual two-day arts festival (1996-2005) LV, NV • Producer: Screen Actors Guild Nevada Conservatory Annual Showcase (1998-99) LV, NV • Producer: Devil Damsel & Demon Rum, musical adaptation of “The Drunkard” by Richard Hull & Michael Corda, City of Henderson, NV

Performance Experience Print and billboard campaigns Billboard, television, print ad spokesperson for KNPR (Nevada Public Radio), Las Vegas, NV Los Angeles Free Clinic Film and radio Jewish Family Services Agency Depressed Client Director: Joshua Abbey, Las Vegas, NV Voices of South Africa - documentary Narrator Women of Diversity Prod, LV, NV Making Nevada Home - essay Voice-over Nevada Public Radio, LV, NV Weekend Radio Personality KWIZ AM-FM Radio, Santa Ana, CA Touring theater performance Life after 50: Survivalist training required Solo performance Regional theater tour (2007-09) Sojourner Truth: I Sell the Shadow Solo performance National college performances & regional theater tours (1995-present) Community theater Title: Role: Director/Producer: Some of My Best Friends are Jewish Husbands Lead Lee Murray, Dharvi’s Productions, LV, NV Showboat Chorus/Understudy Super Summer Theater, LV, NV Put on a Hat Musical Multiple characters Lee Murray, Screen Actors Guild NV Conservatory Put on a Hat 2 Musical Multiple characters Lee Murray, Screen Actors Guild NV Conservatory Emcee & guest performer Project Dinner Table Narrative reading Las Vegas, NV Uncensored voices (Banned Books) Narrative reading LV Clark County Library, NV Casino Slot Tournaments – Southern Nevada Host and announcer Byron Tidwell Productions (2002-10) Int’l Food & Folk Life Annual Festival Emcee Clark County Parks, NV (1996-2000) Wednesday’s Woman Annual Celebration Emcee LV Clark Co. Library (1995-2000) A complete list of performances and awards is available