LUBBOCK, Texas (NEWS RELEASE) – The Board of Directors of the Lubbock Entertainment and Performing Arts Association (LEPAA) introduced right this moment the appointment of Jeff Hunsinger as its new Chief Executive Officer.

“Jeff Hunsinger has demonstrated the ability to drive organizational change in the performing arts and unite communities through collaboration,” stated Mark Bass, LEPAA board chairman. “He brings the leadership and industry knowledge the organization needs at this time.”

Reporting on to the Board of Directors, the CEO of LEPAA will present skilled oversight, making certain the group achieves its imaginative and prescient, mission, and strategic objectives. In this position, Hunsinger shall be chargeable for strategic planning, advertising and marketing, group outreach, resident associate engagement, programming, and fundraising for LEPAA, The Buddy Holly Hall, and its applications.

“I am excited to serve as the CEO of Lubbock Entertainment and Performing Arts Association and The Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts and Sciences. I value the current partnerships between LEPAA, Buddy Holly Hall, Ballet Lubbock, Lubbock Independent School District, and the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra. I am excited by the opportunities that lie ahead and look forward to delivering all that LEPAA has to offer to the community,” stated Hunsinger. “Together, with the support of the community, we will continue our mission of building community through extraordinary experiences, creative collaboration, and inclusive access to the arts, entertainment, and education.”

“The LEPAA staff and board are thrilled to have Jeff Hunsinger at the helm of our organization,” stated Michelle Stephens, LEPAA Chief Operating Officer. “His decades of experience with not-for-profit arts organizations will elevate both LEPAA and The Buddy Holly Hall.”

Hunsinger has greater than 20 years’ of expertise in non-profit performing arts administration and has served in management roles with the Phoenix Symphony, the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, and the Arkansas Symphony. Throughout his profession, he has efficiently led turn-around initiatives targeted on enhancing funds, streamlining operations, and strengthening creative programming.

Most lately, as General Manager for the Phoenix Symphony, Jeff performed a crucial position within the turnaround of the symphony. These modifications included new fundraising initiatives and particular occasions such because the Sound of Speed, Parties of Note, Savor the Symphony, and the New Year’s Eve Gala. New partnerships with Arizona State University, together with new well being and wellness initiatives, just like the Alzheimer’s Clinical Trials (learning the affect music has on stress ranges of dementia sufferers), and Mind over Music, (an schooling program that utilized music as a catalyst to show STEM curricula to enhance schooling outcomes) are examples of revolutionary applications that have been crucial to the turn-around efforts.

After finishing his diploma at California State University, Chico, Hunsinger labored in recording arts and broadcasting for a number of organizations together with The Aspen Music Festival and School, The Edgar Stanton Recording Institute, the Banff Centre for the Arts, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, The French Quarter Festival, WWOZ 90.7 FM, Dempsey Film Group, ESPN Sports, and National Public Radio/Performance Today. He was chargeable for the recording, broadcasting, and video manufacturing of nationwide and worldwide artists, in addition to audio manufacturing for movie, information, and tv.

A local of California, Hunsinger studied guitar and clarinet and obtained a Bachelor’s diploma in Music with a spotlight in Recording Arts, Music Industry, and Business Administration from California State University, Chico. Jeff Hunsinger and his spouse, Melita, have two kids and are trying ahead to being part of the Lubbock group.

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