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I spent four years as the Executive Producer for the The Austin Kite Festival a non-profit organization in Austin whose mission is to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for local charities. Broadly speaking, my role was to build a compelling experience for our attendees and stakeholders. Specifically, my role was to direct overall logistics, staff, volunteers, and to identify and cultivate strategic partnerships in order to meet critical fundraising needs.

The Austin Kite Festival is one of Austin's best-known free annual events. Each year, on the first Sunday in March, more than 50,000 Austinites gather on Zilker Park's sprawling turf to fly kites, compete against fellow kite flyers in various categories, and to simply spend a beautiful day in the park with their friends and family at The Austin Kite Festival. In addition to kite flying activities, over 50 food and merchant vendors, various children's activities and experiential sponsorship opportunities are present. The Austin Kite Festival is an event anyone is welcome to attend but most attendees come out to see the spectacular sight of thousands of kites in the sky and to enjoy a spring day in the park.