{"id":6284,"date":"2024-05-14T14:02:53","date_gmt":"2024-05-14T18:02:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conversation.bw.edu\/?p=6284"},"modified":"2024-05-14T14:02:53","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T18:02:53","slug":"bw-alumna-rises-at-local-theatre-organization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/conversation.bw.edu\/stories\/bw-alumna-rises-at-local-theatre-organization\/","title":{"rendered":"BW alumna rises at local theatre organization"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"cs-content\" class=\"cs-content\"><div class=\"x-section e6284-e1 m4uk-0\"><div class=\"x-row e6284-e2 m4uk-1 m4uk-2\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e6284-e3 m4uk-3\"><div class=\"x-acc e6284-e4 m4uk-4 m4uk-5\" id=\"x-acc-e6284-e4\"><div class=\"e6284-e5 x-acc-item\"><button id=\"tab-e6284-e5\" class=\"x-acc-header\" role=\"button\" type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"panel-e6284-e5\" data-x-toggle=\"collapse\" data-x-toggleable=\"e6284-e5\"><span class=\"x-acc-header-content\"><span class=\"x-acc-header-indicator\">+<\/span><span class=\"x-acc-header-text\">About this photo<\/span><\/span><\/button><div id=\"panel-e6284-e5\" role=\"region\" aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-e6284-e5\" data-x-toggleable=\"e6284-e5\" data-x-toggle-collapse=\"1\" class=\"x-collapsed\"><div class=\"x-acc-content\"><div class=\"photo-with-caption2 marginLeft\">\n<div class=\"img-caption\">\n<div class=\"photo-with-caption3\">\n<div class=\"img-caption\">\n<div class=\"photo-with-caption1\">\n<div class=\"img-caption\">\n<figure class=\"image\"><figcaption>Melissa Waddell '19 (right) with Cleveland Public Theatre coworkers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e6284-e6 m4uk-7 m4uk-8 m4uk-9\"><div id=\"temp-region-1\" class=\"perc-region perc-fixed perc-vertical \" data-noautoresize=\"false\">\n<div class=\" perc-vertical \">\n<div id=\"news-content-container\" class=\"perc-region perc-region-leaf perc-fixed perc-vertical \" data-noautoresize=\"false\">\n<div class=\" perc-vertical \">\n<div class=\"perc-widget\">\n<div class=\"perc-blog \" data-query=\"{&quot;criteria&quot;:[&quot;type = 'page'&quot;, &quot;site = 'www.bw.edu'&quot;, &quot;folder LIKE '\/news\/%'&quot;], &quot;navType&quot;:&quot;preNext&quot;, &quot;orderBy&quot;:&quot;dcterms:created desc&quot;, &quot;blogPostNextPost&quot;:&quot;Newer Post&quot;, &quot;blogPostPrePost&quot;:&quot;Older Post&quot;, &quot;blogPostFullPath&quot;:&quot;\/www.bw.edu\/news\/2021\/spring\/03-bw-prof-scores-big-with-video-game-class&quot;, &quot;folderPath&quot;:&quot;\/www.bw.edu\/news&quot;, &quot;siteName&quot;:&quot;www.bw.edu&quot;, &quot;trackBlogPost&quot;:false, &quot;deliveryurl&quot; : &quot;https:\/\/bw-dts.percussion.marketing&quot;, &quot;blogIndexName&quot; : &quot;index&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"perc-blog-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"perc-blog-post\">\n<div class=\"rxbodyfield\">\n<p>Melissa Waddell '19 has used the diverse knowledge, mentors and skills she gained as a student at Baldwin Wallace University to launch her professional career to new heights.<\/p>\n<p>She states that the coursework at BW taught her the ropes of her field and gave her meaningful connections outside of the university \u2014 connections that presented her with numerous professional opportunities during and following her undergraduate studies.<\/p>\n<p>Waddell graduated with a major in<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bw.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/arts-management-entrepreneurship\/\">arts management &amp; entrepreneurship<\/a>, with minors in theatre and accounting, before attending Regis University to receive her master's degree in nonprofit management in 2022.<\/p>\n\n<h4>BW career networking<\/h4>\n<p>In her senior year at BW, she completed an on-campus internship with the Office of Academic Grants. Her mentor for that internship, Annie Heidersbach, as well as two of her professors, Kathleen Cerveny and Paul Putman, helped her land a position as the philanthropic coordinator at the Cleveland Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>Of the experience, she said, \"Annie and Paul continued to provide guidance and additional connections, supporting me even more as I worked towards my master's degree. Thanks to both the arts management program and my work in BW's<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bw.edu\/academics\/honors\/\">honors program<\/a>, I had incredibly strong foundational knowledge as well as some research experience that prepared me perfectly for the next step in my education.\"<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><a class=\"x-image e6284-e7 m4uk-d\" href=\"https:\/\/genius.ozy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/conversation.bw.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/melissa-waddell-headshot-350.jpg\" width=\"175\" height=\"262\" alt=\"Image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><div class=\"x-acc e6284-e8 m4uk-4 m4uk-5\" id=\"x-acc-e6284-e8\"><\/div><div class=\"x-acc e6284-e9 m4uk-4 m4uk-6\" id=\"x-acc-e6284-e9\"><div class=\"e6284-e10 x-acc-item\"><button id=\"tab-e6284-e10\" class=\"x-acc-header\" role=\"button\" type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"panel-e6284-e10\" data-x-toggle=\"collapse\" data-x-toggleable=\"e6284-e10\"><span class=\"x-acc-header-content\"><span class=\"x-acc-header-indicator\">+<\/span><span class=\"x-acc-header-text\">About this photo<\/span><\/span><\/button><div id=\"panel-e6284-e10\" role=\"region\" aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-e6284-e10\" data-x-toggleable=\"e6284-e10\" data-x-toggle-collapse=\"1\" class=\"x-collapsed\"><div class=\"x-acc-content\"><span>Melissa Waddell '19<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e6284-e11 m4uk-8 m4uk-9 m4uk-a m4uk-b\"><div id=\"temp-region-1\" class=\"perc-region perc-fixed perc-vertical \" data-noautoresize=\"false\">\n<div class=\" perc-vertical \">\n<div id=\"news-content-container\" class=\"perc-region perc-region-leaf perc-fixed perc-vertical \" data-noautoresize=\"false\">\n<div class=\" perc-vertical \">\n<div class=\"perc-widget\">\n<div class=\"perc-blog \" data-query=\"{&quot;criteria&quot;:[&quot;type = 'page'&quot;, &quot;site = 'www.bw.edu'&quot;, &quot;folder LIKE '\/news\/%'&quot;], &quot;navType&quot;:&quot;preNext&quot;, &quot;orderBy&quot;:&quot;dcterms:created desc&quot;, &quot;blogPostNextPost&quot;:&quot;Newer Post&quot;, &quot;blogPostPrePost&quot;:&quot;Older Post&quot;, &quot;blogPostFullPath&quot;:&quot;\/www.bw.edu\/news\/2021\/spring\/03-bw-prof-scores-big-with-video-game-class&quot;, &quot;folderPath&quot;:&quot;\/www.bw.edu\/news&quot;, &quot;siteName&quot;:&quot;www.bw.edu&quot;, &quot;trackBlogPost&quot;:false, &quot;deliveryurl&quot; : &quot;https:\/\/bw-dts.percussion.marketing&quot;, &quot;blogIndexName&quot; : &quot;index&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"perc-blog-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"perc-blog-post\">\n<div class=\"rxbodyfield\">\n<h4>Passion supported by undergrad experience<\/h4>\n<p>Waddell's dreams of working at a \"mid-sized, community-focused arts organization\" brought her to<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cptonline.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT)<\/a>, a nonprofit organization that uses theatre programs and performances to nurture compassion and consciousness in the Cleveland community.<\/p>\n<p>She started at the organization as associate development director, which saw her assisting with the creation and implementation of fundraisers for the nonprofit. Shortly after her arrival, she was elevated to director of development.<\/p>\n<p>Waddell shared that she \"will always be grateful to BW's<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bw.edu\/schools\/business\/\">[Carmel Boyer] business school<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>and the professors there for preparing me so well for the financial elements of my job.\"<\/p>\n<p>She also appreciates that \"the arts management major requires students to minor in an art form; having a strong understanding of theatre and theatrical production consistently enhances my ability to collaborate with and support my colleagues.\"<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-acc e6284-e12 m4uk-4 m4uk-6\" id=\"x-acc-e6284-e12\"><\/div><div class=\"x-acc e6284-e13 m4uk-4 m4uk-6\" id=\"x-acc-e6284-e13\"><\/div><div class=\"x-acc e6284-e14 m4uk-4 m4uk-5\" id=\"x-acc-e6284-e14\"><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e6284-e15 m4uk-8 m4uk-b m4uk-c\"><p class=\"p1\"><em>This post originally appeared on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bw.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/bw-alumna-rises-at-theatre-organization\">BW News &amp; 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