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Will Maitland Weiss
Executive Director, Arts & Business Council of New York

Will joined the Arts & Business Council of NY as executive director in late 2005, having been familiar with its programming in professional and leadership development and with Business Volunteers for the Arts for 20+ years as an arts manager in New York.  He served for five years as vice president of development and communications for New York City Center—producer of the award-winning Encores! series of American musicals and performance home to Alvin Ailey, American Ballet Theatre, Paul Taylor, Manhattan Theatre Club, and others.  Prior to that, he spent ten years in fundraising and volunteer management at New York City Opera, and five years as marketing director, then development director, and then managing director of the Off-Broadway CSC Repertory.  After receiving his M.F.A. in stage direction from Brandeis University, Will spent several years as a stage manager, then production manager, then managing director of a LORT theater and multi-arts presenting facility in New England.  He also served as vice president of development and communications for a NYC-based healthcare organization, where his responsibilities included management of a successful capital campaign.  He has lectured on arts administration in the graduate program at Brooklyn College/City University NY and at Brown University, New York University, Seton Hall, and his alma mater, Williams College. Will serves on the board of the nonprofit Center for Creative Resources, which offers hands-on development, marketing, and management services.

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