Our Story
As arts leaders and practitioners with over 30 years professional experience each, we have always committed ourselves 100% to the organizations and communities we serve, working in a wide array of arts disciplines as well as in the funding and political realms.
As partners, we led California Shakespeare Theater through a period of extraordinary financial and creative growth, and since then, we have continued to serve as fully engaged and committed partners with whomever we have worked.
Now we are committing ourselves to partner with arts, cultural, civic and educational organizations throughout the greater Bay Area to help our vital but fragile ecosystem not only to survive, but to thrive.
We know that organizations need more than mere consultation when it comes to solving complex issues or achieving campaigns.
They need partners, and that is who we are. We bring our full selves, our experience, our passion, and our creativity to help achieve impactful results through a range of services.
Our Services
FUNDRAISING
emergency campaigns, annual campaigns, capital campaigns
LEADERSHIP COACHING
thought leadership, mentorship, conflict resolution
BOARD DEVELOPMENT
impactful engagement, strategic recruitment, onboarding and training
ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS
supporting leadership transitions, auditing strengthening and increasing capacity, finding the right people with the right skill sets for now and the future
COALITION BUILDING
broadening powerful networks, strengthening social and political capital, deepening community investment in you, deepening investment in community
Debbie Chinn (she/her)
Debbie Chinn brings over 30 years of professional experience at all levels of arts administration to partner strategically with organizations on emergency, annual and capital fundraising; organizational effectiveness; mentorship; community engagement and board development.
Debbie has held Executive and Managing Director roles at Theatreworks Silicon Valley; Baltimore Center Stage; California Shakespeare Theater; Opera Parallele; Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey; Carmel Bach Society; and currently for Anna Deavere Smith’s Pipeline Girls Project. She serves on several boards, including as Board President of the San Francisco Community Music Center. Debbie’s leadership work in community engagement is featured as one of 13 case studies in “Creative Social Change: Leadership for a Healthy World” in the International Leadership Association Series, available through Amazon.
Jonathan Moscone (he/Him)
Jonathan Moscone brings over 30 years experience in arts practice and leadership to partner creatively with arts organizations to develop and enact a compelling vision with actionable strategies; build a case for support; develop strong relationships with key constituents, and build strong, lasting and authentic community engagement practices.
A former Artistic Director of the California Shakespeare Theater, Jonathan also served as Chief Producer/Chief of Civic Engagement of Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and most recently as a Council member and Executive Director of the California Arts Council, the State’s arts agency. He has sat on several local and national non-profit boards and currently serves as co-chair of the Chinese Culture Center in San Francisco, his hometown. He is the first recipient of the Zelda Fichandler Award, given by the Stage Directors and Choreographers foundation for “transforming the American Theater through his unique and creative work”.