Executive Director

Our next Executive Director will first and foremost be someone who can match the energy and
enthusiasm for the rest of us at GDC and who sees their role as strategically and tactically
elevating the company to the next level in Chicago, nationally, and internationally. They will be
inspired by the legacy of the last 60 years and excited by the possibilities for our future.
● The next Executive Director at Giordano Dance Chicago will be a truly exceptional non-profit
team and resource manager, who has a masterful ability to connect granular decision making
and uses of time and money to big-picture strategies and trajectories for the company.
● They will directly handle: financial management, communications, fundraising, centering and
prioritizing Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Access, staff management, and partnership with
board leadership.
● They will have a working knowledge about and some experience in: data management,
awareness of the national dance field, legacy dynamics, physical building transitions and capital
campaigns, and legal and contractual oversight.
● Our Executive Director will be someone who believes deeply in collaboration and who
understands all the aspects and benefits of leading a group of passionate and creative
individuals in a collaborative way.