TDF has announced the appointment of Matt Chisling as vice president of strategic partnerships and industry relations, effective April 1.
Chisling鈥檚 appointment follows the company's 2024 announcement of a new leadership structure under Executive Director Deeksha Gaur and Managing Director Michael Naumann. TDF鈥檚 senior leadership team also includes Vice President of Development Whitney Estrin, Vice President of Programs Ginger Bartkoski Meagher, Vice President of Technology Tymand Staggs, Vice President of Marketing and Communications Nella Vera, and Vice President of Finance and Administration Owen Wiles.
In the first full season under Gaur's leadership, TDF has worked to deepen its impact with the many communities that have been historically underserved by New York City鈥檚 performing arts ecosystem, and to build meaningful, lifelong relationships between New Yorkers and the live performing arts. This includes creating a more holistic and user-friendly membership experience; collaborating with city, arts, and community organizations to connect audiences to performances across the five boroughs; and providing more opportunities for audiences to experience art on their own terms.
"Finding, building, and sustaining new audiences is paramount to the future success of the live entertainment industry,鈥� Chisling said in a statement. 鈥淚 am so excited to join Deeksha Gaur and the entire TDF team as they work to make sure every New Yorker has access to the arts in a way that also yields material impact for our industry partners. I cannot wait to join an organization so deeply focused on audience development and to ensure our partners feel the benefit of this work for generations to come."
"This new leadership role at TDF reflects our commitment to building future audiences for the performing arts in deep partnership with our industry colleagues," added Gaur. "These collaborations are central to TDF鈥檚 strategy to grow and maximize our impact and build lifelong relationships with audiences that reflect our country and world. Matt's diverse experience across commercial and nonprofit theatre, in New York and on the West End, and spanning marketing, partnerships, and industry relations makes him uniquely positioned to drive this agenda forward. The senior team of TDF is so thrilled to welcome him into our leadership think tank."
Before joining TDF, Chisling worked at TodayTix in partnerships, marketing, and e-commerce merchandising. Prior to that, he spent years at AKA NYC on building landmark partnerships and branded activations for Broadway, Off-Broadway, and live entertainment events; along with positions at EMG Ents, Ambassador Theatre Group (now ATG Entertainment), and as a producer for West End and Off-West End productions.
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