LAURIE A. CARTER. Glen 028. New Jersey Performing Arts Center

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1 LAURIE A. CARTER Glen 028 la m ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE New Jersey Performing Arts Center 2013-present Vice President for Arts Education Responsible for the strategic leadership, external relations and administrative management of NJPAC s arts education programs. Proactively seek out and extend relationships with foundations, corporations, all levels of government and individuals interested in funding arts education. Enhance and leverage existing relationships with major funders to support the program s future goals. Provide inspired thinking and knowledgeable guidance in the on-going development, evaluation and re-alignment of arts education activities so that they are effective with targeted audiences and compelling to school administrators, teachers and funders. Ensure that NJPAC remains current in arts education by constant monitoring of program effectiveness, seeking timely information on constituents needs and keeping abreast of innovations in arts education. Serve as an active spokesperson for arts education and bring national attention to NJPAC in this area. Manage the arts education team and direct their efforts. Oversee the development, implementation and continuous monitoring of the arts education budget. The Juilliard School Vice President and General Counsel and Executive Director of Jazz Studies Vice President for Legal and Student Affairs Associate Vice President Assistant Dean for Student Relations and Legal Advisor Director of Student Affairs Successfully created and developed significant institutional advances, which have improved and shaped the life of students. Serve as Chief Legal Affairs Officer and Chief Student Affairs Officer. Directly oversee legal affairs and jazz education and touring for the America s premiere performing arts conservatory. Supervise

2 student affairs, community outreach, social media, health and counseling services, career services, educational outreach, the first-time college experience, behavioral intervention team, and disability support services. Manage student affairs including student activities, residence life, orientation, judicial affairs, student organizations, civic engagement, international student affairs, and diversity programs. Lead nonperformance aspects of jazz studies including faculty supervision, student advising, curricular review, international touring, development, marketing and admissions. Liaise with the board on intellectual property, branding, jazz studies and community outreach programs. Supervise sixty faculty members and 36 staff members and consultants. Supporting the Mission Served as a member of the Planning for the 21 st Century committee Guide and support faculty, academic and artistic excellence Co-chair jazz faculty council Created, implemented and supervise diversity initiatives resulting in a 10% increase of under-represented students and a 100% increase in underrepresented faculty members Created, co-implemented and supervise the Juilliard Colloquium program for first-time college students For the jazz department, lead the development and sustainability of global partnerships in the UK, Korea, Japan, Costa Rica, Colombia, El Salvador, Spain and Guatemala and domestic partnerships in Utah, Nevada, South Carolina, Florida and Georgia Created the Juilliard orientation program designed to introduce students to artistic life in New York City Lead international teaching and performing residencies Created and implemented jazz studies at Juilliard. Spearheaded the accreditation of the new program Created student affairs program including the design, construction and opening of a new residence hall Serve as a founding executive board member of The Academy, a program of Carnegie Hall, The Juilliard School and Weill Music Academy Improving Quality Guide jazz and outreach faculty governance to facilitate curricular review Oversee evaluation of curriculum and teaching effectiveness for jazz and outreach Collaborate with faculty to implement curricular improvements

3 Establish monthly faculty meetings to facilitate communication and develop a cohesive agenda for the educational process Balance interests of faculty and administration to provide the highest quality education Participate in decisions regarding real estate acquisitions and physical plant improvements and renovations Serve as a co-chair of the Student Services Committee for the Middle States Accreditation process Monitor the approval and use of the Juilliard brand Spearhead community-wide service learning programs Innovating Advancement Secure all funding to support an international jazz touring program, including an annual spring big band tour to the west coast Facilitate and/or host alumni and donor events in various venues in New YorkCity, South Carolina, Costa Rica and Utah Liaison with development to identify and cultivate donors Engage in efforts to diversify donors and board members Collaborate with board on fundraising initiatives Negotiate the acquisition of gifts Identify prospects and develop national and international partnerships Travel extensively to represent the department domestically and abroad Enhancing the Process Oversee efforts to create a social media presence for admissions, marketing and concert promotion Developed a behavioral intervention team to deal with potentially threatening issues Spearheaded the development of a disabilities support services team for students with individualized learning needs Designed and implemented annual and bi-annual student, faculty and staff training for harassment, diversity, disability and privacy issues Created office of legal affairs and manage relationships with outside law firms Manage institutional risk by serving on administrative council, faculty council, studio faculty council and academic standing committees Develop and/or approve policies and procedures for academic and administrative departments Actively participate in strategic planning and assessment Planned and facilitated the first Senior Staff retreat

4 Oversaw the development of international advisement, health and counseling services, student activities, orientation, diversity and educational outreach programs Spearheaded a partnership with the Apple Store (Upper West Side) to provide computer training and performance opportunities for students Created a behavioral intervention team to respond to issues involving threats to the community Produced four jazz recordings Fairleigh Dickinson University Director of Residence Life Assistant Director of Residence Life Managed residence life operation housing 500 students in two buildings. Oversaw facilities, residence life staff and security for buildings. Managed staff supervision and training, residence hall programming, judicial affairs, and facility maintenance for the apartment complex. William Paterson University Residence Hall Director Assistant Hall Director Spring 1985 Oversaw two apartment buildings housing a total of 500 upper class and graduate students. Facilitated programming and supervised paraprofessional staff and facility maintenance. FACULTY AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE The Juilliard School, Graduate Faculty Seton Hall University, Adjunct Professor 2001 The Juilliard School, Liberal Arts Faculty EDUCATION J. D. Rutgers Law School, Newark, New Jersey M.A. Communications, William Paterson College, Wayne, New Jersey B.S. Communications, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Clarion, Pennsylvania

5 LICENSE Admitted, New York State Bar PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS New York State Bar Association National Bar Association National Association of College and University Attorneys National Association of Student Personnel Administrators New York Women s Bar Association AWARDS AND HONORS Featured in Superlawyers Magazine, Metro Edition, September 2009 Honorary Doctorate, Snow College, Ephraim, Utah, May 2009 Featured in Superlawyers Magazine, Corporate Counsel Edition, May 2009 Featured in Inside Counsel Magazine, January 2008 American Council on Education, Advancing to the Presidency Participant, 2007 Outstanding Alumni, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, October 2007 Outstanding Woman of the Bar, New York County Lawyers Association, December 2004