After a nation-wide search to ensure the best possible candidate for Executive Director – a position of the utmost importance for the continued and future successes of Malashock Dance – we’re proud to announce the appointment of an internal shining star, Paloma Patterson. She comes into the vacancy with already more than nine years of non-profit experience, both domestically and across borders, and recently completed a Master’s Degree in Nonprofit Leadership & Management at the University of San Diego. Throughout the interview and vetting process became the clear favorite of the Board of Directors for their choice, and ultimately the most qualified and passionate candidate.
Paloma Patterson, newly appointed Executive Director of Malashock Dance.
Also worthy of due recognition are the James Irvine Foundation, the Parker Foundation, and Danah Fayman – without whose generosity this position would not have been possible to fund. We are greatly appreciate their dedication to the arts, and are eternally grateful for their contribution to our cause.
Both a former dancer and instructor, prior to coming to San Diego Paloma spent five years with SPACE (School of Performing Arts and Cultural Education). She worked as Business & Marketing Director; Program Director for WAVE (Watch Anderson Valley Excel), a performing arts program at the elementary, junior and high school levels; and Creative Dance Instructor for 5 & 6 year-olds.
Recently, Paloma served as a grant panelist for the California Arts Council Artists in Schools Program in Sacramento, CA. And, currently, she is a member of the San Diego Nonprofit Professionals Network, and spends time volunteering for the San Diego Foundation for Change and Border Encuentro.
All of us at Malashock eagerly await to see what Paloma – the 2003 California Big Sister of the Year for Big Brothers/Big Sisters – has in store for the vision of both the Company and the School.
To learn more, please visit our website at www.MalashockDance.org.