is a strategic and performance-driven Executive with experience impacting the visibility and performance of non-profit and business brands.  In 2016, Adrian was appointed the deputy director and chief operating officer for Theatre Communications Group in New York, whose mission is to strengthen, nurture, and promote the professional not-for-profit theatre. Prior to TCG, Adrian served as managing director of The Theater Offensive, an LGBTQ not-for-profit arts organization in Boston. Under his leadership, he transformed the way the organization communicated by building bridges cross-sector about the impact of the arts. Adrian has strengthened The Theater Offensive’s brand on a national scale, increased its profile in the community, and built capacity and resources for its sustainability – retiring the organization’s debt, growing revenue from $0.5 million in 2011 to $1.3+ million in 2016, and building cash reserves. His other work experiences included a career in the private sector that spanned over a decade with leadership roles at GLBTQ Domestic Violence Project, XAMOnline.com Teacher Certification Study Guides, Metro Boston Newspaper, and John Hancock Financial. Adrian has an aptitude and familiarity for addressing and recognizing diversity and employing equitable and inclusive workplace practices. He has served on numerous grant making panels, including the National Endowment for the Arts. Additionally, he has spoken on topics that included: Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion; Audience Development and Community Engagement; Community-Engaged Strategic Planning; and Fundraising.