Performing Arts Management (Second Edition): A Handbook of Professional Practices (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781621536949)

Renee Lasher received her MFA from Brooklyn College. She is a Contract Manager at The Hearst Corporation. Renee is also an active member of the Blue Hill Troupe, a volunteer theater group that donates all proceeds to New York City charities, and a mediation coach with the New York Peace institute.
Jessica Bathurst has served in a variety of performing arts management positions, including as Executive Director of the Astoria Performing Arts Center in Astoria, Queens, and theater management lecturer at Brooklyn College. She holds an MFA in Performing Arts Management from Brooklyn College and an MA in Classical and Contemporary Text from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

Donna Walker-Kuhne, Esq. is an award-winning thought leader, writer, and strategist for community engagement, audience development, and social justice. She is President of Walker International Communications Group, a thirty-year-old boutique marketing and audience development consulting agency. She was formerly Director of Marketing for both The Public Theater and Dance Theater of Harlem. She provides consulting services to numerous arts organizations throughout the world and has generated over $22 million in earned income over the years. She is an adjunct professor at New York University and Columbia University. She is the recipient of over fifty awards including the 2022 Margot Adams Leadership Award and the 2021 SGI-USA Distinguished Pioneer Award. Her first book, Invitation to the Party: Building Bridges to Arts, Culture and Community, was published in 2005 and her second book, Champions for the Arts: Lessons and Successful Strategies for Building Anti-Racist Arts Organizations will be published in November 2022.