John Richards

John Richards is a seasoned communications professional who has worked at various organizations focused on marketing and promotional campaigns designed to maximize awareness and engagement.

Most of John's professional experience comes from the entertainment sector, with independent concert promoter CD Enterprises, Inc. In this role, John handled marketing and promotions for CDE's local and national concert events and ran "street" promotional teams for industry-leading promoters, including AEG Live and Live Nation.

Over the years, John has pursued other projects to advocate for and empower the arts and artists' careers. These include Creative Nomads, where John is a member of the Advisory Board, an arts-based nonprofit focused on arts entrepreneurs' professional and craft development and providing access to arts, music, and cultural programming to all youth and families.

As the Communications Specialist, John is responsible for coordinating our internal and external communications strategy and ensuring that we put all of our organization's resources to their most productive use.