Geva Announces New Director of Development
By: Gabrielle Sierra
Mark Cuddy, GeVa Theatre Center's Artistic Director and CEO has announced that Bonnie Butkas will be the theatre's new Director of Development as it enters its 38th Season.
Ms. Butkas is a native of Western New York and graduated from the University of Buffalo with double degrees in Dance Performance and Journalism. From 1998-2001 Ms. Butkas was the Managing Director of Bristol VAlley Theatre in Naples during four seasons of unprecedented growth. She spent eight years in New York City as Director of External Relations for the York Theatre Company and Director of Development and Communications for the TADA! Youth Theater. While in New York, Ms. Butkas also did work for Disney Theatricals, Whitney Museum of American Art, NYMF 2007 and Creatively Speaking Film Festival. She was also co-founder of the Lexington Dance Collective.She returned to the Rochester area in 2009 and, just prior to her appointment at Geva, was the Associate Director of Corporate Relations at RIT. She resides in Bristol with her husband and daughter."Bonnie brings a career dedicated to advancing the arts through philanthropy, and has achieved tremendous success wherever she has been," said Mark Cuddy. "The Geva family warmly welcomes such a dedicated and talented individual, and we feel fortunate to have someone of her ability join our terrific staff. Her energy and enthusiasm is infectious."Videos