The Arts Administration Department is led by the Chair, Anne W. Smith , who has been active in the arts management profession for more than 20 years. Arts Administration courses are taught by Smith and adjunct faculty members who are practicing arts administrators drawn from San Francisco Bay Area arts organizations. The accounting, organizational behavior, and general business courses are taught by faculty from the University's School of Business . A further source of arts management expertise is provided by the Arts Administration Advisory Board, comprised of local and national arts organization professionals who are actively involved in setting department objectives and keeping the course offerings current.
Alumni are also active in providing advice and feedback.
A.B.D., Golden Gate University. Arts Management, Performing Arts Management, Arts Advocacy, Contemporary Arts, Creativity and English. Member of the Arts Arbitration and Mediation Panel, California Lawyers for the Arts. Owned consulting practice 1985-1992 in Arts and Organizational Development. Former Program Manager, California Arts Council.