Leanne Tingay

When I graduated from SFASU with a Bachelors of Fine Arts and one goal - Broadway! But after work in New York and several regional theatres around the country, Leanne met Bill in AZ and her life took a different direction. Having gained experience in non-profit management, marketing and fundraising, I was recruited by a downtown revitalization group (Main Street) to be their executive director. 18 years later working with the National Main Street Center's 4 point approach, historic preservation based economic development, in three different states in three different regions of the country for small towns, urban areas, 501c3s, BIDs, State Government - being a part of countless successes for businesses and communities, I am so happy I took a chance and accepted that first position. Specialties: Special event planning and sponsorship, fundraising including capital campaigns and planned giving, downtown economic development, community supported enterprises and community initiated development, project management and facilitation.