Jason Tran joined our team in 2014 as WolfBrown’s business manager. Additionally, as a research associate, Jason provides support for the Intrinsic Impact program and other consulting projects. Prior to joining WolfBrown, Jason worked in risk management for an engineering services firm, analyzing their labor and injury profiles, and in the communications and marketing department … Jason Tran
Sara Billmann affiliated with WolfBrown in 2008. She serves as director of marketing and communications for the University Musical Society (UMS), a 130-year-old presenting organization on the University of Michigan campus that connects audiences and performing artists in uncommon and engaging experiences. As one of the leading marketers in the presenting field, she oversees the … Sara Billmann
Rebecca Ratzkin joined WolfBrown’s San Francisco office in 2008, bringing her unique outlook on arts and culture as it relates to economic and community development. Her interests and skills focus on bridging theory with practical and achievable solutions, and identifying opportunities in the midst of the deepest challenges. With a background in arts administration and … Rebecca Ratzkin
Having joined WolfBrown in 2007, Jennifer Novak-Leonard brings with her an excitement for and experience in applying rigorous research methodologies to cultural policy issues. Jennifer has been trained as an econometrician and as a dancer. She uses those experiences as a foundation for her research, which focuses on the nexus between art – in all … Jennifer Novak-Leonard
Patricia Weber brings a bottom-line marketing orientation to WolfBrown’s professional team. Her work focuses on tactical and strategic marketing, including branding, customer loyalty, product development, revenue diversification and ROI-based marketing practices. In her career as a marketing practitioner, Trish has led marketing teams for some of the leading arts and media organizations in the country, … Patricia Weber
Caroline Marshall joined WolfBrown in 1992 to assist the Wallace-Reader’s Digest Fund with its Writers Awards program, a groundbreaking effort to engage new audiences for literature by inviting writers to collaborate with community organizations. Since then she has worked with numerous other funders on strategic planning or assessments of their grant making impact, including the … Caroline Marshall
Jane Culbert provides WolfBrown with expertise in comparative research and financial analysis. She earned her business acumen first-hand, managing the fiscal and related office affairs of three of Boston’s cultural institutions. She served as Business Manager for Revels, Inc., General Manager for the Cambridge Arts Council and Business Manager for the Handel and Haydn Society. From 1985 … Jane Culbert
Joseph H. Kluger, a Principal of WolfBrown, has over 30 years of experience as an arts and culture executive and consultant in strategic planning, organizational collaboration, facilities development, governance, executive coaching, executive compensation and succession planning projects for nonprofit museums, theaters, opera companies, symphony orchestras, performing arts centers, and arts education institutions. His consulting approach … Joe Kluger
Dr. Thomas Wolf’s career spans over four decades and encompasses the fields of philanthropy, education and the arts. He established the Cambridge office of WolfBrown in 1983 after serving as the founding Director of the New England Foundation for the Arts for seven years. His clients have included ten of the fifty largest US foundations, government … Dr. Thomas Wolf
Dr. Dennie Palmer Wolf, Principal Researcher at WolfBrown, is one of the leading arts education researchers and evaluators in the United States. She holds a doctorate from Harvard where she served as a researcher at Project Zero for more than a decade and then headed Harvard PACE, an initiative linking schools and external partners in … Dr. Dennie Palmer Wolf
