Sheldon Wolf

Sheldon Wolf is a marketing and development professional with 30 years experience with non-profit cultural organizations. His work with theatres and museums includes his leadership of a successful $14 million capital campaign for the Springfield Library and Museums Association in Massachusetts and raising $75 million for the High Museum of Art.

He has been a frequent presenter on marketing and development issues at conferences around the country for organizations including the American Association of Museums, the New England Museum Association, the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism, the Pennsylvania Federation of Museums and Historic Institutions, the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, Suffolk University, Drexel University and the Southeast Museum Conference. For two years, he served as chairman of the 1100-member Development and Membership Committee of the American Association of Museums. In addition, he has been a grant review panelist for the Heritage Philadelphia Program administered by the Independence Visitor Center Corporation and funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts, and for Project Stream, a grant program of the Pennsylvania Cultural Council.

Sheldon has a strong interest in strengthening communities through the arts. He has served on numerous non-profit tourism boards and committees, including the Cultural Tourism Board of the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Sheldon began his career in the theatre industry, starting with three years in summer stock when he was a teenager. He earned a degree of Master in Fine Arts (Directing) from Brooklyn College and a degree of Bachelor of Arts (Theatre-English) from Queens College. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

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