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UPAF will shine a spotlight on local artists throughout the 12 week campaign.
MILWAUKEE, March 3, 2021 – The United Performing Arts Fund (UPAF) kicked off their 2021 Community Campaign tonight with a virtual Launch event. This event highlighted the important role local artists play on our Member Group stages and throughout the community. At the event, UPAF announced their 2021 fundraising target of $11.3 million and the critical need of the performing arts during these difficult times.
“Throughout 2021, we are shining the spotlight on the amazing creative talent that is essential to our quality of life,” said
Patrick Rath, president & CEO of UPAF. “While the 14 UPAF Member Groups have experienced a collective loss of more than $22M due to COVID-19, our talented local artists, on stage and behind the curtain, never wavered as they innovated in order to continue entertaining and inspiring. We are now asking the community to play their part in supporting the work of thes
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Notable Minority Executives: Cristy Garcia-Thomas
Chief external affairs officer, Advocate Aurora Health
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Cristy Garcia-Thomas
As the head of external affairs for Advocate Aurora Health, Cristy Garcia-Thomas oversees everything from patient experience to diversity and inclusion to community relations for one of Wisconsin’s biggest employers and one of the country’s largest health care systems.
Garcia-Thomas was among the inaugural group of executives to join the leadership team of Advocate Aurora following Milwaukee-based Aurora Health Care’s merger with Downers Grove, Illinois-based Advocate Health in 2018. Prior to her current role, she served as chief experience officer for Aurora and president of the health system’s foundation.
Notable Minority Executives: Rolando Rodriguez
Chairman, president and CEO of Marcus Theatres
Feb 22, 2021 5:30 pm
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Undergrad degree/university: Eckerd College
Graduate degree/university: Rockhurst University
Rolando Rodriguez has always loved an escape to the movies. When his family moved from Cuba to the United States, his first job was as a theater usher, an industry he has left only briefly since.
During the pandemic, Rodriguez has remained at the forefront of the challenges faced by the movie theater industry. He was elected chair of the National Association of Theatre Owners and to the board for the Global Cinema Federation. Rodriguez has helped its 900 U.S. and 1,050 global member companies representing 150,000 diverse people reopen the industry, launch CinemaSafe protocol standards, negotiate with studios, and promote the love of watching movies on the big screen.