Executive Director @ Founded in 1993, Z Space is a hub for artists and audiences to revel in the creation, development, and production of outstanding new work. We commission, develop, and produce a full season of new works from a variety of disciplines including theater, dance, music, performance art, and new media. We foster opportunities around the nation for these works and for their Bay Area artists. We engage diverse audiences through direct interactions with the process, the projects, and the artists. Since 2009 Z Space has managed and operated a 13,000 sq/ft, 229-seat performing arts venue and gallery at 450 Florida Street: home to more than 40 weeks of public multidisciplinary arts programming annually. In March 2013, Z Space assumed the operations and programming of Z Below, an 88 seat black box theater located immediate below Z Space at 470 Florida Street. From January 2012 to Present (4 years) San Francisco Bay Area

Executive Management program @ Stanford Graduate School of Business From 2003 to 2003 MA, Ph.D. (ABD), Architectural History @ University of Virginia From 1989 to 1991 MA, Art History @ University of Missouri-Columbia From 1987 to 1989 BA, History, Art History @ University of Wisconsin-Madison From 1983 to 1987 Lori Laqua is skilled in: Board Relations, Non-profit Board Development, Budget, Capital Budgeting, Operating Budgets, Fundraising, Event Management, Event Planning, Grant Writing, Budget Process, Capital Campaigns, Operations Management, Business Strategy, Financial Analysis, Non-profit Administration