Address
528 Hennepin Avenue
Suite 303
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Staff
Colin Hamilton, Executive Director
Melissa Koch, Education Manager
Jessica Mehlhoff , Marketing and Events Associate
Sarah Thompson, Associate Director
Colin Hamilton
Executive Director
(612) 465-0248
colin@mnshubert.org
Colin Hamilton joined Artspace Projects in 2007 as the Director of Advancement and the Shubert Capital Campaign. He is responsible for overseeing the capital campaign’s final $11 million push to its $37.1 million goal.
Previously, Hamilton was executive director of the Friends of the Minneapolis Public Library, where he led the $16.4 million capital campaign for the new Central Library. Under his leadership, membership increased from 1,500 to 5,300 and the annual budget from $500,000 to $2.2 million. In 2007, the organization was honored with the Baker & Taylor Award for the country’s most outstanding Friends group.
Prior to joining the Friends, Colin was a Senior Consultant at Burges & Burges, a public sector marketing firm in Cleveland, OH. He has also served as the Communications Director for Citizen Action, a national consumer and environmental advocacy group.
Colin graduated from Amherst College with a degree in Anthropology. He has an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Iowa.
Melissa Koch
Education Manager
(612) 465-0220
melissa@mnshubert.org
Melissa Koch joined Artspace Projects in 2006 to oversee the Minnesota Shubert Performing Arts and Education Center’s Education Program. Under her leadership, the program has tripled in size and greatly expanded its range of programming.
Prior to joining Artspace, Ms. Koch was Development Associate at MacPhail Center for Music supporting fundraising efforts for their annual fund and capital campaign. Ms. Koch received a Bachelor's degree in Music from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls and a Master's degree in Vocal Performance from New England Conservatory of Music in Boston.
Jessica Mehlhoff
Marketing and Events Associate
(612) 465-0231
jessica@mnshubert.org
Jessica Mehlhoff joined Artspace Projects in 2007 as the Assistant to the Executive Director for the Minnesota Shubert Center. She is a recent graduate of the University of St. Thomas, where she received a Bachelor in Arts in Journalism with a concentration in Public Relations. Previously, Ms. Mehlhoff worked at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts as a Marketing Intern.
In college, Ms. Mehlhoff was active in choir at St. Thomas, leading the Concert Choir and Chamber Singers as a soprano section leader. She was also an executive board member of the St. Thomas chapter of Public Relations Student Society of America and the honors society, Omicron Delta Kappa.
Sarah Thompson
Associate Director
(612) 465-0241
sarah@mnshubert.org
Sarah Thompson joined Artspace Projects in 2004. As Associate Director, she is responsible for annual fundraising, oversight of the education program, and marketing and operational efforts. Previously Ms. Thompson was responsible for capital campaign fundraising as well as the development of the Minnesota Shubert Center Education Program, website, and newsletter.
Prior to joining the Minnesota Shubert Center, Ms. Thompson worked in the development offices of the Guthrie Theater supervising telefundraising staff as part of the Guthrie’s annual fundraising efforts. Prior to the Guthrie Theater she worked for the international textile company Red Rock Clothing as customs manager and international trade liaison.
In addition to her work at the Minnesota Shubert Center, Ms. Thompson is Vice Chair of the ARENA Dances Board and Board Member of the Twin Cities Young Nonprofit Professionals Network.
A graduate of the University of St.Thomas, she received a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing and Justice and Peace Studies, was editor of the literary journal “Summit Avenue Review,” and co-founded PSST: Poetry Slam St. Thomas.
For press enquiries contact:
Sarah Thompson
(612) 465-0241
sarah@mnshubert.org