PRODUCER; and EXECUTIVE CREATIVE PRODUCER, 40th ANNIVERSARY

Jonathan has worked in and around the arts for over three decades as a facilitator for creative artists and ideas and is delighted to once again be working with Urban Bush Women, having previously worked as Producing Partner. Jonathan was producer for NYC Free, a four-week festival, curated by Mikki Shepard. Prior to this, Jonathan was Director of Public Programs for the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Jonathan was founder/director of the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Berkshire Cultural Resource Center, where he has facilitated the creation of multiple programs and was instrumental in the creation of an Arts Management major.

Jonathan served as Artistic Director for the re-opening of the Historic Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center. From its opening until 2005, Jonathan served as the Director of Performing Arts at MASS MoCA , where he was responsible for the oversight of budget, staffing, and programming.

Jonathan’s company, Secor Productions, has produced concerts, dance, theater, large-scale site-specific performances, industrials, events and happenings. Secor Productions served as the consulting firm for the design, construction, and outfitting of the performing art spaces at the MASS MoCA.

Jonathan was General Manager for 651 ARTS in Brooklyn, NY. Jonathan worked as a production manager throughout the United States and Europe and started his career as a stage manager, stage-managing hundreds of productions for Broadway, regional theater, opera, dance, film and television.

Jonathan has taught undergraduate/graduate courses in management at the Yale School of Drama SUNY Purchase, and the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.