Gain City Council support to build a Cultural Arts & Heritage Center.  Byproducts of this 2-year effort:  a new mission statement; increased number of volunteers on the Council; created 50 member Nebo Philharmonic Orchestra; increased Nebo Chorale membership to 70; expanded Summer Youth Arts Festival; created the Cultural Arts Education for Adults program; expanded Harvest Moon Hurrah Festival; now under the division of Parks and Recreation Department; brought Spanish Fork Community Theater back under the umbrella of the Arts Council; increased annual budget from $8,500 to $77,500.

Create an organization to enhance the sense of community and quality of life by cultivating and preserving early Utah pioneer era heritage arts.  9 member board of trustees created; corporation created in the State of Utah; submitted federal paperwork for nonprofit status.

Answer the call of the community for help in other areas besides the arts.  Identified two prevailing ideas from community meetings using the NWBE system;  The need to preserve local cultural and create a thrift store, using Moab's model, and tying into Scenic By-Way 12.

Foster cultural heritage tourism by creating a marketing publication.  This required coordination of the CHC Publication Sub Committee, CHC council members, final approval from DCC and the Governor's Office of Economic Development division directors, associate directors and program managers.

"Voices of Our Valley" project enhanced and inspired the community by 240 volulnteers and 2 professional artists' creation of the Sanpitch Dragon.  This 218 foot-long mosaic dragon inhabiats the Sanpitch River Walk under Highway 89.

Develop a system of seamless transition of new leaders for the arts festival using change leader techniques and embracing resistance.

Wendi Hassan used facilitationprinciples taught in the Change Leader program to increase communication and build partnerships among Cache Valley arts organizations. Their first successful joint project was a shared arts calendar featuring six months of events from seventeen regional arts organizations.

Established a winter community read of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" which included a reader's theater of Frankenstein, and a children's theater production, "Frankenfunnies."

Transition the Foundation board to a functional, fundraising board with community visibility through new grant writing policies; clarified working relationship with Ogden Eccles Conference Center and Weber County Commissioners; oversaw the creation of a website; produced a welcome video to introduce the Foundation and its activities; established a "lobby presence" at Sundance Film Festival; added eight new board members who are affiliated with organizations in the community.

Expanding the current project to include the arts community beyond the Wasatch Front.  This digital archive projects collects and curates content for responsibly researched scholarly references about art in Utah by collecting biographies, artists interviews, high quality digital media, and ephemera.

As part of an effort to make the Sugar Factory and arts complex, a new piano furnished by Daynes Music Company was obtained through collaborative efforts and partnerships between the band, orchestra, chorale, theater, youth theatre, art gallery and literary group of West Jordan.  This effort brought together the local arts elements to successfully achieve a common goal which will enrich the community by this added resource.

An online arts council / nonprofit arts organization toolkit is now online as a means to assist nonprofit arts organizations build and strengthen capacity, provide new business models, support to board and volunteer staff, and arts research findings which support advocacy and growth.  

Facilitated the creation of a cultural heritage tourism online toolkit, as well as creating a living, organic document to guide the State Historic Preservation Office for the next seven years as it cares for and expands access to Utah's cultural resources.

Facilitated the completion of a new strategic plan through assessment and review; envision what can be; putting those visions into a realistic setting and prioritizing; and publication of a practical, achievable plan which has measurable benchmarks and implementation steps.

Assisting the council to focus and regroup their strategic plan by defining funding, communication, recommendations, and then putting together a council retreat which resulted in a unified plan of action.

Produced a Winter Arts Festival featuring Utah ethnic artists.  Local artists showed and sold their art at booths, bringing in over $9,000 in one day; eight scholarships for business training were handed out, courtesy of a local company.  Over half the attendees had never been to the Utah Cultural Celebration Center before.

Coordinated efforts of the city council, local developer and real estate agent to produce a feasibility report concerning the development of a mixed-use building in downtown Provo for artists to work and live.

"Voices of Our Valley" project enhanced and inspired the community by 240 volulnteers and 2 professional artists' creation of the Sanpitch Dragon.  This 218 foot-long mosaic dragon inhabiats the Sanpitch River Walk under Highway 89.

Oversaw the creation of the Kathryn Lloyd Richards Sculpture Garden.  This garden will benefit students, the community and all who seek a place for contemplation, culture, and cool shade.  The reflection pool mirrors two large sculptures, and engraved benches memorialize contributions.