Orlando Fringe (Facebook | Website) has just announced new leadership in three main roles at the organization; current Creative Learning Producer Genevieve Bernard will serve as Director of Experience, Festival Producer Tempestt Halstead will serve as Artistic Director and former Operations Director Melissa E. Fritzinger will re-join the organization as Managing Director.
“The board has decided to move forward with hiring within the organization by emboldening staff members to take the helm of leadership with regards to the executive director role. We will no longer have one singular director reporting to the board. Instead, we will have a triad leadership (tri-directorate) with Tempestt Halstead as our Artistic Director, Genevieve Bernard as our Director of Experience and Melissa E. Fritzinger as our Managing Director. Each of these roles will have a team under them to facilitate different facets of the organization all reporting to the board and committees.”
– MARCUS WILLIAMS, BOARD PRESIDENT
As Director of Experience, Genevieve Bernard will oversee the education, development, and marketing departments of Orlando Fringe. Artistic Director, Tempestt Halstead will lead the creative vision for both ArtSpace and all Orlando Fringe’s year-round festival activations.
As Managing Director, Melissa E. Fritzinger will oversee operations for the Fringe Festival and Fringe ArtSpace, while also managing the organization’s finances, strategy, and administrative procedures.
Past Producer and current Board Member Michael Marinaccio says, “Fringe has always been about uniting our community because we are always stronger when we work together. Through all of our recent struggles, the organization has endured thanks in no small part to the passionate, talented, and dedicated leadership of these three incredible women. A table cannot stand without at least three legs, and with this new structure, I believe we are coming out the other side stronger than ever.”
