Luther Burbank Center for the Arts
Richard Nowlin has a wealth of experience in arts management and marketing. Richard began their career in 1986 as the Director of Marketing & Public Relations for the Kentucky Shakespeare Festival. Richard then moved on to the Lexington Philharmonic as the Director of Marketing before becoming the Associate Director of Marketing for the Louisville Orchestra. In 1993, they joined the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra as the President & CEO, a position they held for 14 years. In 2007, Nowlin became the President & CEO of the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, where they currently work.
Richard Nowlin completed the Executive Program for Nonprofit Leaders at Stanford University Graduate School of Business in 2014. Prior to that, they obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Speech and Theater from Indiana University Southeast, which they attended from 1980 to 1985. In addition to their formal education, Richard obtained a certification in Leading for Equity and Inclusion from the Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership in May 2022.
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Luther Burbank Center for the Arts
The non-profit Luther Burbank Center for the Arts is the North Bay’s premier Arts Center presenting world-class performances, nationally recognized education programs, contemporary visual arts, and many popular community events. Together with its resident companies, the Center is ranked among world’s top 100 performing arts presenters hosting performances in music, theater, dance, comedy, family programming and renowned speaker events; and serving more than 30,000 children and adults annually through its nationally recognized education programs. Located in the heart of the beautiful Sonoma Wine Country, the Arts Center is owned and operated by the Luther Burbank Memorial Foundation, and relies on the generosity of members, donors, and sponsors to achieve its mission to enrich, educate, and entertain the North Bay community.