Ernest Dillihay, B.A., M.F.A.

ENLIGHTENMENT STATEMENT

“If one is seeking to achieve a higher level of participation broadening and expanding upon a more inclusive mindset, I think the True Storytelling methodology offers the best opportunity to provide a safe space for sharing individual and collective experiences which might well serve to advance a more unified and effective sense of identity, purpose, and direction both individually and collectively in the workplace, communities or even within organizations.”

About Ernest: Proven experience in theater operations, cultural facilities management, and administration, along with expertise in theatre, dance, music, festival, special events, and video production. He is an award-winning cable television and theater producer. He thrives on the creative and innovative program and product development related to utilizing arts infrastructure as a tool for community economic development. As Performing Arts Director for the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs Ernest created the first-ever citywide marketing and promotions program for the arts, The Arts Card, and presented national and international programs such as the California State, County, and City August Wilson Day Celebration, the 6^th World’s Shakespeare Congress and the California Pavilion at Midem in the Festival de Palais in Cannes, France. His work with the Inner City Cultural Center, the nation’s first multi-cultural, multi-ethnic, and multi-racial performing and visual arts institution in the nation, the California State Department of Corrections Arts-in-Corrections Program, the Department of Cultural Affairs in Los Angeles California, and the National Endowment for the Arts in Washington, DC has informed his work in federal, state, county, and municipal governments, as well as in the private sector.