Kevin Maifeld is the Founding Director and Professor of the Master of Fine Arts and Bachelor of Arts in Arts Leadership programs at Seattle University and a Senior Consultant with Arts Consulting Group. Kevin holds an MFA degree in Arts Management from the University of Alabama and a BS degree in Accounting from the University of Denver. He previously served as the Managing Director of the Seattle Children’s Theatre from 2001 to 2007. Before moving to Seattle, Kevin served, for seven years, as the Managing Director of the Alabama Shakespeare Festival and was Co-Chair of the Theatre Management/Master of Fine Arts Program at the University of Alabama. Prior to joining ASF, Kevin served as Executive Director of the Denver Center Theatre Company for more than four years managing a four- theatre complex and the National Theatre Conservatory at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. Kevin currently serves as Vice President of the board of the Association of Arts Administration Educators, is Past President of the board of Theatre Puget Sound, is a graduate of the 2002/03 Seattle Leadership Tomorrow program and previously served as Treasurer for the League of Resident Theatres (LORT).