California’s Santa Barbara Symphony has appointed KATE KURLAS as vice president of marketing and strategic revenue initiatives. Kurlas previously worked at Santa Barbara’s Granada Theatre in multiple positions including director of operations and, most recently, director of marketing and sales; the theater is home to eight local performing arts groups including the Santa Barbara Symphony. She is a graduate of University of California Santa Barbara, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in communications, and has an associate’s degree in commercial arts from Santa Barbara City College. Kurlas is in the current class of a leadership program through Leading From Within for emerging nonprofit leaders. Kurlas also is a volunteer and board member at Santa Barbara Beautiful, a nonprofit that works to enhance the city’s beauty.

Posted July 19, 2018