Nicholas Holstein

Experience

HUG ME Ink

2012 - Present

Executive Artistic Director

2012 - Present
Ran and operated the business side of a 501c3 non-profit organization. Coordinated all Public Relations such as press releases, social media postings, news articles and calendar postings. Collaborated with various community partnerships on various events and campaigns. Manage and recruit volunteers between 20-75 ppl based on project. Research and write grants, sponsorship letters and other funding opportunities. Create and implement weekly, monthly and annual budgets for overall organization and individual projects. Developed and worked within budget for programming and overall organization. Analyzed data for best results concerning outreach and marketing. Coordinated large scale events that brought in anywhere from 7400-9000 attendees. Taught Theatre Classes and Created Curriculum for Theatre Classes for After-School Programming and Acting OUTreach Series. Increased vendor attendance at events by 45% each year. Handled all event logistics from conception to completion.

NBH Consulting

2005 - Present

Event Planner/Director/Producer/Playwright

2005 - Present
Contracted to create, write and produce musical revues for conferences. Wrote and produced over 20 plays and musicals. Commissioned to write plays about teen social issues such as depression, substance abuse and bullying. Coordinated concerts and festivals. Created curriculum to teach Theatre Arts to grades 3rd-12th. Coordinated numerous youth performing arts summer academies, classes and performance groups. Designed the set for numerous holiday themed events such as Haunted Houses and Christmas events. Wrote and produced 5 films and a web-series.

Various ISD's

2001 - Present

Theatre Arts Teacher

2001 - Present
Created curriculum for Theatre Arts for grades 3rd-12th. Administered STAAR Testing. Provided classroom management using the Capturing Kids Hearts training and through emotional support learning practices. Created lesson plans and assessments for learning through TEKS.

Biography

Nicholas Holstein

Nicholas Holstein is the Executive Director for HUG ME Ink. When not working on HUG ME Ink, he’s a Theatre Arts Teacher and Commissioned Playwright. He was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas where he graduated from UTSA with a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology. His passion is to make sure everyone knows that you can live your dreams no matter what challenges you have overcome.