Chief & Impact Officer

The Flynn is where the unexpected meets the familiar—where strangers become neighbors through shared wonder. They light up stages and communities alike with performances that inspire and moments that transform. Here, bold art feels personal—and belonging takes center stage.

The Flynn welcomes international, national, and regional artists to its stages, presenting a diverse range of performances designed to create transformative experiences for audiences. Its programming includes world-class music, Broadway, theater, dance, family performances, intimate events in Flynn Space, the annual Burlington Discover Jazz Festival around the city, and statewide art in public space presentations throughout the year.

The Flynn’s facilities include a 1,439-seat Main Stage theater, Flynn Space (a smaller black-box performance venue), education and dance studios, and a visual art gallery. These spaces support a wide range of performances, educational activities, and community events. In addition to presenting its own season and programs, the Flynn provides a performance venue for organizations such as the Vermont Symphony Orchestra, Vermont Youth Orchestra, Lyric Theatre, UVM Lane Series, and other local and touring groups.

Education and community engagement are central to the Flynn’s work. The Flynn serves participants through programs such as the Student Matinee Series, which connects schools with live performances, as well as classes, camps, and workshops for children, teens, and adults. Outreach efforts extend beyond the building, bringing performances into schools, public spaces, and communities across Vermont. Initiatives such as artist residencies, public-space performances, and student ticket programs help remove barriers to access and ensure broad participation, including partnerships with social service agencies and opportunities for emerging and local artists.

Welcoming more than 165,000 attendees each year through more than 100 performances and programs, the Flynn continues to be a cultural anchor for Vermont, presenting bold, diverse, and high-quality artistic experiences that celebrate global perspectives, elevate local voices, and invite the entire community to take part in the transformative power of live performance.

The Flynn has a 22 member board of directors led by Board Chair Chiuho Sampson. The CGIO has four direct reports, including the Director of Advancement, Director of Marketing, Director of Strategic Communications, and the Director of Corporate Relations & Major Gifts, and reports to the Executive Director. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, the Flynn reported $10.3 million in total revenue, including 53% from program services, 29% from contributions and grants, and 18% from investment income.

The Flynn is committed to creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. They strive to be diverse in age, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, and perspective. Their goal is to build and maintain an organization where everyone can do their best work. The Flynn believes that people of color, people from working class backgrounds, women, and LGBTQ people must be centered in the work they do.

The Flynn strongly encourages applications from people with these identities or who are members of other marginalized communities.

Sources: edited from flynnvt.org; propublica.org

Community

Burlington, Vermont, is a welcoming, highly livable lakeside city, combining neighborhood character, civic engagement, cultural activity, and abundant outdoor amenities on the shores of Lake Champlain. With a 2024 estimated population of 44,432, Burlington is a highly educated community, where 60.5% of residents age 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. The City’s comprehensive planning work, known as planBTV, serves as Burlington’s principal guide for land use policy, long-range decision-making, and future public and private investment.

Through planBTV 2050, Burlington is advancing a unified citywide vision that brings together planning, transportation, parks and recreation, and community and economic development to reflect how…