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Teresa Gregory, M.F.A.

Chair of Theatre
Professor

Pictured is Teresa Gregory. Photo | Randall ColemanContact Information

Education

  • A.S., Individual Studies, State University of New York at Morrisville
  • B.F.A., Theatre Management with a business minor, Ithaca College
  • M.F.A., Theatre Arts, University of California at Los Angeles

Courses Taught

  • Theatre Professional Seminar
  • Applied Sports, Arts and Entertainment Finance
  • Capstone: Business Models of Sports, Arts and Entertainment
  • Career Prep
  • City-University Life
  • Cooperative Education I & II
  • Event Management
  • Fundraising and Development
  • Fundraising from Crowdfunding to Proposal Writing
  • Graduate Internship in SAEM
  • Introduction to Sports, Arts and Entertainment Business
  • Performing Arts Presenting and Touring
  • Producing Commercial and Nonprofit Performing Arts
  • SAEM Fiscal and Resource Management
  • SAEM Internship I, II & III

Background

Professor Teresa Gregory, MFA, chair of theatre, has been in higher education for the past 15 years, including serving as an adjunct professor for the Master of Arts Management program at Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz School of Public Policy. Previously, she was a high-level, results-oriented fundraiser with extensive expertise in all aspects of development and non-profit management. She has been part of the leadership team for such organizations as the California Theatre Council, the Los Angeles Theater Center, Stamford Center for the Arts, StageWest (MA), Tennessee Repertory Theatre and Yale Repertory Theatre. In Pittsburgh, she has worked at the Green Building Alliance and Robert Morris University.

Gregory took a leadership role in the University's accreditation activities. She co-chaired Point Park’s Middle States Commission on Higher Education Reaffirmation Committee (2018-2021), and chaired the Rowland School of Business’ International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE) from 2019-2021.

Gregory is a member of the Association of Arts Administration Educators and the PCBC Community Advisory Council (WESA/WYEP). Previously, she has served on the Board of the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council, Rebuilding Together South Sound and the Pittsburgh Chapter of the International Association of Fundraising Professionals. For 25 years, she was a Certified Fundraising Professional (CFRE).

Certifications and Professional Memberships

  • Board member, Playwrights' Arena, present
  • Member, PCBC Community Advisory Council, 2021-present
  • Board member, Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council Board of Directors, 2019-2021
  • Certified Fundraising Consultant granted by the International Association of Fundraising Professionals, 1994-2018
  • Member, Council for Advancement and Support of Education, 2006-2010
  • Strategic Leadership Program, Graduate, University of Washington, 2000
  • NashvilleYoung Leaders Council, Alumna, Nashville, Tenn., 1995
  • Judge, Gene Kelly Awards, 2010-2019
  • Co-chair membership committee, Association of Fundraising Professionals, 2008-2009
  • Board member, Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), Southwestern Pennsylvania Chapter, 2006-2009
  • Chair, Mentoring Program, AFP, Southwestern Pennsylvania Chapter, 2007-2009
  • Member, Pittsburgh Planned Giving Council, 2006-2007
  • Chair of Public Policy Committee, Southwestern Pennsylvania Chapter, 2006-2007
  • Rebuilding Together South Sound, vice president of board and chair of the development committee, 2003-2005
  • Board of directors and chair of the development committee for Theatre Puget Sound, Seattle, Wash., 2001- 2002

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