An organization is the sum of its people, so decisions about who to recruit, who to hire, and who to fire radically shape an organization's work culture. This is especially true in the human-centered work of the arts, where culture matters. The storytellers in Episode 5 put the human back in human resources as they share personal experiences about barriers to hiring, tokenism, layoffs, and what we can learn from other industries before it’s too late.

Intro: “You and Whose Army” with Yukio Kuniyuki, executive director of the San Angelo Performing Arts Center.

Act One: “Turning The Page” with Emily Marks, arts programmer at the Cossitt Public Library.

Act Two: “An Inside Job” with Monique Martin, a creative producer and presenter.

Act Three: “Essentials” with Carolyn Van Brunt, VP of guest relations and ADA compliance for The Music Center in Los Angeles.

Listen to Carolyn’s poem: https://soundcloud.com/arts-work-life/to-whom-it-may-concern

You can find a full transcript and more on APAP’s website: https://apap365.org/podcast/arts-work-life-podcast-season-1-episode-5/

Are you a performing arts worker with a story to tell? Submit it here: https://bit.ly/AWLpodsubmit