Jerry Tischleder

Jerry Tischleder is an experienced arts and culture professional currently serving as the Senior Program Officer at The Oregon Community Foundation since July 2018, where responsibilities include leading statewide arts initiatives and implementing strategies to enhance Oregon’s creative potential. As the Founding Director of Risk/Reward since 2008, Jerry established a festival that supports innovative artists in the performing arts. Previously, in roles at Artists Repertory Theatre from 2014 to 2018, Jerry developed the ArtsHub program and curated the Frontier Series. Additional experience includes co-creating and touring original works with Hand2Mouth Theatre, managing Latin America product development at Avanti Destinations, and focusing on employee development at Rail Europe. Jerry holds a Post-Graduate Certificate in Curatorial Practice in Performance from Wesleyan University and a Bachelor's degree in Theater and Business Management from Saint John's University.