Ana N. Rusness-Petersen (she/her) is Shunpike’s Accounting Administrative Coordinator. Ana is an arts leader, community placemaker, and creative producer/stage manager who has worked over two decades as a venue manager and all-around production resource for theatres, festivals, and public spaces in Seattle (Brown Soul Productions, The Shattered Glass Project, Seattle Public Theatre, ACT, Theatre Schmeater, Seattle Rep, STG, MAP, Macha, and Second Story), Chicago (Goodman, Timeline, Pegasus Players, Remy Bumpo), Austin (ZACH Theatre), and Fargo (Broadway Square, NDSU Performing Arts, Tin Roof, Theatre B, FMCT, Trollwood, Frost Fire, WE Fest). She got her MFA in Arts Leadership at Seattle University in 2019, and is now working with Shunpike, the Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra, and as a Rentals Consultant for ZACH Theatre. Ana also serves on the Board of Pottery Northwest, and is a member of the Theatre Communications Group (TCG), International Live Events Association (ILEA), and an Alumni Advisor for Seattle U’s Arts Ecosystem Research Project, who published her case study on the U District’s historic Neptune Theatre. Ana uses her company, Ana Noelle Creative Productions to administer her creative projects, collaborations, photography, publishing, and philanthropic efforts.