The undergraduate and graduate minors in Arts Leadership + Business provide an educational foundation to explore current and emerging professional practices in a variety of creative industry fields

Students from all majors are eligible to declare their Arts Leadership + Business (ALBS) undergraduate or graduate Minor. ALBS courses explore a multitude of fascinating career paths within the creative economy. From building basic business skills to financial management, social media, business planning, leadership, fundraising, entrepreneurship, and non-profit arts administration, the ALBS program covers a wide range of topics as they relate to all the disciplines in the arts. Our diverse faculty prepares students to be successful in their chosen for-profit and/or non-profit field. The ALBS minor culminates with an Internship Program providing students with opportunities to develop professional skills and build an enduring network with our many community arts partners. Strengthen your degree in any field with an undergraduate or graduate minor in Arts Leadership + Business.

Katie Dukes Walker
Adjunct Lecturer
Director, UNM Children's Chorus (Lobito Singers)
Soprano, Amity Trio
UNM Fine Arts

dukeskatie@unm.edu
Biography

Joni Olivia Thompson, M.Ed., CPA
Adjunct Lecturer
UNM Fine Arts
jthompson1@unm.edu
Biography

Nicole Kesel
Adjunct Lecturer
Film & Digital Arts
UNM Fine Arts

nkesel@unm.edu
Biography

Regina Chavez Puccetti
Director, Arts Leadership + Business
Senior Lecturer II
UNM Fine Arts
rchav217@unm.edu
Biography

Joni Palmer, PhD
Adjunct Lecturer
UNM Fine Arts
palmerjonim@unm.edu
Biography