Since March of 2025, Elise has worked as the Tessitura Application Specialist at The Shed, a nonprofit multidisciplinary arts and cultural center in Hudson Yards, New York City. In this role, she manages The Shed's CRM system, Tessitura, providing comprehensive user and system support, overseeing configuration, troubleshooting, and data integrity, leading projects to optimize database use, and delivering financial and strategic reporting across departments.
Prior to joining The Shed, Elise held similar Tessitura specialist roles at the Irish Arts Center in New York City and Overture Center for the Arts in Madison, Wisconsin. Earlier in her career, she worked as a Technical Solutions Engineer at the healthcare software company Epic Systems in Verona, Wisconsin. She graduated from Grinnell College in 2021 with a BA in Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies and a minor in Technology Studies. In her free time, Elise enjoys biking and going to the theater.
You can find Elise on LinkedIn or on The Shed's Staff Page.