Henry Young, President
Recognized throughout the industry as a results-driven professional with experience in all aspects of fundraising, sales management, and particular expertise in designing effective organizational and management structures for institutions with substantial capital and endowment needs, Mr. Young has worked closely with a number of the America’s leading institutions. In 1992, Mr. Young set the standard for the American regional theatre movement by raising the largest endowment/capital effort of any freestanding theatre in the country for The Guthrie Theatre.
He gained the attention of the Wall Street Journal for orchestrating within 16 days the Brooklyn Academy of Music Flood Emergency Campaign with Helen Hayes as its chair.
Mr. Young has traveled extensively providing fundraising and management counsel to chief executives and trustees throughout North America and more recently to Belarus. He has provided organizations with strategies for successful board development and large individual gift solicitations and has designed programs which have helped these organizations raise in excess of $200 million.
Prior to his decision to consult full time, Mr. Young served in the following capacities:
- Executive Director, Dance Aspen
- Director of Development, The Breck School
- Campaign Director, The Guthrie Theatre
- Executive Director, NY City Center Joffrey Ballet
- Director of Development, Brooklyn Academy of Music
- General Manager, Cincinnati Ballet Company
- Development Manager, New York University’s School of the Arts
Account Executive
Angélique Weger joined the firm in August 2007 following a ten-year career with such institutions as The Baltimore Museum of Art, The Fabric Workshop + Museum, The Borowsky Gallery (Philadelphia) and the University Museum & Kipp Gallery (Indiana, Pa.). We are particularly happy to be bringing a visual arts sensitivity to our staff.
Ms. Weger studied in The University of the Arts’ graduate-level Museum Communication program and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Ms. Weger recently managed the development office functions for Tai Sophia Institute during their 2007 annual fund effort and was responsible for the new look of our company web site.
Administrative Assistants
Sarah Grayce Barragán has worked with YoungAssociates since 2003 as a researcher and administrative assistant in a variety of projects, including the Kirkpatrick Foundation feasibility study of seven Oklahoma City arts agencies, the institutional audit of Journey North, and the feasibility study for Baltimore Clayworks.
Ms. Barragán holds a Master’s Degree in Dance from the University of California and a Bachelor’s Degree in Ballet Performance from Indiana University.
Natasha Alexandra Kirjanov has been with the firm since 2002 as a researcher and administrative assistant on such projects as the Annapolis and Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma City feasibility studies, La Jolla Playhouse and Shakespeare Theatre Company’s campaign management, and the 2007 Tai Sophia Institute annual fund.
Ms. Kirjanov holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology and Dance from Goucher College.
