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Ceci Dadisman is a communications professional with 20 years of experience creating effective campaigns utilizing innovative, forward thinking methods. She is nationally recognized as a leader in marketing in multiple industries including nonprofits, arts & culture, religious organizations, startups, and government entities with a proven track record of deliverable-driven campaigns.

She is an expert in multi-channel campaigns that integrate digital and traditional communications channels, leading edge technology, automation, and analytics. Her body of work also includes creative solutions that are diverse, equitable, and inclusive of all communities including Hispanic, African American, Caribbean, Asian, Indigenous, and LGBTQ+ populations.

A frequent public speaker, Ceci’s recent and upcoming engagements feature national conference, webinar, and workshop appearances at Southeastern Theatre Conference, NTEN, Association of Fundraising Professionals, Midwest Museums Association, Museums and the Web, West Virginia Association of Museums, National Arts Marketing Project, Arts Midwest, American Alliance of Museums, Dance/USA, OPERA America, Americans for the Arts, Midwest Museums Association, and Chorus America in addition to many other local and regional events. Known for her easy-going and vernacular style, she creates open learning environments with an emphasis on information sharing and useful takeaways.

Ceci is passionate about empowering people through marketing and is a senior contributor to Arts Hacker where she regularly shares timely information and step-by-step tutorials. She also is an adjunct lecturer at West Virginia University’s College of Creative Arts and a former faculty member of Chorus America’s Chorus Management Institute.

A chronic early-adopter, Ceci has a passion for discovering ways that technology can be used to create more engaging experiences. The Curated Arts Experience focuses on collecting real-world case studies about how organizations around the world are using technology to engage the participant or enrich the experience at virtual and in-person events.

She is a board member of the Ohio Museums Association, serves on the West Virginia University College of Creative Arts Visiting Committee, and is a mentor in West Virginia University’s Creative Consultant program. She was the President of the South Florida Chapter of the American Marketing Association and has served on the Arts Midwest Conference Professional Development Committee, the National Arts Marketing Project Advisory Committee, and the NTEN Conference Session Advisory Committee and was for many years the OPERA America Marketing Network Chair.

Ceci was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA and graduated from West Virginia University’s College of Creative Arts. She currently lives in Cleveland, Ohio.