Beyond the Stage: Theatre as a Tool for Workforce and Systemic Change
MATTHEW DAVID GELLIN, CFRE, MFA
Virtual Event - Tuesday, March 10th, 2026 at 12PM ET
MATTHEW DAVID GELLIN, CFRE, MFA
FOUNDER & PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Matthew David Gellin has successfully acted, directed, and produced across the country, in Europe, and in Asia.
Matthew is proud to have served as a USA representative at the UNESCO International Theatre Institute Research Lab in Romania, named as a Promising Artist of the 21st Century by the International Arts and Cultural Exchange, and has published papers on directorial theory in peer-reviewed journals. Matthew has his trauma-informed instruction certification and was also an instructor at Purdue University (Research-1 University).
His financial background includes serving as USA delegate to the People's Republic of China for Foreign Business Affairs and serving on the Association for Fundraising Professionals Board of Directors as President-Elect. He has raised nearly $15MM for the Greater Cincinnati community, maintains his Certified Fundraising Executive credential, and is a Cincinnati Business Courier 40 Under 40, Class of 2020.
His volunteer efforts currently include: Executive Committees on the boards for the Association for Fundraising Professionals Foundation for Philanthropy USA, and Undertone Arts.
Now, he looks to lift American theatre back to the top of the world's stage.
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April 14, 2026
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