Tessitura, a nonprofit technology company dedicated to helping arts and cultural organisations thrive, has welcomed Ming Min Hui, chief financial officer at Boston Ballet; Barbara Polk, chief administrative officer at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; and Jamie Bosket, president & CEO of the Virginia Museum of History & Culture, to its board.
The firm is a nonprofit member-owned cooperative, governed by leaders of the arts and culture organizations who use its technology. These three board members represent key Tessitura user groups, including performing arts and admission-based organisations with various annual budget sizes. Tessitura provides services to cultural institutions in 10 countries, including Australia and New Zealand as well as Europe and North America.
“We are thrilled to welcome Barbara, Ming, and Jamie,” says president & CEO Andrew Recinos. “Each of them brings a different perspective on the opportunities and challenges facing our sector, and I know their voices will strengthen our board and organization.”
Joe Carter, chair of the Board of Directors and the senior director of sales & customer experience at the Los Angeles Philharmonic, says:
“Tessitura is a unique non-profit that supports non-profit cultural institutions in the day-to-day work toward fulfilling our missions. I’m delighted to welcome Barbara, Ming, and Jamie to the Board of Directors. Each of them is quickly becoming an important part of our efforts to strengthen the arts and culture industry.”
The Tessitura platform combines transactional capabilities with an industry-leading CRM to make ticketing operate seamlessly with membership, marketing, education, and front-of-house.
Meet the new board members
Ming Min Hui has served as the chief financial officer at Boston Ballet since 2019. After graduating with an MBA in General Management from the Harvard Business School Leadership Fellows Program, she first joined Boston Ballet as chief of staff in 2015. She formerly worked as an analyst in investment banking and corporate strategy at JPMorgan Chase.
She also has a BA in English from Yale University. She has worked as an intern and volunteer for numerous cultural organisations throughout her academic and professional careers, including the Yale University Art Gallery, the Museum of Chinese in America, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She resides in South Boston, Massachusetts, with her husband and young child.
Barbara Polk has over 20 years of expertise in leading operations, human resources, DEI, and board governance. She now serves as the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts’ chief administrative officer, where she is responsible for managing the centre’s finances, human resources, and information technology. She has also held leadership roles at the National Restaurant Association, American Red Cross, Ellucian, and XO Communications, acquired by Verizon.
Polk now sits on the Hershey Entertainment & Resorts board of directors and chairs the committee responsible for nominations and governance. She is also a board member of the Lupus Foundation of America, serving as secretary and a member of the governance committee. Barbara holds a BA in political science from Rutgers University and has completed graduate coursework at Harvard Business School, American University and the University of Maryland. She is also an ICF-certified Executive Coach, public speaker and diversity thought leader.
Jamie Bosket was appointed President and CEO of the Virginia Museum of History & Culture in 2017. The VMHC, a private non-profit organisation established in 1831, is both the oldest cultural institution in the Commonwealth of Virginia and one of the oldest and most prestigious historical institutions in the country. Previously, Bosket spent almost a decade at Mount Vernon, the home of George Washington, in a variety of leadership roles, eventually taking on the role of VP for the guest experience. In this position, he oversaw the largest operating division at Mount Vernon, welcoming more than a million visitors a year.
Bosket also worked on the design and construction of the George Washington National Library while he was at Mount Vernon. He was chosen to serve on the board of the Virginia Association of Museums in 2014 and has also sat on the board of the Alexandria Historical Society. He presently serves on the Board of Visitors to Mount Vernon, and in 2020 the Virginia Governor nominated him to help oversee Virginia’s American Revolution 250th Commission.
Last year, Tessitura announced an expansion of its partnership with Ungerboeck, an event and venue management software company. Together, the companies have launched a new integration between VenueOps and the Tessitura platform.
