Eileen Breen

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A Buffalo, NY native, Eileen was a dance major at Buffalo Academy of Visual & Performing Arts studying with Yvonne James-Brown, Hannah Raiken-Schulman and Peggy Schwartz laying a solid dance foundation prior to heading to NYC to study dance and musical theatre with Luigi, Steps on Broadway with teachers including Ann Reinking and Broadway Dance Center with Frank Hatchett. While taking entertainment business courses at New York University, Eileen landed a job as a Publicist at A&M Records working with artists such as Sting, Janet Jackson, Sheryl Crow, Barry White, Van Morrison, Soundgarden, Gin Blossoms and Blues Traveler. She then moved to King Biscuit Records as the PR Director for King Biscuit Flower Hour, the long running radio show working with classic rock musicians including Billy Squire, America, Supertramp and David Crosby. 

As the record industry was transforming, Eileen pivoted to freelancing for clients including an independent record label and recording studio, press liaison for a British based educational trust and publicist for a women's organization. Broadening her quest for experience in various industries, she moved to an administration position within a prestigious private equity firm, managed numerous restaurants and organized global travel and events at an international non profit.

​In 2009 Eileen led the successful business plan implementation creating community arts organization Nickel City Opera with Metropolitan Opera Singer, Valerian Ruminski, now in its 12th Season. She wrote and secured the 501 (c)3 non profit status, is a successful grant writer preparing complex financial models and sponsorship programs in addition to full service public relations and marketing campaigns. From creating multi-scale fundraising events and effective sponsorship campaigns to negotiating theatrical contracts, "it can't be done" is not a part of her vocabulary.

Sharing her time and expertise, Eileen has volunteered with numerous non profit organizations including The New York Musical Theatre Festival, The NYC Fringe Festival and NYC Dance Week in addition to teaching a popular class, 'The Media Truth' at the International Center in NYC. Currently, she volunteers with Big Brothers Big Sisters and is also a Board Member of the ARK Theatre of Los Angeles.