Ruth Nott brings decades of experience in organizational leadership, community engagement, and arts education to the organization. Before joining LINES Ballet, Ruth served as Managing Director of Opera Parallèle in San Francisco, where she led the organization through significant growth. Her leadership was instrumental in fostering innovation through growth and stability of personnel, business structure and procedures, and fund development. Prior, Ruth was the Education Director at the San Francisco Opera from 2008 to 2019, where she founded and led the company’s first-ever department focused on arts education and community building. Under her leadership, the team developed innovative programs that reached over 70,000 people annually, including the highly acclaimed Arts Resources in Action (ARIA), which won a Yale Distinguished Music Education Partnership Award. Ruth was also honored with the Dreamcatcher Award from the San Francisco Unified School District for her significant contributions to arts education.
Ruth has also worked with major arts organizations, such as the Metropolitan Opera Guild, New York City Opera, and Lyric Opera of Chicago, among others. She has contributed to the field in a variety of capacities, including consulting and co-founding PrimeLife Arts Learning, an online platform dedicated to enhancing the social and emotional well-being of older adults.
Ruth Nott will play a pivotal role in guiding LINES Ballet through its next phase of growth, ensuring the organization’s artistic excellence, long-term sustainability, and legacy. She will oversee efforts to expand fundraising initiatives, strengthen individual donor engagement, board member growth and giving, and institutional partnerships, in addition to the implementation of a comprehensive organizational identity campaign. Ruth will also support the development of a permanent LINES Archive to preserve the company’s rich history and artistic contributions for generations to come.