Todd Trebour

Organizations Program Director, Rhode Island State Council on the Arts

Todd Trebour is the Organizations Program Director at the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA). Todd manages and oversees the agency’s support for organizations, including granting programs. He also works within state government and in the public to identify new opportunities and provide educational support for arts and culture organizations.

Prior to RISCA, Todd was the Program Coordinator for the UMass Amherst Arts Extension Service (AES). Through his work at AES, Todd helped artists and arts students build vibrant careers and businesses through arts management and arts entrepreneurship courses, trainings, and programming, both on-campus, regionally, and online. Before working with AES, Todd was the marketing and development director at Chester Theatre Company (CTC), a professional summer theatre company in the mountain town of Chester, MA.

Todd has also worked as a professional operatic performer and concert soloist, performing with companies throughout the United States and Canada. Todd received his BA in Music Performance from Whitman College, his MM in Voice from Rice University, and his Core Certificate in Arts Management from the UMass Amherst Arts Extension Service. Currently, he is co-chair of the Emerging Leaders Advisory Council at Americans for the Arts.