Don Eitel has worked in the arts non-profit world in both creative and administrative capacities. His most recent work was as the Development Associate, Assistant to the Artistic Director at Park Square Theatre, a mid-sized company based in St. Paul, MN. He is also a Founding Member and former Artistic Managing Director of Starting Gate Productions in the Twin Cities, a small, dynamic theatre company which was awarded “Best of the Twin Cities” for small theatre in the Minneapolis/St. Paul Magazine in 2004. He was a music teacher at the East Metro Music Academy and has had earlier corporate experience in a variety of roles (Assistant Product Manager and Assistant to VP of Sourcing) with Paper Magic Group, Inc. He is a graduate of the University of Minnesota with a Bachelor of Music degree in guitar performance.