Biography
Lanie has worked in the non-profit arts world as both an artist and administrator for nearly 25 years. Most recently, Lanie has been working with the City of Everett, Washington on numerous economic development projects such as a new sports complex, and as the city's film liaison. She was also Executive Director of the Everett Performing Arts Center, charged with the responsibility of creating an operational model which increases activity while decreasing subsidy.

Previously, under her six year directorship, the Auburn (Washington) Performing Arts Center more than doubled its booking hours, quadrupled revenues, and became a visible and respected regional arts center. In addition, Lanie has overseen the construction and management of a second smaller venue from the design phase through the raising of the first curtain.

She has been called on as a consultant by municipalities, school districts, and non-profit organizations throughout the U.S. to develop and assess theater business plans and marketing strategies.

Ms. McMullin has been appointed to two terms on the King County Arts Commission (Seattle area) and has served those six years as Chair of the Hotel/Motel Cultural Facilities Program. As chair of this committee, she has designed guidelines, developed funding policies, steered long-range facility planning documents, and been intimately involved with the capital endeavors of virtually every non-profit art organization in King County.

Lanie also served as Chair of the King County Arts Commission for two years and was appointed by then, King County Executive Gary Locke (now Washington's Governor), to the first Kingdome Financial Task Force to determine feasible strategies to fund over seventy million dollars of emergency maintenance.

Lanie is an extremely popular public speaker and advocate of the value of art in society.