People: Samantha Eigenman joins PBS Reno as community partnership director

PBS Reno has hired Samantha Eigenman for the role of community partnership director.

Eigenman brings more than 20 years of experience in sales, hospitality, business development, and fundraising along with a record of achievement in sales execution and relationship marketing expertise.

Eigenman most recently served as the sales manager at The Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority, where she negotiated contracts for meetings, trade shows, and ticketed concerts/special events, and solicited local and regional business opportunities.

In her new role, Eigenman will secure funding from businesses and corporations who choose to support Wild Nevada, ARTEFFECTS, and other award-earning local productions from PBS Reno, national PBS programming, along with PBS Reno’s Curiosity Classroom workshop initiative.