Michael Blachly

Board Member through January 2013
mblachly@performingarts.ufl.edu

Michael Blachly, Ph.D., is Director of University of Florida Performing Arts.

Since arriving in Gainesville in 2000 from UCLA Performing Arts, Dr. Blachly has expanded the live performing arts for the heart of Florida community in his position as Director of University of Florida Performing Arts.

Dr. Blachly is responsible for all public performing arts events presented under the auspices of the University of Florida Performing Arts, as well as overseeing fiscal management, marketing, educational residency activities, community outreach, fund development, commissioning, technical production, and facility coordination and scheduling.

He has served as a campus wide resource as Co-Chair of the University Sesquicentennial Celebration, Chair of the Presidential Inauguration, Advisor to all homecoming activities, and on-campus committees for the Foundation, University Athletic Association and various university colleges and departments.

Dr. Blachly holds a BA in Speech and Theatre/Psychology from the University of Northern Colorado, an MA in Communication Theory/Sociology, from Washington State University, and a PhD in Educational Psychology/Higher Education Administration from the University of Tennessee.