Minnesota Fringe

Dawn Bentley, MNM, MBA, CSM

Executive Director

Dawn joined Fringe in April 2017 with a leadership expertise focused on navigating strategic vision to achieve greatest potential. In her previous position as the first Executive Director of Art Shanty Projects, she was charged with creating infrastructure and establishing improved outcomes in all key functional areas. Dawn is an arts aficionado and has played violin for over 30 years in various ensembles from rock bands to professional orchestras with a dozen recordings in her repertoire. She holds Masters degrees in Nonprofit Management and Business Administration from Hamline University in St. Paul, MN.

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Amber Bjork

Office Manager / Artist Liaison

Amber has spent several years acting, directing, writing, and producing as a Fringe artist before joining the staff as Office Manager and Artist Liaison in 2014. In her time outside of the office, she is a freelance artist and serves as the founding member of The Winding Sheet Outfit. She is a graduate of University of Minnesota-Duluth with a degree in English Lit and Dramatic Theory.

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Mitchell Frazier

Technical Director

Mitchell joined the Fringe team in in the run-up to the 2022 Festival. Mitchell has worked with Fringe for several years as a theater technician and, with more than 30 years of experience, he is an awesom addtion to the team. Mitchell has a second-degree black belt in Taekwondo and an orange belt in aikido. In his free time you might find Mitchell at a variety of theaters around town, lighting, directing, or acting in a show. 

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Kaitlen Osburn

Business Operations Director

Kaitlen has been fringing since 2010, first with the Chicago Fringe, then joining the front-of-house staff in Minnesota in 2013. She holds a BFA from Western Kentucky University and an MFA from Dell'Arte International in Ensemble-Based Physical Theatre. Kaitlen is a 2011 alumnus of Director's Lab Chicago, a 2014 Princess Grace Award Winner, and a 2016 grant recipient of the Puffin Foundation. During the off-season, she runs the Drama Program at Roseville Area High School. Outside of theater, you can find her reading books on farming and sustainability, fermenting food in the kitchen, tending to her garden and numerous houseplants, or at the dog park.

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Angela McLaughlin

Development and Communications Director

Angela joined the Fringe team in June 2021. She has a background in management and news media communications. She is a former in-house writer, editor, and photographer for Ramona Home Journal in Ramona, Calif., as well as a freelance writer for several publications. Angela is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-River Falls with degrees in English Lit and Professional Writing. She is currently attending Hamline University for a Masters in Nonprofit Management.

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