Ms. Saunders-Thompson is President & CEO of D.d.Saunders & Associates, Inc., a comprehensive fine arts advisory firm; Co-Founder of PlayRight Performing Arts Center, Inc., a non-profit arts organization in Atlanta, Georgia; and on the Board of Trustees for Dance/USA. Formerly she was Business Manager for The Malone Group, Inc. a non-profit arts organization in Washington, D.C., and for nearly 18 years was a Professor and Theater Manager at Howard University.