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Ann Smith

Chair
Oak Bluffs, MA
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John Henry

Vice Chair
Weston, MA
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Amy Zell Ellsworth

Secretary
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Douglas Keith

Treasurer
Eliot, ME
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Christal Brown

Middlebury, VT
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Taylor Ho Bynum

Hanover, NH/New Haven, CT
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Iván Espinoza-Madrigal

Boston, MA
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Geoff Hargadon

Boston, MA
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Min Jung Kim

New Britain, CT
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Ginnie Lupi

Concord, NH
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Karen Mittelman

Montpelier, VT
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Barbara Murphy

Burlington, VT
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Chip Newell

Portland, ME
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Kristina Newman-Scott

Brooklyn, NY
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Julie Richard

Augusta, ME
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Randall Rosenbaum

Providence, RI
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Elizabeth Shapiro

Hartford, CT
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Lawrence Simpson

Boston, MA
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Pamela Tatge

Becket, MA
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Ted Wendell

Milton, MA
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Marco Werman

Cambridge, MA
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Lisa Wong

Boston, MA
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Carrie Zaslow

Providence, RI
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Advisory Council

Sandra Burton

Co-Chair
Williamstown, MA
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David Howse

Co-Chair
Boston, MA
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Sara Coffey

Guilford, VT
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Shoshona Currier

Lewiston, ME
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Molly Davies

Stowe, VT
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Pamela Diamantis

Manchester, NH
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Ana Flores

Charlestown, RI
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Stephanie Fortunato

Providence, RI
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Felicia Knight

Scarborough, ME
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Liana Krupp

Boston, MA
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Angie Lane

Concord, NH
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Alyce Lee

Boston, MA
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Denise Menton

New York, NY
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Frank Mitchell

Hartford, CT
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Jacob Padrón

New Haven, CT
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Anita Walker

Boston, MA
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Staff

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Morganna Becker

Program Associate, CreativeGround
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Kamaria Carrington

Program Coordinator, Public Art
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Jug Chokshi

Director of Finance and Administration
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Rodrigo DelaTorre

Finance Manager
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Cathy Edwards

Executive Director
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Falyn Elhard

Program Associate, New England Presenting & Touring
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Steven Fenton

Senior Manager, Human Resources & Executive Affairs
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Jeffrey Filiault

Communications Officer
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Indira Goodwine

Program Director, Dance
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Kristin Gregory

Program Manager, Dance
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Daniela Jacobson

Program Manager, New England Presenting & Touring; Accessibility Coordinator
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Meena Malik

Program Manager, Theater
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Cheri Opperman

Grants Manager, Dance
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Adrienne Petrillo

Program Director, New England Presenting & Touring, Center Stage
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Jane Preston

Deputy Director
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Dee Schneidman

Program Director, Research & Creative Economy
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Derek Schwartz

Program Associate, Theater
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Sarah Silva

Development Coordinator
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Abby Southwell

Technology & Data Director
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Kelsey Spitalny

Program Officer, Center Stage
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Janusz Sulanowski

Finance Associate
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Quita Sullivan

Program Director, Theater
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Kim Szeto

Program Director, Public Art
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Sharon Timmel

Development Director
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Elizabeth Timmerman

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Ann Wicks

Communications Director
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Annie Yang-Perez

Executive Affairs & Special Projects Officer
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Ann Smith

Chair
Oak Bluffs, MA
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John Henry

Vice Chair
Weston, MA
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Amy Zell Ellsworth

Secretary
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Douglas Keith

Treasurer
Eliot, ME
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Christal Brown

Middlebury, VT
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Taylor Ho Bynum

Hanover, NH/New Haven, CT
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Iván Espinoza-Madrigal

Boston, MA
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Geoff Hargadon

Boston, MA
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Min Jung Kim

New Britain, CT
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Ginnie Lupi

Concord, NH
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Karen Mittelman

Montpelier, VT
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Barbara Murphy

Burlington, VT
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Chip Newell

Portland, ME
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Kristina Newman-Scott

Brooklyn, NY
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Julie Richard

Augusta, ME
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Randall Rosenbaum

Providence, RI
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Elizabeth Shapiro

Hartford, CT
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Lawrence Simpson

Boston, MA
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Pamela Tatge

Becket, MA
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Ted Wendell

Milton, MA
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Marco Werman

Cambridge, MA
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Lisa Wong

Boston, MA
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Carrie Zaslow

Providence, RI
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Sandra Burton

Co-Chair
Williamstown, MA
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David Howse

Co-Chair
Boston, MA
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Sara Coffey

Guilford, VT
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Shoshona Currier

Lewiston, ME
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Molly Davies

Stowe, VT
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Pamela Diamantis

Manchester, NH
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Ana Flores

Charlestown, RI
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Stephanie Fortunato

Providence, RI
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Felicia Knight

Scarborough, ME
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Liana Krupp

Boston, MA
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Angie Lane

Concord, NH
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Alyce Lee

Boston, MA
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A woman with long brown hair and blue rimmed glasses wearing a white shirt.

Denise Menton

New York, NY
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A man poses in front of a wall with text on it.

Frank Mitchell

Hartford, CT
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A head shot of a man smiling, wearing a navy overcoat and sitting outside.

Jacob Padrón

New Haven, CT
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A woman with medium length hair wearing a red dress and a bold chunky necklace.

Anita Walker

Boston, MA
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Morganna Becker

Program Associate, CreativeGround
617-951-0010 x535
mbecker@nefa.org
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Kamaria Carrington

Program Coordinator, Public Art
617-951-0010 x532
kcarrington@nefa.org
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Jug Chokshi

Director of Finance and Administration
617-951-0010
jchokshi@nefa.org
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Rodrigo DelaTorre

Finance Manager
617-951-0010 x533
rdelatorre@nefa.org
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Cathy wears a pink top and smiles

Cathy Edwards

Executive Director
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A person wearing a black top with a silver pendant. They are smiling at the camera.

Falyn Elhard

Program Associate, New England Presenting & Touring
617-951-0010 x538
felhard@nefa.org
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A man with short red hair wears blue rimmed glasses and a plaid shirt.

Steven Fenton

Senior Manager, Human Resources & Executive Affairs
617-951-0010 x243
sfenton@nefa.org
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Jeffrey Filiault

Communications Officer
617-951-0010 x515
jfiliault@nefa.org
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In a dress, a woman poses and smiles,

Indira Goodwine

Program Director, Dance
617-951-0010 x512
igoodwine@nefa.org
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Woman with long hair smiles

Kristin Gregory

Program Manager, Dance
617-951-0010 x521
kgregory@nefa.org
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Woman in a purple top and lipstick smiles.

Daniela Jacobson

Program Manager, New England Presenting & Touring; Accessibility Coordinator
617-951-0010 x528
djacobson@nefa.org
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Meena Malik

Program Manager, Theater
617-951-0010 x516
mmalik@nefa.org
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Cheri smiles in front of a gray background

Cheri Opperman

Grants Manager, Dance
617-951-0010 x524
copperman@nefa.org
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A woman with brown bobbed hair wears a black and green jacket with yellow flowers

Adrienne Petrillo

Program Director, New England Presenting & Touring, Center Stage
617-951-0010 x527
apetrillo@nefa.org
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Jane Preston

Deputy Director
617-951-0010 x520
jpreston@nefa.org
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Dee Schneidman

Program Director, Research & Creative Economy
617-951-0010 x530
dschneidman@nefa.org
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A young man with a short beard and glasses; the backdrop includes the trees of Boston Common and buildings in Back Bay.

Derek Schwartz

Program Associate, Theater
617-951-0010 x537
dschwartz@nefa.org
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Sarah Silva

Development Coordinator
ssilva@nefa.org
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Abby Southwell

Technology & Data Director
617-951-0010 x522
asouthwell@nefa.org
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Kelsey smiles in a striped shirt

Kelsey Spitalny

Program Officer, Center Stage
617-951-0010 x529
kcolcord@nefa.org
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A young man with a short beard wearing a purple sweater.

Janusz Sulanowski

Finance Associate
617-951-0010 x517
jsulanowski@nefa.org
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Quita smiles with her arms crossed over her lap.

Quita Sullivan

Program Director, Theater
617-951-0010 x531
qsullivan@nefa.org
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Woman in green smiles in a studio space

Kim Szeto

Program Director, Public Art
617-951-0010 x518
kzeto@nefa.org
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A woman with long straight hair and wearing a green top against a neutral backdrop

Sharon Timmel

Development Director
stimmel@nefa.org
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Elizabeth Timmerman

617-951-0010 x525
etimmerman@nefa.org
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Ann Wicks

Communications Director
617-951-0010 x534
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Annie Yang-Perez

Executive Affairs & Special Projects Officer
617-951-0010 x539
ayangperez@nefa.org
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