Staff
Artistic Director | Peter C. Brosius
Managing Director | Kimberly Motes
Executive Assistant | Jen Johnsen
Artistic
The Acting Company | Gerald Drake, Dean Holt, Rajané Katurah, Autumn Ness, Reed Sigmund
Music Director | Victor Zupanc
Performing Apprentice | Rue Norman
Generation Now Fellow | Patric Verrone
Production
Director of Production | Ellen Baker
Production Stage Manager | Jenny R. Friend
Stage Managers | Kathryn Sam Houkom, Todd Kalina, Stacy McIntosh, Nate Stanger, Chris Schweiger
Howard University Stage Management Fellow | Cortney Gilliam
Production Management Fellow | Tina Hermosillo
Student Actor Supervisor | Bridget Brooks
UnitedHealth Group Master Stage Carpenter | Ann Segar Snyder
Cargill Master Stage Carpenter | Charles Fillmore
Run Crew | Jeremy Ellarby, Pam Humphrey, Melissa Johnson, Andrea Krist, Rick A. McAllister, and David Pisa
Technical Director | Adriane L. Heflin
Assistant Technical Director | Kelly Pursley
Master Carpenter | Bradley Holmes
Carpenter/Drafter | Paul Barnes
Carpenters/Welders | Matt Arcand, Steve Kath, Dan Norman, Kris Paulson
Charge Artist | Mary Novodvorsky
Costume Director | Amy Kitzhaber
Cutter/Drapers | Mary Gore, Alexandra Gould
First Hands | Carol Lane, Jody Rosquist
Crafts Artisans | Randy J. Rowoldt
Painter/Dyer/Crafts Artisan |Mattie Ernst
Head Wig & Make-Up Artisan | Emma Gustafson
Wardrobe Supervisor | Andi Soehren
Wardrobe Assistant | Jennifer Probst, Emily Jannusch
Props Director | Sue Brockman
Props Artisans | Katie Albright, Christopher Engstrom, Amy J. Reddy
Lighting & Video Director | Matthew Gross
Master Electrician | David A. Horn
Staff Electrician | Carl Schoenborn
Light Board Operator | Steven Bates
Sound Director | Sten Severson
Master Sound Engineer/UnitedHealth Group Stage Sound Board Operator |Rick Berger
Deck Audio Technician | Ryan Healey
Education
Director of Education |Ann Joseph-Douglas
Theatre Arts Training Manager | Amanda Espinoza
School Engagement Coordinator | Karli Jenkins
Resident Teaching Artist | Kiko Laureano
Education Fellow | Claire Chenoweth
Neighborhood Bridges Founder |Jack Zipes
Teaching Artists | Alex Hagen, Andrew Fleser, Anne Sawyer, Bre’Elle Erickson, Chris Zappa, Claire Chenoweth, David Hanzal, Dominic Rogers, Eli Sibley, Hawken Paul, Jack Stetler, Jeffrey Nolan, Jen Scott, Jesse Schmitz-Boyd, Johanna Gorman Baer, Kaylee Fondre, Kiko Laureano, Laura Delventhal, Lauren Strauss, Laurie Flannigan Hegge, Maggie Cramer, Megan Kelly Hubbell, Melissa Trentacoste, Natalie Novacek, Natavia Lewis, Neco Pacheaco, Nick Hustead, Stephen Oberhardt, Sara Sawyer, Sarah Arnold, Talia Fittante, Tally Lee, Wesley Hortenbach, Willis Weinstein
ACT One
Director of Community Partnerships and Inclusion | Michael Winn
LGBTQ Community Liaison | Cat Hammond
ASL Interpreters |Elly Carpenter, Cheryl Fielitz, Lauri Krouse, Jules Lehto, Elizabeth Bonderson, Evonne Bilotta-Burke, Laura Becker, Tracy Villinski
Audio Describers | Elana Centor, Connie Fullerman, Rick Jacobson, Laurie Pape Hadley, Laura Wiebers
Administration
Director of Plays for New Audiences | Deb Sherrer
Facility Systems Manager | Anthony White
Safety and Security Supervisor | Adam Scarpello
Safety and Security Associates | Anna Fremont, Aster Kander, Jack Stetler, and Jori Walton
Human Resources
Director of Human Resources |Andrew Robertson
Finance
Director of Finance | Jill Jensen
Payroll and Benefits Administrator | Senait Asfaha
Accounting Associate | Libbie Bonnett
Development
Director of Development | Katie Nelsen, CFRE
Associate Director of Development, Institutional Giving |Jill Underwood
Donor Communications and Special Events Manager | Suzy Q. Piper
Corporate Engagement Manager | Ranosha Coffelt
Development Data Assistant | Katlyn Moser
Marketing & Communications
Director of Marketing and Communications | Chad Peterson
Senior Communications Manager | Melissa Ferlaak
Marketing Manager | Regina Hanson
Design & Digital Manager | Kaitlin Randolph
Marketing and Design Fellow | Adán Varela
Audience Services
Tessitura System Administrator | Leif Jurgensen
Ticket Operations Manager | Meghan Sherer
Ticket Office Supervisor | Annie Crepeau
Ticketing Performance Supervisor | Sarah Lockwood
Ticketing Associates | Laura Bretheim, Andrew Gaffes, Sara Gasser, Theodore Kidd, Carrington Nowak, Esteban Rodriguez, Yoko Vue
Patron Experience Manager | Josephine Yang
Front of House Performance Supervisors | Gwendolyn Glessner, Katie Johns, Tess Rada
Front of House Associates | Marion Anderson, Stephanie Bertumen, Meg Breithaupt, Katherine Collins, Anna Fremont, Patti Gaurkee, Meghann Masters, Sara Klaphake, Suzie Robinson, Rebekkah Schultz, Genia Voitsekhovskaya, Jori Walton, Chris Wik
Acting Company
Children’s Theatre Company is one of few professional regional theatres to employ a full-time professional resident acting company. CTC’s accomplished acting company is comprised of Gerald Drake, Dean Holt, Rajane Katurah, Autumn Ness, and Reed Sigmund.
CTC acting company members, all members of Actors Equity Association, were hand-selected for their talent and versatility and are cast in CTC productions throughout the season.
Board of Directors
Officers:
Chair: Todd Noteboom | Partner, STINSON LLP
Vice Chair: Joe Keeley | CEO & Co-Founder, JustiFi Technologies
Vice Chair: Silvia Perez | Vice President and General Manager, 3M – Medical Solutions Division
Vice Chair: Meredith Tutterow | Chief Commercial Officer, CURiO Brands
Secretary: Morgan Burns | Partner, Faegre Drinker
Treasurer: Doug Parish | Community Leader
Members:
Stef Adams | Principal, Director of Client Service and Marketing, Peregrine
Kelly Baker | Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer, Pentair
Tomme Beevas | CEO, Pimento Jamaican Kitchen and Pimento Relief Services
Ellen Bendel-Stenzel, MD | Senior Associate Consultant Neonatal Medicine, Mayo Clinic
Rob Birdsong | Managing Director, Accenture
Michael Blum | Vice President & Assistant General Counsel, STANLEY Security, Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
Amanda Brinkman | Chief Brand and Communications Officer, Deluxe Corporation
Rob Cain | Partner, McKinsey & Company
Joe Carroll | Senior Vice President, U.S. Bank
Jodi Chu | Chief Financial Officer, Chu Vision Institute
Pete Diessner | President, Kraus-Anderson Realty and Development Cos.
Amol Dixit | Director, G–Works Venture Studio, General Mills, & Owner and Founder, Hot Indian Foods
Lucy Clark Dougherty | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Polaris Industries
Ben Eklo | Chief Financial Officer, UnitedHealthcare Medicare & Retirement, UnitedHealthcare
Meredith Englund | Chief Operating Officer, Carbon Origins
Bob Frenzel | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Xcel Energy
Kathy Ganley | Director, Mason Lane Art Advisor
John W. Geelan | General Counsel and Secretary, Piper Sandler
Andy Gorski | Vice President of Brand, Segment and Promotional Marketing, Best Buy
Conor Green | Partner, TT Capital Partners
Lili Hall | President and CEO, KNOCK, Inc.
Maria Hemsley | Community Leader
Andy Ho | Principal, Deloitte
Hoyt Hsiao | President and CEO, Shaw-Lundquist Associates, Inc.
Dominic Iannazzo | Partner, Strategy and Transactions, Ernst & Young
Kate Kelly | Regional President, Minnesota, PNC Bank
Chad Larsen | Partner, Realtor, Berg Larsen Group of Coldwell Banker Burnet
Anne M. Lockner | Partner, Robins Kaplan LLP
Mary Loeffelholz | Vice President, Airport Customer Service, MSP, Delta
Trisha London | Community Leader
Kelly Miller | Executive Director, J.P. Morgan Private Bank
Sonny Miller | Partner, Dorsey & Whitney
George Montague | Nuwellis, Inc., Chief Financial Officer
Jeb Myers | President, Cristo Rey Jesuit High School
Thor Nelson | Chief Operating Officer, Aspen Waste
Nnamdi Njoku | President, Mechanical Circulatory Support, Medtronic
Amanda Norman | Community Leader
Angela Pennington | Community Leader
Maria Reamer | Community Leader
Craig Samitt | ITO Advisors, CEO and Founder
Chris Schermer | CEO, SCHERMER
Noreen Sedgeman | Shareholder, Winthrop & Weinstine
Wendy Skjerven | Vice President, Corporate Secretary and Group General Counsel, Travelers
Dr. Anne Stavney | Head of School, The Blake School
Steve Thompson | Community Leader
David Van Benschoten | Shareholder, The Advocate Group
Adebisi Wilson | Partner, Ward & Wilson, P.C.
Erik Wordelman | Partner, Spencer Stuart
Kashi Yoshikawa | Senior Vice President, Wells Fargo
Mike Zechmeister | Chief Financial Officer, C.H. Robinson
Lifetime Board Members:
Mary Lou Dasburg
Topsy Simonson