Committees, Chairs and Manuals

KEY:
orange = Advisory Committees

purple = Executive Committee 
black = Subcommittees, Ad Hoc Committees, Interest Groups

Acting

Chair: Kody Jones
Vice Chair: Christina DeCarlo
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Applied Theatre

Chair: Christie Connolly
Vice Chair: Tenika Dye Burgess

Arts Administration

Chair: Marc McIntyre
Vice Chair: Eve Graves
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Auditions

Chair: Marina Hunley-Graham
Vice Chair: Diane DiCroce

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BIPOC/Global Majority

Interest Group
Chair:
Bob Shryock
Chair: Steven Butler

Black Theatre

Chair: Brian Martin
Chair: Yolanda Williams

College & University Division

Chair: Bill Adams
Vice Chair: Amy Chaffee
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Community Theatre Division

Chair: Lynn Nelson
Vice Chair: Gabe Smith
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Cultural Diversity

Chair: Kyla Kazuschyk
Vice Chair: Elizabeth Watkins
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Denise Halbach Scholarship

Scholarship Subcommittee
Coordinator:
Robin Aronson

Design & Technology

Chair: Emily Strickland
Vice Chairs: Kevin Fraizer, Krista Franco
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Development

Chair: Katie Leckenbusch

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Directing

Chair: Molly Claassen
Vice Chair: Kristina McCloskey

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Elected Past President

Elected Past President: Tiza Garland
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Disability Inclusion

Chair: Hannah Williams
Vice Chair: vacant

Faith & Theatre

Chair: Scott Hayes
Vice Chair: Carla Lahey
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Fringe Festival

Chair: Dawn Larsen
Vice Chair: vacant
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Getchell New Play Contest

Playwriting Subcommittee
Chair:
Lauren Ellis

History/Theory/Criticism/Literature

Chair: Sarah McCarroll
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Innovative Playwriting Instruction Award

Playwriting Subcommittee
Chair:
Kimberly Patterson

John Spiegel Theatrical Artist Award

Design & Technology Subcommittee
Chair:
Kevin Fraizer

KEAP (Keynote Emerging Artists of Promise) Award

Chair: Maranda DeBusk
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Leighton M. Ballew Directing Scholarship

Scholarship Subcommittee
Coordinator:
Sally Shirin Story

LGBTQ+ in Theatre

Chair: CJ Bell
Vice Chair: Allie Nichols

Marian A. Smith Scholarship

Scholarship Subcommittee
Coordinator:
Theresa Bush

Movement & Physical Theatre

Chair: Jason Tate
Vice Chair: vacant
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Musical Theatre and Dance

Chair: Susie Pike
Vice Chair: Madia Cooper-Ashirifi
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Past Presidents

Chair: David Wohl
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Personnel Procedures

Chair: Tiza Garland
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President

President: Maegan McNerney Azar
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Playwriting

Chair: Lauren Ellis
Vice Chair: Darren Michael
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Professional Division

Chair: Mark Catlett
Vice Chairs: Katie Proctor, Erika Holmes, Ginger Poole, Lance Culpepper (Outdoor Theatre)
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Publications

Chair: Laura King
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Robert Porterfield Scholarship

Scholarship Subcommittee
Coordinator:
Holly Derr

Scholarships

Chair: Theresa Bush
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Secondary School Division

Chair: Harry Culpepper
Vice Chair: Matthew Ward
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Secretary

Secretary: Ginger Poole
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Small Theatre Program

Chair: Michael Williams
Vice Chair: Jessica Gaffney
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Stage Management

Chair: John Spiegel
Vice Chair: Casey Hagwood
Vice Chair: Stacy Blackburn
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State Representatives

Kristy Meanor (AL), Marci Duncan (FL), Ian Andersen (GA), Jeremy Kisling (KY), Tim Matheny (MS), Mia Self (NC), Jack Benjamin (SC), Anne Swedberg (TN), David Becker (VA), T. Fulton Burns (WV)
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Steve Bayless Undergraduate Scholarship

Scholarship Subcommittee
Coordinator: 
Steven Butler

Strategic Planning

Chair: Kris Rau McIntyre
Vice Chair: Adanma Barton
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Student & Emerging Artists

Interest Group
Facilitator:
Kyla Kazuschyk
Facilitator: Jehan Hormazdi

Teachers Institute

Chair: Elaine Malone
Vice Chair: Elizabeth Watkins
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10-Minute Play Festival

Playwriting Subcommittee
Chair:
Lauren Ellis
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Theatre for Youth Division

Chair: Octavia Biggs
Vice Chair: Rebecca Yeager
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Tom Behm Award

Theatre for Youth Subcommittee
Chair:
Kara Kindall

Vice President of Administration

VP: Kris McIntyre
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Vice President of Divisions

VP: Lynn Nelson
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Vice President of Equity & Inclusion

VP: Adanma Barton

Vice President of Finance

VP: Annette Grevious
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Vice President of Services

VP: Neno Russell

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Vice President of States

VP: Jeremy Kisling
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Voice & Speech

Chair: Ryan Long
Vice Chair: Matt Greenberg
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William E. Wilson Scholarship

Scholarship Subcommittee
Coordinator:
Harry Culpepper

Women in Theatre

Chair: Rowen Haigh
Chair: Keyanna Alexander

Young Scholars Award

H/T/C/L Subcommittee
Chair:
Sarah McCarroll

* Manuals not currently on the website are in the process of being updated.

Organization Liaisons

AACT (American Association of Community Theatre): Quiana Clark-Roland

AATE (American Alliance of Theatre and Education): Alexis Truitt

EdTA (Educational Theatre Association): Julie Theobald

KCACTF (Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival): Lisa Abbott

SCEA (Southeast Center for Education in the Arts): Laurie Melnik

TYA/USA (Theatre for Young Audiences): Jonathan Chapman

USITT (United States Institute for Theatre Technology): Lea Asbell-Swanger

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