Dear EST Family,
We hope you are enjoying the last few weeks of summer.
In keeping up with Equity & Justice Report by RKG (See pages 33- 35) and our goal of Transparency at all levels of the company, you will find our second Board Community Newsletter below.
We are excited to introduce to you our new Transition Manager Adriana Borzellino and our new General Manager Derrick Byars.
We have voted in Eddie Boroevich as our Board Secretary.
After years of dedicated Board service, and support that he has given to EST, we are happy to announce that we have made Jerry Zaks a Board member for life. (Emeritus).
For those who may not know, a Board Member Emeritus shall be entitled to receive all written notices and information which are provided to the Board of Directors, and attend as many meetings as they choose. The Emeritus shall not be subject to any attendance policy, counted in determining if a quorum is present at a meeting, entitled to hold office, or entitled to vote at any board meeting. Jerry, as an Emeritus Board of Directors, will also continue to be listed on our letterhead and website.
We are continuing our search for potential future Board members. To help build out existing skill sets within the current Board membership, we are especially interested in prospective candidates with experience in the following areas: finance, and investing, development and fundraising, marketing, operations, human resources, equity/diversity and inclusion, real estate and/or contracting. This is not meant to be an exhaustive list and we welcome your suggestions. Please send any names and contact information of people who you feel would make great future candidates for our company here: Boarddevelopment@ensemblestudiotheatre.org
We encourage you to read the selected page numbers that we present to you from our report. If you have any questions regarding this newsletter or any section of the reading materials listed above, please do not hesitate to email us at Boarddevelopment@ensemblestudiotheatre.org and we will get back to you as soon as we can.
*Please note that your questions will be brought to the BDC & Board and together as a whole we will answer any questions you may have*
Sincerely,
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Board of Directors:
Eddie Boroevich*
Erin Cherry*
Ilena George
Robert Isaacson
Bob Jaffe*
Russell G. Jones
Kenneth Mandel*
Denaka Perry
Shawn Randall*
Jerry Zaks*
Janet Zarish*
Officers:
Interim Artistic Director : Graeme Gillis*
Interim Board Chair: Donna Ward
Treasurer, Chairman Emeritus: G.H. Deniston Jr*
Assistant Treasurer: Kelli Lynn Harrison
Members Council Co-Chairs: Kelli Lynn Harrison* & Sharina Martin*