Board of Trustees
The Rose Theater’s board of trustees steers the theater toward a sustainable future by overseeing the legal and fiscal management and the strategic planning of The Rose as a nonprofit organization. In addition to ensuring the theater has sufficient resources to achieve its mission, the members of the board of trustees also act as advocates for The Rose throughout the community.
Board of Trustees Officers
| MICHELLE SMITHBERG | President |
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| BILL STOTT | Past President |
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| DEBORA WISNESKI | President Elect |
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| PAUL TRANISI | VP of Marketing/Development |
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| MAUREEN ERECKSON | VP of Finance |
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| JENNIFER PETERSEN | Production/Education |
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| TROY ROMERO | Secretary/By-Laws |
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| ALLISON BALUS | Ex-Officio Non-Voting Member |
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| AMY RYAN | Foundation Representative |
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Board Members
| MARANDA ADAMS | |
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| JEN BARTHOLOMEW | |
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| KANYON CHISM | |
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| DR. KERRY-ANN ESCAYG | |
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| KATHERINE MACHOLMES | |
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| MERRI MELVIN | |
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| DIVYAPRAKASH (DP) MODI | |
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| DORIS MOORE | |
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| MEGAN HORN | |
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| GENNEAN SCOTT | |
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| THOMAS SOWINSKI | |
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| JOANNA SWANSON | |
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| JOHN TINIUS | |
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| SARAH WELLER | |
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Rose Theater Staff
Executive Staff
| MATT GUTSCHICK | Artistic Director |
| HE/HIM/HIS | (402) 502-4618 |
| mattg@rosetheater.org | |
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| JULIE WALKER | Managing Director |
| SHE/HER/HERS | (402) 502-4622 |
| juliew@rosetheater.org | |
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Administrative Staff
| JANELLE KUPKA | HR Director |
| SHE/HER/HERS | 402-502-4635 |
| janellek@rosetheater.org | |
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| LIZ LARSON | Finance Director |
| SHE/HER/HERS | 402-502-4626 |
| lizl@rosetheater.org | |
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| KORI RADLOFF | Marketing Director |
| SHE/HER/HERS | 402-502-4641 |
| korir@rosetheater.org | |
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| AUDREY WARDIAN | Marketing Associate |
| SHE/HER/HERS | audreyw@rosetheater.org |
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| ZACHARY PACHOL | Marketing Associate |
| HE/HIM/HIS | zacharyp@rosetheater.org |
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| MANDY ALEKSIAK | Audience Services Director |
| SHE/HER/HERS | 402-502-4637 |
| mandya@rosetheater.org | |
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| CICI GRUBER | Audience Services Manager |
| SHE/HER/HERS | 402-502-4625 |
| cicig@rosetheater.org | |
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| JEY NELSON | Box Office Staff |
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| EMMA BUDA | Box Office Assistant |
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| ROSE EVANGELINE | Box Office Staff |
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| LINDY GLENN | School & Class Coordinator |
| SHE/HER/HERS | 402-502-4638 |
| lindyg@rosetheater.org | |
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| MARY HUBL | Grants Manager |
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| VIC GUTMAN | Development Consultant |
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| LISA WINTON | Development Specialist |
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| KATHY TYREE | Director of Strategy & Community Impact |
| SHE/HER/HERS | 402-502-4620 |
| kathyt@rosetheater.org | |
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Facilities Staff
| SCOTT KUPKA | Facility Director |
| HE/HIM/HIS | 402-502-4631 |
| scottk@rosetheater.org | |
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| MICHELLE CLARK | Facility Staff |
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| HUBERT CLARK | Facility Staff |
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Education Staff
* indicates Company Member
| JACKIE KAPPES* | Education Director & Teaching Artist |
| SHE/HER/HERS | jackiek@rosetheater.org |
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| AUBREY FINK | Director of Musical Theater and Dance |
| SHE/HER/HERS | 402-502-4633 |
| aubreyf@rosetheater.org | |
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| STEPHANIE JACOBSON* | Early Childhood Director & Teaching Artist |
| SHE/HER/HERS | 402-502-4647 |
| stephj@rosetheater.org | |
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| BIANNAH PEJI-PALM* | Rose Studios Manager |
| SHE/HER/HERS | 402-502-4617 |
| biannahp@rosetheater.org | |
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| JAY HAYDEN* | Director of Teen Programming & Teaching Artist |
| THEY/THEM/THEIRS | 402-502-4624 |
| jayh@rosetheater.org | |
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| MICHAEL JAMES* | Director of Youth Productions & Associate Director of Musical Theater Education |
| HE/HIM/HIS | 402-502-4634 |
| michaelj@rosetheater.org | |
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| BRIAN GUEHRING* | Literary Manager & Playwright-in-Residence |
| HE/HIM/HIS | 402-502-4612 |
| briang@rosetheater.org | |
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| MIMI LAWRY | Competition Dance Director |
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| DAVID NUNO | Associate Director of Musical Theater & Dance |
| HE/HIM/HIS | davidn@rosetheater.org |
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| FRAN SILLAU* | Director of Accessibility |
| HE/HIM/HIS | 402-502-4613 |
| frans@rosetheater.org | |
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| ZOELLA SNEED* | Director of School-Based Programming |
| SHE/HER/HERS | zoellas@rosetheater.org |
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| NATALIE HANSON* | Teaching Artist |
| SHE/HER/HERS | natalieh@rosetheater.org |
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| ELIZABETH PELLER* | Teaching Artist |
| SHE/HER/HERS | elizabethp@rosetheater.org |
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| MYKALA BAZZELL* | Teaching Artist |
| SHE/HER/HERS | mykalab@rosetheater.org |
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| RACHEL SMART | Teaching Artist Fellow |
| SHE/HER/HERS | rachels@rosetheater.org |
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| BREANNA MACK | Teaching Artist Fellow |
| SHE/HER/HERS | breannam@rosetheater.org |
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| MARCUS BUTTEWEILER | Teaching Artist |
| HE/HIM/HIS | marcusb@rosetheater.org |
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| ERIN O'HARA | Teaching Artist Fellow |
| SHE/HER/HERS | erino@rosetheater.org |
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| DONOVAUGHN DANIELS | Teaching Artist |
| donovaughnd@rosetheater.org | |
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| ROBIN FRANCO | Rose Studios Desk Attendant |
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| ALEX VANENBERG | Rose Studios Desk Attendant |
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| JULES LOGUE | Rose Studios Desk Attendant |
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| MEGHAN WITTE | Rose Studios Desk Attendant |
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| JEN LEMPKE | Rose Studios Desk Attendant |
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| ELIZABETH GOCEK | Rose Studios Desk Attendant |
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| GRACE LUIS | Rose Studios Desk Attendant |
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Outreach Staff
* indicates Company Member
| ISAIAH RUIZ | Director of CommUNITY Connections |
| HE/HIM/HIS | 402-502-4636 |
| isaiahr@rosetheater.org | |
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| CARINA DuMARCE* | Associate Director of CommUNITY Connections |
| THEY/THEM/THEIRS | 402-502-4645 |
| carinad@rosetheater.org | |
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| DORIETTE JORDAN | CommUNITY Connections Coordinator |
| SHE/HER/HERS | 402-502-4627 |
| doriettej@rosetheater.org | |
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Artistic/Production Staff
| SARAH BUCK | Director of Production |
| SHE/HER/HERS | 402-502-4648 |
| sarahb@rosetheater.org | |
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| MEGHAN BOUCHER | Resident Stage Manager |
| SHE/HER/HERS | meghanb@rosetheater.org |
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| ZACH KLOPPENBORG | Costume & Makeup Director |
| HE/HIM/HIS | 402-502-4614 |
| zachk@rosetheater.org | |
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| KATIE GREVE | Costume Shop Manager |
| SHE/HER/HERS | 402-502-4614 |
| katieg@rosetheater.org | |
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| JACKSON CURTRIGHT | Technical Director & Master Carpenter |
| HE/HIM/HIS | 402-342-5119 |
| jacksonc@rosetheater.org | |
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| DEVON DENN-YOUNG | Props Mistress |
| SHE/HER/HERS | 402-502-4646 |
| devond@rosetheater.org | |
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| TRENT GROOMS | Scenic Charge Artist |
| 402-342-5119 | |
| trentg@rosetheater.org | |
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| MATT BENES | Resident Lighting Designer & Lead Electrician |
| HE/HIM/HIS | 402-502-4642 |
| mattb@rosetheater.org | |
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| CHRISTY HERNANDEZ | Resident Sound Designer & Audio Engineer |
| SHE/HER/HERS | christyh@rosetheater.org |
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| REN WALTHER | General Production Technician |
| SHE/HE/THEY | renw@rosetheater.org |
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| SIERRA SMITH | Lighting/Audio Apprentice |
| SHE/HER/HERS | sierras@rosetheater.org |
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| ERIN McNELEY-PHELPS | Stage Management Apprentice |
| erinm@rosetheater.org | |
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