Shakespeare's Associates Board of Directors

Dr. Philip Manwell
Chairman of the Board / Livermore

• Dean of Academic Services, Las Positas College, Livermore
• Education:
  • Bachelor of Music, Masters of Science and Doctoral Studies, The Juilliard School
  • Doctor of Education, University of San Francisco
  • Diplomas (organ and composition), The Paris Conservatory
• Soloist, Chamber Player, and Conductor through US, Europe, Canada, Australia, and the Far East
• Recordings (Orion, Musical Heritage, Nonesuch)
• Radio (NBC, Austrian National Radio, BBC)
• Television (Public Broadcasting)
• Appearances (US and Europe)
• Music and Humanities Faculty, Las Positas College since 1986
• Administrator, Las Positas College since 2002
  

Lisa A. Tromovitch
President / Producing Artistic Director / Livermore

• Theater Director, nineteen (19) years professional experience, seven states
• Fifteen (15) years management experience non-profit performing arts
• Faculty, University of the Pacific, Dept. of Theatre Arts
• Education:
  • MFA in Directing, Meadows School of the Arts, SMU
  • BA, Magna cum laude, Dartmouth College, Phi Beta Kappa
• Chair, Training Committee, Shakespeare Theatre Association of America
• Volunteer experience includes:
  • Executive Committee of Board of Directors, Bangor Convention & Visitors Bureau
  • Founding Chair, Bangor Region Arts Council
  • Selection Committee, Playwrights Foundation, Bay Area Playwrights Festival
  • Board of Directors, Dartmouth Club of Greater San Francisco

Peggy Riley
Personnel Committee / Dramaturg / Livermore

• English Faculty Emeritus, 25 years teaching English, Las Positas College
• Education:
  • MA in English, University of California at Berkeley
  • MA in History, Montana State University at Bozeman
  • BA in English, University of California at Berkeley
• Volunteer experience includes:
  • Bard Talks, California Shakespeare Festival
  • Dramaturg, Valley Shakespeare Festival
  • Dramaturg, Las Positas College Theater Department
  • Las Positas College Angels for the Performing Arts

Katie Marcel
Chief Financial Officer / Livermore

• Assistant Director, Livermore Downtown, Inc.
• City of Livermore Commission for the Arts
• Actor, Musical Theater Performer, various venues in NYC, 1997-2002
• Associate Talent Manager, Vanguard Management NYC, 2000-2002
• Education:
  • BA in Theater Arts, Santa Clara University
  • Musical Theater Workshop, CAP 21
  • Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, 1996

Elizabeth E. Trutner, Esq.
Secretary / Personnel Committee / Livermore

• Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust, and Probate Law
• Certified by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization since 1995
• Principal in the firm of Fraser, Hartwell & Trutner
• Member, Eastern Alameda County Bar Association
• Member, Alameda County Bar Association
• Member, State Bar of California (Member of the Probate and Estate Planning Section)
• Past President, Tri-Valley Estate Planning Council
• Education:
  • Bachelor of Arts, University of California at Davis
  • Graduated with honors, San Francisco Law School

Chuck Hartwig

• Manager and Research Scientist, Sandia National Laboratories for 34 years
  
• Past President, Livermore Cultural Arts Council (7 years)
  
• Board Member-At-Large, Livermore Cultural Arts Council
  
• Member, Past President, Del Valle Fine Arts
  
• Board Member, Livermore Branch of the Pacific Chamber Symphony
  
• Member, Past Director, Livermore Rotary Club
  
• Member and Past President, Board of Directors, Livermore/Granada Boosters
  
• Member, Livermore Speakers Series Organizational Committee
  
• Member, Board of Directors of the Livermore Amador Valley League of Women Voters
  
• Education:
  • BSEE - Stanford University
  • MSEE - University of Southern California
  • Ph.D. Physics - University of Southern California
    
• Shakespeare's Associates Advisory Board

Russ Marcel, ex officio
Program Director, Education / Livermore

• Educator/Director, Theatre Arts
• Teacher: Shakespeare, British Literature
• Teacher: Acting at Bellarmine College Preparatory, San Jose
  
• Theatre Director/Actor, 11 years professional experience
  • Bay Area, New York City, London
• Director of Development, Renegade Theatre Experience, 2003-2004
• Education:
  • BA in Theatre Arts, Santa Clara University
  • Graduate, London Academy of Music & Dramatic Arts (LAMDA)
  • First Year Classical Acting Program

Shakespeare's Associates Advisory Board

Barbara Mertes

• Board of Trustes, Chabot/Las Positas Community College District
  
• Board of Directors, ValleyCare Health System
  
• Secretary, Board of Directors, Livermore Chamber of Commerce
  
• Education:
  
  • BA University of California, Berkeley
    
  • MA San Francisco State University
    
  • PhD University of California, Berkeley

Jim Ott

• President and CEO, UNCLE Credit Union
• Adjunct English professor, Las Positas College
  
• Past President, Livermore Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
• Founding member, Las Positas College Foundation
  
• Board of Trustees, Pleasanton Unified School District

Ken Ross

• Faculty, Theater Arts Department, Las Positas College

Ken Schretzmann

• Film Editor, Pixar Animation Studios
  
• BA in Communications, Syracuse University
  
• 20 years experience in post production, including features, TV and trailers
  
• Credits include Cars, Monsters, Inc., Men in Black, and Get Shorty

Lynn Seppala

• President of Livermore board, Pacific Chamber Symphony
• Board Member, Las Positas College Foundation
• Board Member, Friends of the Vineyards

Rachel Snedecor

• CEO, Livermore Downtown, Inc.