STAFF
Mary-Mitchell Campbell | Founder and Executive Director | [email protected]
Davinia Troughton | Director of Development and Operations | [email protected]
Abby Gerdts | Director of Programs | [email protected]
Mauricio Salgado | Director of Programs | [email protected]
Lizzy Rainer | Program Coordinator | [email protected]
Alejandro Rodriguez | Program Coordinator | [email protected]
Jayne Usery | Bookkeeper | [email protected]
Sandra Lee | Development Intern | [email protected]
Alfredo Ponce | Graphic Design Intern | [email protected]
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CHAIR: James Matthew Jones | Manager, Community Interests, Exxonmobil
VICE CHAIR: Jaimie Mayer Phinney | Producer; Don’t Eat The Pictures Productions
SECRETARY: Erich Jungwirth | Producer; VoiceChair Productions / General Manager; The Foxwoods Theatre
TREASURER: Charles Court | Senior Level Financial Executive
Sheryl Calabro | Associate, Weil, Gotshal & Manges
Mark Canavera | Associate Director, Child Protection in Crisis Learning Network, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
Suzanne Longley | Major Gifts Prospecting Officer, International Rescue Committee
Linda Dempah | Manager of Strategic Sourcing, Ameriprise Financials
Trupti Doshi | Director of Development, Solar One
Tom FitzGerald | Senior Managing Director, Macquarie Capital (USA)
Caroline Papadatos | Senior Trial Attorney, Crisci, Weiser & McCarthy
Gerald Steichen | Broadway Music Conductor/Music Director
David Turner | Broadway Actor/Composer/Film Maker
Laurie Tvedt | User Experience Director, TandemSeven
HONORARY BOARD
Richard Jay Alexander – Broadway Actor, Director, Producer
Laura Benanti – Tony/Drama Desk/Outer Critics Circle Award-winning Broadway Actress/TV Actress
Sierra Boggess – Broadway.com Audience Award-winning Theater Actress and Soprano Singer
Kristin Chenoweth - Tony/Drama Desk Award-winning Broadway Star/TV & Movie Actress
Gavin Creel - Tony-nominated Broadway Actor/Musician
John Doyle - Tony/Drama Desk Award-winning Broadway Director
Raul Esparza - Tony-nominated Broadway Actor/TV Actor
Cyndi Lauper - Grammy Award-winning Singer/Theater Actress
Stephen Oremus - Drama Desk Award-winning musical director/orchestrator
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ASTEP Spokespeople
Nick Dalton - through ASTEP, Nick has taught dance, puppetry, mask, & circus skills at the Shanti Bhavan School in India, as well as music during Refugee Summer Youth Academy with the IRC. His professional credits include; HAIR(European Tour), HAIRSPRAY (Original Vegas Cast), LEGALLY BLONDE (1st National Tour), New York Musical Theatre Festival (Award Winning TRAILS, GREENWOOD, and DON IMBROGLIO). He is a proud member of the Actors Equity Association and graduate of Western Michigan University.
Seth Numrich – has served with ASTEP as a volunteer and On-Site Administrator since 2005. Most recently, he led a team of volunteers in collaboration with the Incarnation Children’s Center in New York City; a nursing facility for youth with HIV and other cognitive and physical disabilities. Professional credits include: GOLDEN BOY (LCT). WARHORSE (LCT). THE MERCHANT OF VENICE (The Public B’WAY transfer). IPHIGENIA 2.0 (Signature), SLIPPING, BLIND (Rattlestick), TOO MUCH MEMORY (Rising Phoenix Rep), GATES OF GOLD (59E59), DUTCH MASTERS (LAByrinth). He has a BFA from the Juilliard School and is originally from St. Paul, Minnesota.
Tanesha Ross - has always had a passion for helping underprivileged youth, volunteering since Junior High, at after school camps, and Community Centers. Post college she did some studio and television work, including the 1st season of American Idol. She then went on to a successful career in the thriving theatre scene in Seattle, WA. Followed by a move to New York where she landed a role in the Broadway tour of HAIR! She has been honored to be a part of ASTEP for the past 3 years, working in FL, South Africa, and New York. She holds a BM from Cornish College of the Arts, and is currently based out of New York.
