SLO Repertory Theatre announces new members for board of directors

slo repThe San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre (formerly San Luis Obispo Little Theatre) has named eight business and community leaders to its Board of Directors, completing a roster of 15 members for the 2017-2018 Season. All of these new board members have been added within the past year, as the San Luis Obispo Little Theatre made the transition from a volunteer-based community theatre to a nonprofit, professional regional theatre and rebranded as SLO REP.

New board members include:

Ken Craig – President and CEO of Craig Financial Group, Inc. in San Luis Obispo
Michael Howard – Account Executive at KSBY
Carol Kiessig – Retired business owner and dedicated community volunteer Dianne N. Long – retired Cal Poly Professor and active community volunteer Pam Nichter – Retired Investment Services Professional
Deborah Stewart – Tax Manager at Glenn Burdette
Chip Visci – Communications Strategist, Barnett Cox & Associates
Ellie Washington – Marketing & PR, Wilson & Co. Sotheby’s International Realty

These generous new volunteers join the following longtime board members:

Michael Simkins (Board President) – Consultant to educational and nonprofit organizations Jeff Olds (Vice President) – CEO at SLO Life Co. and Jamba Juice Franchise partner Marcia Scott (Secretary) – Director of Nursing and Allied Health at Cuesta College
Jerry Chirpich (Treasurer) – retired executive and community volunteer; and members at large
Matthew Cottle, Senior Director at CCS Fundraising
Richard Luckett, retired PG&E engineer
Wilda Rosene, retired business owner

The SLO REP Board of Directors are a hard-working, community-minded group of volunteers dedicated to raising funds for the artistic and educational programs of the San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre and maintaining the fiscal and administrative health of the organization.

Photo attached of 2017-2018 Board of Directors

Front Row (L to R): Marcia Scott, Wilda Rosene, Dianne Long, Carol Kiessig, Ellie Washington, Pam Nichter. Back Row (L to R): Michael Simkins, Ken Craig, Michael Howard, Matthew Cottle, Jerry Chirpich, Jeff Olds, Chip Visci. (Not pictured: Deborah Stewart and Richard Luckett)