Charlie Deull serves on The Hunger Project’s Global Board as the Audit Committee Chair. He is the Executive Vice President and Director of Clark Transfer, Inc., the leader in theatrical transportation, and is the Co-Chair of the Broadway Green Alliance, which educates, motivates and inspires the entire theatre community and its patrons to implement environmentally friendlier practices. He also serves as a director of Ecovative Design, LLC, the world leader in creating sustainable alternatives to conventional plastics using mycelium.
Mr. Deull previously served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Scholastic Inc. and before that practiced law with Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen and Hamilton.
He co-developed and taught courses entitled A Beginner’s Guide To Ending Hunger, and has volunteered for over 30 years with not-for-profit organizations involved in international development. He is the co-author of Working Together; NGO Cooperation in Seven African Countries, a publication of InterAction.
Mr. Deull has also served as Corporate Secretary of The Hunger Project for many years.Molly has lectured on sustainable theatre and stage management at universities and conferences around the country and internationally, including for Lincoln Center, the National Theatre, WHO and Jameel Arts & Health Lab, Hearst Media, Idartes Bogotá, Cultural Center of the Philippines, USITT, and the Theatres Trust Conference.
Colleen Jennings-Roggensack, arts leader and visionary is Vice President for Cultural Affairs for Arizona State University and Executive Director of ASU Gammage. She has artistic, fiscal and administrative responsibility for the historic Frank Lloyd Wright designed ASU Gammage, ASU Kerr and ASU 365 Community Union. She oversees Mountain America Stadium, Desert Financial Arena and Mullett Arena.
She serves on The Broadway League's Board of Governors and numerous committees. She is Arizona's only Tony voter. She serves on Black Theatre United, International Presenting Commons Steering Committee, Sisters Grimm Board and Americans for the Arts Action Fund Board. Colleen is a founding and current member of the Creative Capital Board and 2019 Valley Leadership Woman of the Year, former Association of Performing Arts Professionals board president, served on the National Council on the Arts at the bequest of President Clinton and is a Life Director of the Fiesta Bowl. She is a consultant to universities, international governments and a featured speaker at conferences.
In 2012, The Arizona Republic recognized Colleen for Arizona’s 100th Anniversary as one of the individuals who had the greatest impact in the era.
Colleen was awarded the 2024 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre.
David Alpert is an NYC-based theatre director, professor, and activist. As a director David has worked on Broadway, Off-Broadway and across the country. In addition to their work as a director, David serves on the Acting Faculty at NYU, created and hosts the “E-Ticket to Broadway” podcast, and can be seen in the “Which Way to the Stage” documentary on Disney+ starring Idina Menzel. With his family, David runs Gilana’s Fund, an organization dedicated to supporting non-profits focused on making the world more accepting, just, and fair. Proud member of SDC, and was named a distinguished alum of Western Michigan University. www.david-alpert.com
Damian Bazadona is the founder of Situation Interactive, a digital marketing agency for entertainment and experience-based brands. Since its inception in 2001, the agency has delivered industry-leading campaigns for some of the biggest names in entertainment including the 2014 NY/NJ Super Bowl, One World Observatory, NBCUniversal, and Wicked on Broadway, among many others. Damian also founded The Situation Project, a nonprofit organization whose efforts nurture untapped talent pools by investing in the cultural capital of students in high-performing, arts-deficient NYC public schools through exposure to cultural experiences, institutions, and working professionals.
Mara Davi (A Chorus Line, Dames at Sea) grew up in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. She began dance lessons at three years old at a local studio, but later transferred to the Academy of Theatre Arts in Englewood, Colorado. She studied several styles of dance, including ballet, tap, and jazz, but enjoyed tap the most. Her family moved to Folsom, California, where she attended Folsom High School. During high school, Davi shifted her focus away from dance to musical theater. She appeared in numerous regional productions including: Annie, The Sound of Music, Gypsy, Baby, Grease, and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Davi attended California State University, Fullerton where, during her sophomore year, she was chosen for the lead in the U.S. and Japan tour of 42nd Street.
Tim Guinee is the President of Climate Action Now and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Commission on Accelerating Climate Solutions. Since becoming a Climate Reality Leader, he has given presentations all over the US, Canada, and North Africa. He enjoys giving talks to underserved and oppositional audiences, including such diverse groups as conservative fire departments, Houston oil industry executives, and maximum-security inmates. He is the founder of The Climate Actors, serves on the advisory council of Riverkeeper, the advisory board of the Center for Earth Ethics, the executive committee of the Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter, and the board of directors at the Ashokan Center (New York's oldest outdoor environmental education center). He is the official climate change liaison for the town of Marbletown, NY with Climate Mayors, and serves as the New York legislative-action director for The Climate Reality Project New York State Chapter Coalition. In 2020, he was awarded the prestigious Alfredo Sirkis Memorial Green Ring Award by former US Vice President Al Gore.
Jim Joseph was born and raised in The Bronx, NY and is the Director of Operations at Second Stage Theater. He was the House Manager on the inaugural staff of The New Victory Theater, the city’s first theater dedicated to kids and family programming. He was part of the team that created The New Vic Usher Corps – a groundbreaking, youth development program for NYC youth. Over 9 seasons as the Theatre Manager at The Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, the Broadway home of Manhattan Theatre Club, he welcomed 27 different Broadway shows into the space, including the Tony Award winning production of August Wilson’s Jitney.
He is a graduate of the Arts Leadership Institute (2010) and the Commercial Theatre Institute (2014). He is a member of the Venue Committee of the Broadway Green Alliance and has served on the Broadway Security Steering Committee and the Broadway League's Diversity & Inclusion Committee. In 2018, he presented at TEDx Broadway, speaking on diversity and inclusion on Broadway.
Anika Larsen has performed on Broadway in Almost Famous, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Avenue Q, Xanadu, All Shook Up, and Rent. Off-Broadway, she was in Zanna, Don’t!, Myths and Hymns, Closer Than Ever, Miracle Brothers, How to Save the World and Find True Love in 90 Minutes, Disaster! and Unbroken Circle. Anika teaches, directs, and she wrote and performed in a musical about her childhood growing up in Cambridge, MA with nine brothers and sisters from different races and countries. She released an album of lullabies for all ages called Sing You to Sleep. Anika majored in theater at Yale University and is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association, SAG-AFTRA and the Broadway Green Alliance. As part of her efforts to help make theater more sustainable, Anika created and hosted “The Broadway Vlog to Save the Planet” for the Broadway Podcast Network.
Susan Sampliner was the company manager for the Broadway production of Wicked since it started rehearsals back in March 2003, until retiring in December 2022. She was a company manager for thirty years, dividing her time between the commercial and not-for-profit theater in New York, both on and off Broadway, and spent 8 years as a general manager. Susan is a graduate of Brown University and holds a certificate in arts management from SUNY Purchase, where she also taught for two years. In 2008, she helped co-found the Broadway Green Alliance, and proudly served as co-chair for 16 years.
Christina Selby is the Vice President of Production and Touring at Nederlander Producing Company of America. Her role is two-fold and includes booking tours and staff oversight in 40 Nederlander markets across the country and developmental work and investor relations on shows Nederlander produces and in which it invests. She serves on various committees of The Broadway League, including the Board of Governors and Executive Committee. She is an Adjunct Assistant Professor for Columbia University’s Theatre Management and Producing MFA Program. She is on the board of the Broadway Green Alliance and has served as a mentor for the NYU Tisch Drama Women’s Mentorship Program. Over her career, she has participated in a number of industry panels and speaking engagements, including the Broadway Speakers Bureau, Black Theatre Coalition, SphinxConnect Conference, CTI (Commercial Theatre Institute), International Salsa Congress, IMPACT, Theatre Producers of Color, and the Sol of El Barrio. In the past, she has held numerous positions throughout the Broadway industry including Associate General Manager at Charlotte Wilcox Company, Labor Relations at The Broadway League, Accounting and Company Operations at Jujamcyn, and positions at Roundabout Theatre Company and various Broadway general management offices. She is a graduate of Brown University and of Columbia University’s Theatre Management and Producing MFA Program.
Lauren Reid, President of the John Gore Organization (JGO), has channeled her lifelong passion for live entertainment into a storied, three-decade career working at the highest levels of the theater industry to extend the reach of Broadway. Throughout her tenure at JGO, Lauren has helped steer the company to become a leading presenter, distributor, and marketer of commercial theater from coast-to-coast. In addition to its dozens of productions currently on Broadway and around the world, JGO presents and/or operates theater in more than 40 markets across North America. JGO’s family of companies, all of which are under Lauren’s operational oversight, includes Broadway Across America, Broadway.com, The Broadway Channel, BroadwayBox.com, Broadway Brands and Group Sales Box Office.
Lauren served as Chair of the Broadway League during a key period from 2020 to 2023. Her leadership was particularly significant as she guided the industry through the unprecedented pandemic shutdown, and then helped lead the Broadway industry through its successful reopening. Lauren also serves on the boards of trustees for The Entertainment Community Fund, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids, The Hobby Center in Houston, and the Board of Governors and Executive Committee for The Broadway League.