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Dee has extensive experience working with both nonprofit and privately held performing arts centers, several of
which are members of LHAT, including the Adler in Davenport, IA, the Fox in Spokane, Proctor’s in Schenectady,
Stanley in Utica, Clemens Center in Elmira, NY and currently Ulster Performing Arts Center in Ulster, NY, Universal
Preservation Hall in Saratoga Springs, NY, the Holly in Medford, OR, and theREP in Albany, NY. Additionally, she
has provided financial consulting services to several other member theatres as they consider the potential
impacts of tax credit financing on their organizations.
Dee personally provides all the Tax Credit consulting services to each client and adapts her scope to the
specific needs of the situation. During a financing, Dee guides the client through the financial information
requirements content and form needed, recommends candidate investors and CDEs, assists in determining
best fits and deal structure, and guides/monitors due diligence process prior to closing. Dee also reviews the
client’s current cash flow protocols, recordkeeping systems and reporting structure to identify modifications
needed to accommodate the multiple companies created from the process and the related compliance
restrictions. Dee guides staff through implementation of the changes and successful execution of the
compliance needs from first consideration of tax credit financing to post compliance wind down.
Dee frequently presents at the annual conference on Tax Credit projects, 990 reporting changes, and Board
responsibilities in both processes, has also served as presenter for LHAT’s Theatre Renovation 101 Regional
Seminar, as well as presenter on individual projects at the National Conference and has written for InLeague.
She also actively participates in the Historic Tax Credits Coalition, the New Markets Tax Credit Coalition, the
Partnership for Jobs Creation, and the National Trust Forum, as a voice for the importance of these financing
tools for Theatres, and an advocate for change in the process to better meet the needs of the Arts.

Luanne Sorrentino began her professional dance career the day after her graduation from the University of the
Arts in Philadelphia with a Fine Arts Degree in Dance/Theatre.
As a Co-Founder of St. George Theatre Restoration Inc., Luanne was the driving force, with her mom and sister,
in bringing the theatre back to life after being padlocked for 30 years. As the Chief Financial Officer, she was
tasked with front of house staffing and hospitality, maintenance, and fundraising.
Since 1992, Luanne has been teaching, choreographing, and managing Mrs. Rosemary’s Dance Studio. Today,
she still works with the theatre’s fundraising and development efforts. Luanne resides in Staten Island with her
husband Tony and is the proud step-mom to Gabriella and Alexandra.

Ken Stein became the League’s President and CEO in 2012 following a thorough national search. He is the
former Executive Director of the Austin Theatre Alliance, and more recently, Vice President at the AT&T Center
in Dallas. Upon his hiring, Ken said, “When I left the Paramount and State Theatres, it was with a very heavy
heart, but I knew I would eventually find my way back to the historic theatre movement, a cause I am very
passionate about.” Many League members are familiar with Stein from his presentations at the Annual League
Conferences in Cleveland and San Antonio.
Stein has worked with several non-profits over the past 20 years. He began his career in the for-profit sector
with Humana Inc. where he spent 5 years as Director of Marketing and Public Relations. Since entering the
non-profit arena, Stein has raised over $100 million for local, regional, and national non-profit organizations.
His accomplishments with special events and on-line fundraising have been featured in The Chronicle of
Philanthropy, The NonProfit Times, InternetWeek.com, Business Week Online and Direct Marketing News. In 2008,
Stein was recognized for his use of social media platforms by Fast Company Magazine which listed him as one
of the most influential people on the internet during the 2008 elections. His writing has been positively reviewed
by the San Francisco Chronicle, The Washington Post and Atlantic Monthly Magazine.
Stein lives in Austin, Texas with his husband and daughter where he serves on the Board for KMFA Classical
Radio and continues to volunteer for the Paramount and State.

Alec Stoll, ASTC has 15 years of nationwide experience backstage and a further 18 in theatre consulting. He
is internationally respected as a theatre planner and designer. Alec has played integral roles in well over 100
academic, professional and community venues as well as historic renovation and restoration projects. Alec is a
past board member of the American Society of Theatre Consultants, the League of Historic American Theatres
and the RCHP Affordable Housing Corporation. Alec holds an MFA in Theater Production Management from
Brandeis University and a BFA in Technical Theatre from Emerson College.

Justin Sullivan currently serves as the Customer Experience Director for the Majestic Theatre and Charline
McCombs Empire Theatre in San Antonio, Texas. Justin leads the Theatre Services, Security, Parking, and
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