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United States, studied history as an undergraduate at Carleton College and earned his MFA in Film Directing
from the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. He is also the curator of the Library Foundation of Los
Angeles’ film culture conversation series Lost & Found at the Movies at the downtown Central Library. He lives
and works in Los Angeles.

Bob Nocek is an independent concert promoter working in venues along the East Coast, and the former CEO
of The Carolina Theatre in Durham.

Lance Olson is the executive director of the Spruce Peak Arts Center Foundation in Stowe, VT, which owns
and operates a 400-seat proscenium theater in a rural community of 4,500 full time residents with a focus on
outdoor recreation. Since 2012 he has built brands emphasizing the uniquely Vermont artists and cultural "Peak
Experiences" attractive to locals and visitors alike, supporting the professionalization of many regional artists by
providing a first class listening environment. The Foundation recruits audiences from Philadelphia to Maine and
Montreal by employing CRM-based tools across all platforms to engage one person at a time. Prior to Stowe,
Olson served 19 years in Boston as manager of the Cutler Majestic Theatre at Emerson College and Associate
Director of ArtsEmerson: The World On Stage. Olson transformed the Majestic from the "grand dame" of Boston's
theatres into the most active in the historic theatre district, with 45 weeks of performances attracting 125,00
people each year. He served as founder of Rutgers SummerFest, at Newark NJ Symphony Hall, and treasurer
of the League of Historic American Theatres. He holds an MFA degree in Theatre Administration from Brooklyn
College.

Susan Palmer is the President of The Palmer Westport Group, an arts management consulting firm, which
specializes in strategic, master and business planning, fundraising and organizational development for non-
profit arts and cultural organizations. Prior to forming the Palmer Westport Group, Susan was Executive Director
of historic The Colonial Theatre, Pittsfield, MA; a co-founder of Barrington Stage Company - a producing
theatre company performing in a restored vaudeville house, that recently won two Tony awards for The
Putnam County Spelling Bee; managing director of the historic Berkshire Theatre Festival; Information Systems
Manager at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, an international dance festival that takes place in an historic theatre
in Becket, MA; Director of Major Gifts at WGBY Public Television. Susan has been on the faculty of Association
for Performing Arts Presenters, a national service organization for presenting theaters, a presenter at New
York Council of Nonprofit's (NYCON) annual meeting, a speaker at the Foundation Center at their Boston
conference, and has been a program presenter at the League of Historic American Theatres at their national
conferences in Boston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Minneapolis, Schenectady, San Diego, New York
and Chicago.

Jan Pascale, SDSA is a set decorator and founding member of the Set Decorators Society of America. She is
also a governor of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Designers Branch. Jan won an Emmy for
Boston Public and was nominated for an Oscar for Good Night and Good Luck. Jan's credits include: Sicario,
Training Day, Argo, Horrible Bosses 1&2, Anchorman 1&2.

Maureen Patton is the Executive Director of The Grand 1894 Opera House and oversees its administration,
programming and fundraising, including the $2.2 million capital campaign which completed the final phase in
January, 1986, the Centennial Campaign of $2.75 million and a recent capital campaign, "Preserving Grand
Entertainment…Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow" which raised almost $7 million in contributions and pledges.
In the midst of that campaign, she found herself guiding a significantly damaged theatre after Hurricane Ike
through recovery and reopening. The Grand's early reopening, which received national media attention,
served as an economic catalyst for the Island as well as an emotional inspiration for Galvestonians. Patton holds
a B.A. degree in Music and a Master's Degree in Music Theory and Composition. Before assuming her present
position, Mrs. Patton was a voice instructor and director of opera workshop programs at Midwestern University
and Galveston College in addition to performing extensively as a soloist.

Adam Philipson has been CEO of the Count Basie Theatre since 2012 and previously ran the Santa Clarita
Performing Arts Center.

Brian Phoebus is the Executive Vice President of National Trust Insurance Services, LLC (NTIS) and a partner
at Maury, Donnelly & Parr, Inc (MDP). Brian was essential in the creation of NTIS. He previously worked as an
underwriter for historic homes and for the properties owned by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. He
saw the need for a more robust program, which he ultimately created and pitched to MDP to become the
administrator in 2004. Brian has almost 20 years of experience in the insurance industry and has collaborated
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