Board and Trustees

Staff Leadership and Staff Bios

Without these passionate, dedicated volunteers and experienced community leaders, The Iowa Shakespeare Experience would be nothing more than a Midsummer’s Dream.  Join us in a salute to their commitment to the arts and to our community.

OFFICERS
Dr. Bruce Hughes, President
President, Mercy Medical Staff
Mr. John Taylor, Vice President
Asst. Director; The Principal Financial Group
Ms. Edwina Brandon, Secretary
Director of Development and External Affairs, Des Moines Arts Center

Fiscal Agent: Metro Arts Alliance; all donations fully tax deductible:
Make donations out to: The Iowa Shakespeare Experience, care of Metro Arts Alliance

Board of Directors:
Joan Burke
Community Volunteer, Past President; Des Moines Metro Opera Guild
Judith Conlin, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Iowa Council of International Understanding
The Honorable  Preston A. Daniels
Cindy DePond
Arts Consultant; Past Interim Executive Director, Winefest/Civic Music Association
Anne Driscoll, MS Ed.
Educator, Community Volunteer
Al Greffinius
Of Counsel, Davis Brown
Win Kelley
Patron of the Arts
Marty Kenworthy,
Attorney, Duncan Law Firm
Dr. Cookie Kuhle
Preventative Medicine Fellow at Mayo Clinic
Bobetta Brenton Matthes, MS Ed.
Educator, and Successor Trustee, C.R. &  Babette Brenton Foundation
John Schmacker
CFO, Regional Red Cross
John Tone
Community Volunteer; Past President, Des Moines Rotary/Rotary International
Stephanie Windsor
Community Volunteer

Board of Trustees:
Frank Fogarty
Community Volunteer
Ellen Hubbell
Community Volunteer
Tracy Lewis
World Wide Human Resources Director, Kemin Industries
Tracy Levine
Patron of the Arts
Drew McLellan
Top Dog, McLellan Marketing Group
The Honorable Jim Sandager, Past President, Des Moines Symphony
Neil Salowitz
Marketing Director, Insurance Advisory Group, Principal Global Investors, The Principal
Suku Radia
CEO &  President, Bankers Trust
Billie Ray
Community Volunteer
Rose Vasquez
Member, Iowa Board of Regents

Board of Community Advisors:
Mary Brubaker
2007 Women of Influence Award
Founder, Drama Workshop
James Collier
Community Philanthropist
Dr. Julia Goodin
Chief Medical Examiner, State of Iowa
Stephen King, CFEE
Certified Festival &  Event Executive;
CEO Des Moines Arts Festival
Elvin McDonald
Des Moines Botanical Center Friends, Director
Bruce Nuzum
Vice President of Finance, Iowa Area Development Group
Paula Plasencia
CEO, Latino Heritage Museum
Claudia Schabel
Diversity Specialist, The Principal
Maxwell Schaeffer
KIOA Radio; Founding Member, Stagewest Theatre
Rudy Simms
Director, Des Moines Human Rights Commission

PLAY OUTSIDE
Young Professionals Network

Co-Presidents:
Clare Koch Bridgford
Student, University of Iowa
Liz Nelson
Systems Analyst, EMC
Founding Member:
Sara Ekstrand
Artist Resources, Iowa Arts Council

PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP

· Robin Heinemann; C. Ed, Board of Directors and
Executive Director for The Iowa Shakespeare Experience

· Lorenzo Sandoval, MFA; Board of Directors and
Artistic Director for The Iowa Shakespeare Experience

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