Second Stage Theater has welcomed nine new members to their Board of Trustees.
The additions include Lauren W. Bright, chief legal officer, The Gates Foundation; Alyse Graham, former prosecutor, professor, and K-12 educator; Mari Nakachi, lawyer, producer and board member of the US Olympic and Paralympic Foundation; Adrian Perry, partner, Covington and Burling LLP; Sarah Pontius, co-CEO and COO, Artisan Alliance; Brynn Putnam, founder & former CEO, Mirror; Pesha Rudnick, founding artistic director, Local Theater Company, Boulder Colorado; Motoko Sakurai, CEO of Catbird NYC; and Christopher Skinner, chief revenue officer, Front Row.
“As we chart the future of Second Stage under the leadership of Artistic Director Evan Cabnet and incoming Executive Director Adam Siegel, we are pleased to welcome these exceptional individuals to our Board,” shared Terry Lindsay and Kevin Brockman, co-chairs of the board, in a joint statement. “They offer a range of experiences and perspectives that will help lead us forward as we enter this exciting next chapter."
“It has been a joy getting to know these new additions to our ranks and the entire Board of Second Stage. I am honored to work with such a talented, dedicated and generous group of people, and I look forward to partnering with them as we continue Second Stage’s legacy of producing living American playwrights and championing new artistic voices," added Cabnet.
