Board of Directors
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Ashley Mikell
Chair
Ashley recently retired after working 32 years in Student Life at Champlain College. A graduate of Williams College, she lives in Williston with her husband, Andy. They have two grown sons, and they love their garden and all sorts of outdoor activities. She believes art, theater and music are key elements in a full and satisfying life. She hopes to share the wonders of Vermont Stage with new fans.
Paula Cope
Vice Chair
Paula became a perennial groupie when she got bitten by the theater bug in college and realized she had no talent for acting. She has been a loyal corporate sponsor of Vermont Stage for over 10 years, has had one of her stories read at Winter Tales, and gave her second born son, Evan, to Vermont Stage when he was only 11. Paula has a passion for theater and for Vermont Stage in particular. She and her husband, Tim, have two other children, Collin, a musician, and Lindsey, a senate staffer.
Pascal Cheng
Secretary
Pascal has lived in the Burlington area since the early 1980’s and has been in the field of human services for over 30 years at the Howard Center, working with individuals with developmental disabilities. He grew up in New York City and had early exposure to the world of theater through his father who was a performing artist in drama and music. He has been a long- time volunteer at the Flynn Center and has been involved in the Flynn’s initiative to make the arts more accessible to individuals on the autism spectrum. Through his professional work, he also recently had the opportunity to participate in a feature length documentary on adults with autism called “Wretches and Jabberers” (2010) which tells the story of two Vermont men with autism traveling around the world to change attitudes about disability.
Jeff Morin
Treasurer
Jeff is a Managing Partner of JMM & Associates. He joined the firm in 2001 and became a shareholder in 2005. His primary focus is in small business consulting and all areas of taxation. Jeff has been in public accounting since 1986, and worked for CPA firms in Massachusetts and Georgia prior to moving to Vermont. Graduated with a BS degree in Business Administration from the University of Vermont, and has also earned a Masters of Science in Taxation from Bentley College. Jeff is a member and past-President of the Rotary Club of South Burlington. He is also the Treasurer and a current Board member for KidSafe Collaborative.
Jean Berggren
Jean moved to Burlington in 2009, and has attended almost every Vermont Stage production since she arrived. She has always had theater in her life, strictly as an audience member, and is glad for the opportunity to support the company from the Board. In her day job she is a psychiatrist, working remotely with inmates in a New York state prison. Besides theater, her extra-curricular interests are reading, tennis, walking, and choral singing.
Joy Hastings
Joy comes to Vermont Stage from a career in banking and a love of theater. Her experience as a stage manager and lighting technician led to her “major role” as Director of her daughter’s high school musical. Currently a Community Relations Banker at Mascoma Bank, Joy believes that communities thrive when people step up and work together.
Katie Hawley
A resident of Burlington for more than 25 years, Katie earned her M.Ed. from UVM in the mid-90’s. She has served in a variety of leadership roles at Champlain College, most recently as Vice President for Strategic Communications and External Relations. As her friends and family can (perhaps painfully) attest, Katie makes meaning of life through stories -- reading, writing and telling them. Her passion for theater is a natural extension of her belief in the power of stories to inspire both individuals and communities.
Linda Magoon
Linda recently retired after having worked in Banking for over 35 years, first as a Special Events Manager and then as a Senior Leader in Service Quality, Training, Call Center Management and Retail Banking. Linda lived and worked overseas for eight of those years, fulfilling her long-time dream of introducing her husband and four children to the world of international cultures and languages. She returned to her New England roots in 2003, moving to Vermont and joining Citizens Bank.
Linda is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in French and of the American Graduate School of International Management where she received her International MBA. Currently she serves as a Commissioner of the Church Street Marketplace and after years of supporting both the Flynn and Lyric theaters, she is thrilled to be welcomed as a member of the Vermont Stage Board.
Ted Marcy
Ted and his wife, Kim Hornung-Marcy, loved having free season tickets at Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, CT during graduate school in the late 1970’s (med school for Ted; divinity school for Kim). Vermont Stage has allowed them to relive that experience of intimate closeness with the actors, and thought provoking plays. Ted, after a career as a pulmonary physician and tobacco control advocate, is now a professor emeritus of UVM College of Medicine. He is enjoying his portfolio of volunteer activities that include UVM’s IRB for behavioral and social sciences, the American Lung Association in VT, John Graham Housing and Services, Medical Reserve Corps, several community choruses (as a tenor), and especially supporting Kim in her work as the pastor of the North Ferrisburgh United Methodist Church.
Tony Pyle
Tony moved to Vermont eleven years ago so as to return his spouse, Teri, to New England (she is a born and bred Mainer). He turned his love of the arts and theater into a forty plus year career as a trial lawyer writing, performing and dissecting dramas before a small and select audience (the juries) around the eastern half of the country. No longer accepting cases for fees, he is enjoying the world through the arts and all they have to offer to a thriving and healthy society.
Rebecca Ryan
Rebecca learned at the fragile age of 13 that she had stage fright but she has always admired stage performers. She married into a hambone, theatrical family and has a love for theater, and especially Vermont Stage! Rebecca has worked for the American Lung Association for 17 years, currently as Division Director leading a team of 35 health promotion staff for the Eastern Division. She has led legislative and educational efforts to prevent lung disease and improve lung health across Vermont. Rebecca is an avid runner and triathlete and has competed at the national and world championship levels. She has also served at sea with the US Navy, and did consular work for the U.S. State Department. She lives near Camel’s Hump Mountain in Huntington, Vermont with her dog, Blue, and her husband, Terry.
Chair
Ashley recently retired after working 32 years in Student Life at Champlain College. A graduate of Williams College, she lives in Williston with her husband, Andy. They have two grown sons, and they love their garden and all sorts of outdoor activities. She believes art, theater and music are key elements in a full and satisfying life. She hopes to share the wonders of Vermont Stage with new fans.
Paula Cope
Vice Chair
Paula became a perennial groupie when she got bitten by the theater bug in college and realized she had no talent for acting. She has been a loyal corporate sponsor of Vermont Stage for over 10 years, has had one of her stories read at Winter Tales, and gave her second born son, Evan, to Vermont Stage when he was only 11. Paula has a passion for theater and for Vermont Stage in particular. She and her husband, Tim, have two other children, Collin, a musician, and Lindsey, a senate staffer.
Pascal Cheng
Secretary
Pascal has lived in the Burlington area since the early 1980’s and has been in the field of human services for over 30 years at the Howard Center, working with individuals with developmental disabilities. He grew up in New York City and had early exposure to the world of theater through his father who was a performing artist in drama and music. He has been a long- time volunteer at the Flynn Center and has been involved in the Flynn’s initiative to make the arts more accessible to individuals on the autism spectrum. Through his professional work, he also recently had the opportunity to participate in a feature length documentary on adults with autism called “Wretches and Jabberers” (2010) which tells the story of two Vermont men with autism traveling around the world to change attitudes about disability.
Jeff Morin
Treasurer
Jeff is a Managing Partner of JMM & Associates. He joined the firm in 2001 and became a shareholder in 2005. His primary focus is in small business consulting and all areas of taxation. Jeff has been in public accounting since 1986, and worked for CPA firms in Massachusetts and Georgia prior to moving to Vermont. Graduated with a BS degree in Business Administration from the University of Vermont, and has also earned a Masters of Science in Taxation from Bentley College. Jeff is a member and past-President of the Rotary Club of South Burlington. He is also the Treasurer and a current Board member for KidSafe Collaborative.
Jean Berggren
Jean moved to Burlington in 2009, and has attended almost every Vermont Stage production since she arrived. She has always had theater in her life, strictly as an audience member, and is glad for the opportunity to support the company from the Board. In her day job she is a psychiatrist, working remotely with inmates in a New York state prison. Besides theater, her extra-curricular interests are reading, tennis, walking, and choral singing.
Joy Hastings
Joy comes to Vermont Stage from a career in banking and a love of theater. Her experience as a stage manager and lighting technician led to her “major role” as Director of her daughter’s high school musical. Currently a Community Relations Banker at Mascoma Bank, Joy believes that communities thrive when people step up and work together.
Katie Hawley
A resident of Burlington for more than 25 years, Katie earned her M.Ed. from UVM in the mid-90’s. She has served in a variety of leadership roles at Champlain College, most recently as Vice President for Strategic Communications and External Relations. As her friends and family can (perhaps painfully) attest, Katie makes meaning of life through stories -- reading, writing and telling them. Her passion for theater is a natural extension of her belief in the power of stories to inspire both individuals and communities.
Linda Magoon
Linda recently retired after having worked in Banking for over 35 years, first as a Special Events Manager and then as a Senior Leader in Service Quality, Training, Call Center Management and Retail Banking. Linda lived and worked overseas for eight of those years, fulfilling her long-time dream of introducing her husband and four children to the world of international cultures and languages. She returned to her New England roots in 2003, moving to Vermont and joining Citizens Bank.
Linda is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in French and of the American Graduate School of International Management where she received her International MBA. Currently she serves as a Commissioner of the Church Street Marketplace and after years of supporting both the Flynn and Lyric theaters, she is thrilled to be welcomed as a member of the Vermont Stage Board.
Ted Marcy
Ted and his wife, Kim Hornung-Marcy, loved having free season tickets at Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, CT during graduate school in the late 1970’s (med school for Ted; divinity school for Kim). Vermont Stage has allowed them to relive that experience of intimate closeness with the actors, and thought provoking plays. Ted, after a career as a pulmonary physician and tobacco control advocate, is now a professor emeritus of UVM College of Medicine. He is enjoying his portfolio of volunteer activities that include UVM’s IRB for behavioral and social sciences, the American Lung Association in VT, John Graham Housing and Services, Medical Reserve Corps, several community choruses (as a tenor), and especially supporting Kim in her work as the pastor of the North Ferrisburgh United Methodist Church.
Tony Pyle
Tony moved to Vermont eleven years ago so as to return his spouse, Teri, to New England (she is a born and bred Mainer). He turned his love of the arts and theater into a forty plus year career as a trial lawyer writing, performing and dissecting dramas before a small and select audience (the juries) around the eastern half of the country. No longer accepting cases for fees, he is enjoying the world through the arts and all they have to offer to a thriving and healthy society.
Rebecca Ryan
Rebecca learned at the fragile age of 13 that she had stage fright but she has always admired stage performers. She married into a hambone, theatrical family and has a love for theater, and especially Vermont Stage! Rebecca has worked for the American Lung Association for 17 years, currently as Division Director leading a team of 35 health promotion staff for the Eastern Division. She has led legislative and educational efforts to prevent lung disease and improve lung health across Vermont. Rebecca is an avid runner and triathlete and has competed at the national and world championship levels. She has also served at sea with the US Navy, and did consular work for the U.S. State Department. She lives near Camel’s Hump Mountain in Huntington, Vermont with her dog, Blue, and her husband, Terry.
