Our Board
The IPAY Board meets in person twice a year, in June and at the annual Showcase Conference in January. Additionally, board members are expected to serve on committees, which provide them many hands-on tasks in the operation of the organization as well as up to 12 hours of their time per month. The board is comprised of experts in the field of performing arts for youth, including accomplished artists and artistic or programming directors, arts marketers and administrators, arts education directors, children's festival directors, and artist managers. Board members typically serve two three-year terms. Should you be interested in becoming a part of the IPAY Board, we invite you to apply by filling out our nomination application [199K Microsoft Word Document].
See members of our Honorary Board
Executive Committee |
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| President Ms. Mary Kate Barley-Jenkins* Chair, Executive Committee Director, Programming Chicago Humanities Festival Chicago, IL United States Biography E-Mail Mary Kate |
Vice President of Programming Ms. Pamela K. Lieberman* Executive Director Pittsburgh International Children's Theater and Festival Pittsburgh, PA United States Biography E-Mail Pam |
| Vice President of Communications Ms. Lian Farrer* Vice President for Education State Theatre New Brunswick, NJ United States Biography E-Mail Lian |
Vice President of Development |
| Treasurer Ms. Peg Schuler-Armstrong Production General Manager Lincoln Center Institute for the Arts in Education New York, NY United States Biography E-mail Peg |
Secretary
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| Immediate Past President Mr. Jeremy "Boomer" Stacey* Creative Director peasoup*Creative Toronto, Ontario Canada Biography E-Mail Boomer |
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Board Members At Large |
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| Ms. Betsy DuBois Founder and CEO Betsy DuBois Agency Milford, PA United States Biography E-Mail Betsy |
Ms. Laura Goodwin VP, Learning and Engagement Walton Arts Center Fayetteville, AR United States Biography E-Mail Laura |
Ms. Karla Hartley |
Mr. Henk Schoute* Executive Manager Theaterproductiehuis Zeelandia Middleburg The Netherlands Biography E-Mail Henk |
| Ms. Shelley Quiala Director of Arts Education & Engagement Ordway Center for the Performing Arts St. Paul, MN United States Biography E-Mail Shelley |
Mr. Kent Martin General Manager Axis Theatre Company Vancouver, BC Canada Biography E-Mail Kent |
| Mr. Kim Peter Kovac Producing Director Theater for Young Audiences John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Arlington, VA United States Biography E-Mail Kim |
Mr. Michael Holden Co-Director Holden & Arts Associates Austin, TX United States Biography E-Mail Michael |
*Denotes 2011 Showcase Selection Committee
