Manoa Valley Theatre

MVT’s Board of Directors conducts its business through committee work and monthly board meetings. Board committees and responsibilities for 2007-08 are:

Artistic Planning
Assists the Producing Director in designing the theatre’s season of plays by reading, discussing and selecting plays to fulfill the theatre’s mission and satisfy the theatre’s artists and audiences.

Building and Grounds
Monitors the condition and maintenance program of MVT’s physical plant and grounds.

Development
Plans and implements strategies to enhance annual giving, major gift solicitation, foundation and corporation solicitation, public grants and estate gifts.

Finance
Oversees MVT’s fiscal operations and accounting.

Manoa Marquee
Plans and produces MVT’s annual fundraising gala, "Manoa Marquee".

Marketing
Develops and implements media and promotional strategies to increase community awareness of MVT and persuade consumers to purchase tickets.

Nominating and Human Resources
Solicits and recommends nominees to the board of directors, oversees elections, monitors board member participation in the activities of the Board of Directors. Assists the Producing Director in issues related to administering the theatre's professional staff.

2007-08 Board of Directors

Jeffrey S. Portnoy, President
Attorney-at-Law, Cades Schutte LLP

Michael A. Rosenberg, Vice President
President and General Manager, KITV-4

Neil Field, Secretary
Public Relations Counselor, Kaneohe, Hawaii

John F. Maughan, Treasurer
Kailua, Hawaii

Janis Akuna
Vice President, Wealth Advisor
Morgan Stanley

Donna Bebber, Gammon LLC

Kelvin Bloom, President
ResortQuest Hawaii

Norbert M. Buelsing, Executive Vice President, A & B Properties, Inc.

Joey Caldarone,
Business Entrepreneur and Performer

David J. de la Torre, Executive Director
The Mission Houses Museum

Charles Degala, President,
Pacific Coast Capital

Darilyn Fernandez, Marketing Events Manager
The Honolulu Advertiser

Ian R. Fitz-Patrick, Certified Financial Planner, Merrill Lynch

Cathy Foy, Entertainer and Community Volunteer, Honolulu, Hawaii

Dale Hahn, Community Volunteer
Honolulu, Hawaii

Elizabeth Hata-Watanabe, Owner,
EHW, LLC

Lincoln Jacobe, President and CEO
Hawaii Pacific Entertainment

William Lindemann, President
Lindemann Construction

Russell H. Masunaga, D.D.S.,
Ohana Dental Center

Sonya Mendez, Entertainer
Honolulu, Hawaii

Guy Merola, Chief Financial Officer
Commercial Data Systems

Richard S. Morris, President - Hawaii Operations, Benefit Capital Financial Services, Inc.

Jim Myers, President/Group Publisher,
Honolulu Publishing Company, Ltd.

Barbara Nickerson, Community Volunteer
Kaneohe, Hawaii

Keri Nishimura, Vice President
Central Pacific Bank

Gary Oliveira, General Manager and Chief
Operating Officer, The Pacific Club

Matthew Pennaz, Project Manager,
Avalon Development

Russ Robertson, Vice President,
Servco Employee Benefits Consulting

Jeff Samuels, CEO & President
Jeffrey Samuels Realty

Ramona Sayre, Community Volunteer
Honolulu, Hawaii

Dana-Ann Takushi, Senior Vice President
Bank of Hawaii

Mark Taylor, Senior Vice President
Trust Division, First Hawaiian Bank

Sean Tadaki, Vice President-Div. Manager
Colliers Monroe Friedlander

Alice Tucker, Community Volunteer
Honolulu, Hawaii

Lauri Yanagawa, Account Director
CoreGroupOne

Jeff Portnoy
President