Board of Directors

Thank you to our amazing Board of Directors that offer support and guidance to Working Theater. We are honored to work with leaders in the labor and theater industry who give their insight to the mission and growth of our theater. It is through their help and longstanding commitments that we can continue to expand our programming, offer new educational opportunities, and to visit communities throughout the five boroughs of NYC.

Elise Goyette, President
Event Planner and President, EGG Productions LLC

Hector Ruiz, Jr., Chair
Department of Education

Sony Dabao-Salvador, Secretary/Treasurer
Comptroller, Platinum Maintenance

Robert Arcaro
Vice President, American Resource Technology

Christopher Erikson
Business Manager, Local Union No. 3, IBEW

Jordan Fox, Esq.
Partner, Belluck & Fox LLP

Melissa Shetler 
Senior Extension Associate, Cornell University ILR School

Bill Henning
Business Manager, OPEIU Local 32C

Patricia Judah Harris
Organizer, New York State Nurses Association

Janella Hinds
Vice President for Academic High Schools, United Federation of Teachers

Roslyn Meren
Retired, Senior VP, EmblemHealth

Christine O’Connor
Senior Director, Account Management, Emblem Health

Lavender Rouzier
Vice President, MagnaCare

Faith Ryan
Director of Management and Leasing, Stawski Partners

Harry Magee
Capital Construction Manager, Central Park Conservancy

Advisory Board

Thank you to our advisory board for donating your time and expertise to continue to support and guide the mission of Working Theater. 

Thomas I. Acosta
William Alderson
Mitra Behroozi
Dominique Bravo
Vinie Burrows
Arthur Cheliotes
Lenora Colbert
Peter Copani
André De Shields

Thomas Duane
Rev. David Dyson
Eugene Eisner
Frank Goldsmith
Michael Goodwin
Connie Grappo
Dolores Huerta
Arthur French
Denis Hughes

Kathleen Hughes
Woodie King, Jr.
Barbara Kopple
Hon. Jerrold Nadler
Jorge Ortoll
OyamO
Jonathan Parker
Ralph Peña
Bill Perkins

Christine C. Quinn
John Sayles
Susan Sarandon
José Serrano
José  Vargas
Randi Weingarten
William Wise