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fall 2012 / vol 26 / num 2 TYA/USA Board of Directors Elissa Adams The Children’s Theatre Company
Karen Sharp President, TYA/USA Seattle Children’s Theatre
Megan Alrutz The University of Texas at Austin
Daphnie Sicre New York University
Doug Cooney Playwright
Pamela Sterling Arizona State University
Julia Flood Secretary, TYA/USA Eckerd Theater Company
Deborah Wicks La Puma Composer
Stan Foote Oregon Children’s Theatre Jeff Frank First Stage Children’s Theater Tamara Goldbogen The University of Pittsburgh Brian Guehring Officer-at-Large, TYA/USA Omaha Theater Company Marty Johnson iTheatrics David Kilpatrick The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Kim Peter Kovac Representative to ASSITEJ International, TYA/USA The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Steve Martin Childsplay Gillian McNally Vice President of Membership, TYA/USA University of Northern Colorado Rosemary Newcott Alliance Theatre Ernie Nolan Vice President of Communications, TYA/USA Emerald City Theatre Company/ DePaul University Joette Pelster Treasurer, TYA/USA Coterie Theatre
Alicia Fuss Nashville Children’s Theatre Stephen McCormick LaJolla Playhouse
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