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Board Reflections on Leadership & Momentum

By |2026-07-27T11:13:11-07:00July 27th, 2026|Blog-erviews!, Board meetings, Opinion, Video Link|

by members of the South Bay Musical Theatre Board of Directors Not long ago, volunteer Yvonne Hirsch conducted interviews with the SBMT Board of Directors to get their thoughts on a variety of subjects related to the arts community we serve. The following is part two of a two-installment video series. Last week the Board discussed Community and Legacy; this week they turn their attention to Leadership & Momentum. If you have the time, please watch the recording: If you're in a hurry, we have summarized the video in the transcript pasted below. Dick Robbins: Well, I'm so impressed with what [...]

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Board Reflections on Community & Legacy

By |2026-07-27T11:14:31-07:00July 22nd, 2026|Blog-erviews!, Board meetings, Opinion|

by members of the South Bay Musical Theatre Board of Directors Not long ago, volunteer Yvonne Hirsch conducted interviews with the SBMT Board of Directors to get their thoughts on a variety of subjects related to the arts community we serve. We have serialized the interviews into two videos that we are sharing here this week and next. If you have the time, please view the actual recording by clicking below: If you're in a hurry, we have summarized the video in the transcript pasted below. Steve Sammonds: The Board has become a lot more diverse in the last few years. [...]

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Announcing new board member: Caroline Moore

By |2025-12-17T14:25:38-08:00December 17th, 2025|2018-19 Season, Announcements, Board Election, Board meetings|

We are excited to welcome Caroline Moore to the South Bay Musical Theatre Board of Directors. Caroline’s dynamic career in marketing and lifelong dedication to the performing arts make her a wonderful addition to our board. Caroline currently serves as a Board Member with the Contemporary Asian Theater Scene (CATS). She is passionate about bringing diverse voices to the stage and about reaching audiences that represent the vibrant communities in the South Bay Area. She brings extensive professional experience from her time as Marketing Director at Sun Microsystems and Marketing Manager at Apple. A graduate of UCLA, where she studied [...]

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Board Minutes for July 2025

By |2025-07-31T13:43:33-07:00July 31st, 2025|Board meetings, Board Minutes|

Start: 3:08pm End: 4:53pm Present (via zoom): Ann Lucena, Andy Switky, Tipu Purkayastha, Michael Hirsch, Ray Smith, Doug Hughes, Walter Mayes, Dan Singletary, Steve Sammonds, Dick Robbins, Lashonda Eagels, Marcy Bates Minutes from our previous meeting are approved.  After a short discussion we decided to continue publishing the board meeting minutes. Key changes to board composition:  Braden and Nicole are retiring from the Board, Michael is retiring as Chair, and we have three new board members:  Doug Hughes, Dick Robbins, and Steve Sammonds.   ED update (Michael) Building a two-year plan centered around concrete steps to stabilize the organization. Three big initiatives [...]

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Board Meeting Minutes for May 14, 2025

By |2025-05-21T21:36:18-07:00May 21st, 2025|2018-19 Season, Board meetings, Board Minutes|

Board Meeting Minutes  5/14/25 Start: 7:06 PM End:  9:01 PM Board Members In Attendance: Michael Hirsch, Dan Singletary, Ann Lucena, Marcy Bates, Braden Taylor, Tipu Purkayastha, Ray Smith, Andy Switky Absent: LaShonda Eagels Ex Officio: Walter Mayes (Artistic Director), Doug Hughes (Marketing) Summary of Action Items ACTION: Officer voting, committee chair assignments ACTION: Michael finishing blog post, sending to Doug for upcoming newsletter ACTION: Ray and Marcy to send headshots for site to Doug ACTION: Walter to send Doug next season staff names for SBMT website ACTION: Nicole to organize Zoom meeting for next week ACTION: Board Members please read [...]

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Board Meeting Minutes for Jan. 8, 2025

By |2025-01-30T12:59:10-08:00January 24th, 2025|2018-19 Season, Board meetings, Board Minutes|

Start: 7 PM End: 9 PM Board Members In Attendance: Michael Hirsch, Dan Singletary, Ann Lucena, Andy Switky, LaShonda Eagels, Ray Smith Ex Officio: Walter Mayes (Artistic Director), Ian Fullmer (Director of Development), Doug Hughes (Marketing) Absent: Braden Taylor, Nicole Tung, Josh Limasa   Summary of Action Items ACTION: For Joshua, LaShonda, Andy, and Ray: go to southbaymt.com/about -> leadership, and look at bios and headshots…send to Doug. ACTION: Michael to follow up with WVLO on next season’s calendar. ACTION: Michael to follow up on committees with board members. ACTION: Braden & Michael will work on the date for the [...]

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Board of Directors Meeting Minutes for Sept 2024

By |2024-10-02T12:07:38-07:00October 2nd, 2024|Board meetings, Board Minutes|

Board Meeting Minutes  9/11/24 Start: 7:07 PM End: 9:33 PM Board Members In Attendance: Michael Hirsch, Dan Singletary, Braden Taylor, Nicole Tung, Ann Lucena,Tipu Purkayastha Ex Officio: Walter Mayes (Artistic Director), Doug Hughes (Marketing), Karyn Morton (Production Manager) Summary of Action Items ACTION: Karyn and Walter to put together a plan/budget for the next season crew/staff needs.   ACTION: Walter will create comparison/market analysis with other local theaters for Braden  ACTION: Nicole to reach out to contacts at WVC and SJ State regarding students to potentially work on crew, train as sound designer, etc. ACTION: Kathy Switky offered to spearhead Board [...]

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Board Meeting Minutes for July 24, 2024

By |2024-08-09T15:01:01-07:00July 24th, 2024|Board meetings, Board Minutes|

Board Meeting Minutes  7/24/24 Start: 7:07 PM End:  9:45  PM Board Members In Attendance: Michael Hirsch, Dan Singletary, Braden Taylor, Nicole Tung, Ann Lucena,Tipu Purkayastha Ex Officio: Walter Mayes (Artistic Director), Doug Hughes (Marketing), Barbara Heninger (Properties and Historian) Summary of Action Items Post job descriptions for job openings Michael sending Walter email regarding Starting Arts scaffolding rental details Michael/Doug: Send out communication about proxy vote regarding membership/bylaws being dissolved (vote passed) Ask Kama to create internal email lists (cast alumni, audition announcement group, etc.) Dan to send Doug pictures from Saratoga Rotary tour of sound monitors for newsletter (thank [...]

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Board Meeting Minutes for March, 2024

By |2024-03-19T11:01:40-07:00March 13th, 2024|Board meetings, Board Minutes|

SBMT Board Meeting Minutes for March 13, 2024 Present: Braden Taylor, Dan Singletary, Michael Hirsch, Barbara Heninger, Ann Lucena, Tipu Purkayastha Ex Officio: Walter Mayes, Doug Hughes Not Present: Soni Kapoor, Nicole Tung Meeting called to order at 8:15. Action Items (Summarized) ACTION: Barbara to order food from Dish n Dash for party for Jay Steele. ACTION: Attend event at Barbara’s home, Saturday, March 16, 5 to 9pm. ACTION: Braden is following up with the City on Live Scan and liability insurance requirements ACTION: Doug to follow up on creating newsletter introductions to Diane, Kama, Karyn, Richard, and himself. ACTION: [...]

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Board Meeting Minutes for November 8, 2023

By |2023-11-28T15:59:59-08:00November 8th, 2023|Board meetings, Board Minutes|

Board Meeting Minutes  11/8/2023  Start: 7:10PM End: 9:45PM In Attendance: Michael Hirsch Dan Singletary Braden Taylor Nicole Tung Steve Sammonds Barbara Heninger Tipu Purkayastha Soni Kapoor Ex Officio: Lori Wood Walter Mayes Ann Lucena Absent: Ed Hunter Action Items ACTION ITEM: Organization Dev committee to coordinate a date (half day session) to create Company Handbook  ACTION ITEM: Artistic Director reaching out about couch cleaning, group will look into acquiring more chairs for green room ACTION ITEM: President will send out dates and invite volunteers to prep and paint trailers.  ACTION ITEM: Treasurer motion to award (XXX*) the Bless Your Heart [...]

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