Manoa Valley Theatre

MVT’s Board of Directors conducts its business through committee work and monthly board meetings. Board committees and responsibilities for 2009-10 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.

2009-10 Board of Directors

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

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

Neil Field, Secretary
Public Relations Counselor
Kaneohe, Hawaii

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

Donna Bebber
Owner
Gammon LLC

Fedrico Biven
Director
Macdonald & Porter, Inc.

Jon Brekke
Director of Creative Services
Oceanic Time Warner Cable

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

William J. Corba
Vice President and Marketing Officer
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.

David C. Farmer
Attorney-at-Law
David C. Farmer LLLC

Dale Hahn
Community Volunteer
Honolulu, Hawaii

Tom Ishii Jr.
Principle Broker
Ishii Realty

Lincoln Jacobe
President and CEO
Hawaii Pacific Entertainment

William Lindemann
President
Lindemann Construction

Guy Merola
Chief Financial Officer
Commercial Data Systems

Jim Myers
Community Volunteer
Kailua, Hawaii

Barbara Nickerson
Community Volunteer
Kaneohe, Hawaii

Gary Oliveira
General Manager and Chief Operating Officer
The Pacific Club

Matthew Pennaz
Development Manager
Long & Associates AIA, Inc.

Russ Robertson
Vice President
Servco Insurance Services Inc.

Ramona Sayre
Community Volunteer
Honolulu, Hawaii

Clint Schroeder
Vice President of Advertising
The Honolulu Advertiser

Valerie Shintaku
Director
Deloitte & Touche

Sean G. Tadaki
Vice President - Division Manager
Colliers Monroe Friedlander

Mark Taylor
Senior Vice President, Trust Division
First Hawaiian Bank

Alice Tucker
Community Volunteer
Honolulu, Hawaii

J.D. Watumull
Chief Executive Officer
Watumull Brothers, Ltd.

Lauri Yanagawa
Account Director
CoreGroupOne

Jeff Portnoy
President