Manoa Valley Theatre

MVT’s Board of Directors conducts its business through committee work and monthly board meetings. Board committees and responsibilities for 2008-09 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.

2008-09 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.

Janis Akuna
Vice President, Wealth Advisor
Morgan Stanley

Donna Bebber
Owner
Gammon LLC

Kelvin Bloom
President
ResortQuest Hawaii

Jon Brekke
Director of Creative Services
Oceanic Time Warner Cable

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

Joey Caldarone
Business Entrepreneur and Performer

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

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

Charles Degala
President
Pacific Coast Capital

Ian R. Fitz-Patrick
Certified Financial Planner
Merrill Lynch

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

Guy Merola
Chief Financial Officer
Commercial Data Systems

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
Development Manager
Long & Associates AIA, Inc.

Russ Robertson
Vice President
Servco Insurance Services Inc.

Jeff Samuels
CEO & President
Jeffrey Samuels Realty

Ramona Sayre
Community Volunteer
Honolulu, Hawaii

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

Dana-Ann Takushi
Senior Vice President
Bank of Hawaii

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