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2011-2012 Board of Directors
The Tennessee Theatre Association
PO Box 1186, Knoxville, TN 37901

President

Melissa Shafer Eastern Tennessee State University Johnson City Melissa is an Associate Professor of Theatre at East Tennessee State University and serves as the Division of Theatre's Lighting Designer and Technical Director.

Executive Director

Anna Filippo Clarksville, TN (706) 414-6660 E.D. since 2010, Anna assists in the planning of the annual conference, and represents TTA at state/ regional functions. With a Ph.D. from Univ. of Georgia, Anna has been teaching college theatre since 1989.

President–Elect/Conference Coordinator

Chris Luter Cordova High School Cordova

Executive Secretary and Immediate Past President

Chad McDonald Cookeville Performing Arts Center Cookeville Chad McDonald is the Cultural Arts Superintendent for the City of Cookeville and has been with involved with TTA since 1997.

Treasurer

Les Beaver Cannon & Cannon, Inc. Knoxville

Community Theatre Division Chair

Barry Wallace Covenant Health Knoxville Barry has been involved with community theatre in the Knoxville area for 20 years as a director, music director and actor. He is currently the Website Coordinator for Covenant Health.

College-University Division Chair

Mark Creter Tennessee Technological University Cookeville Mark Harry Creter is a Professor of Theatre for the Tennessee Technological University’s Department of English and Communications as well as the artistic director of the campus theatre, the TTU Backdoor Playhouse.

Secondary Schools Division Chair

Nelson Berry Montgomery Bell Academy Nashville Nelson graduated from Sewanee: The University of the South with a B.A. in Classical Languages, and he currently teaches Latin at Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville.

Theatre for Youth Division Chair

Tracy Nichols Austin Peay State University Clarksville

Professional Theatre Representative

Tom Parkhill Tennessee Stage Company Knoxville Tom Parkhill is the Founding Artistic Director of the Tennessee Stage Company.

SETC Auditions Coordinator

Meleia Lewis Dyersburg State Community College Dyersburg Meleia Lewis is in her 21st year at Dyersburg State Community College, where she directs 1-2 plays each semester, as a one-person department.

TTA Student Representative

Adam Combs Tennessee Tech University Cookeville

East TN Representative

George Quick Chattanooga Theatre Centre Chattanooga George Quick is the Producing Director of the Chattanooga Theatre Centre. He produces and directs for CTC and is in charge of all operations there.

East TN Representative

Herb Parker East Tennessee State University Johnson City Herb Parker is Assistant Professor in the Division of Theatre and Dance with East Tennessee State University.

Middle TN Representative

Steve Gwilt Cookeville Performing Arts Center Cookeville Steve Gwilt works at the Cookeville Performing Arts Center as the Cultural Arts Coordinator for the City of Cookeville and is an Instructor of Theatre at Tennessee Technological University.

Middle TN Representative

Charles Long Cumberland University Lebanon Dr. Charles A. Long currently serves as the Director of the MAE Graduate program at Cumberland University in Lebanon, TN. He has worked as both a professional and community actor/director for over 20 years.

West TN Representative

Scott Conley Jackson Theatre Guild Jackson, TN Scott Conley is a Theatre Generalist working in West Tennessee. "I act, I direct, I design, I build. I also sing."

West TN Representative

Cecelia Chilton Mainstage Theatrical Supply, Inc. Memphis Cecelia is Assistant Branch Manager/Inside Sales of the Memphis office of Mainstage Theatrical Supply, Inc. She has been attending TTA and exhibiting as a vendor since 1982.

Representative-At-Large

Gus Gillette University School of Nashville Nashville

Representative-At-Large

Lindsay Fussell Jazz Pluss Productions Chattanooga Choreographer/Dance Teacher/Actor, Freelance and teaches/choreographs at Chattanooga Theatre Centre, Center for Creative Arts, Chattanooga State

SETC Representative

Darren Michael Austin Peay State University Clarksville Darren Michael is the Coordinator for the Area of Theatre and Dance and an Associate Professor of Acting/Directing at Austin Peay State University.

Historian

Dorothy Giles Pellissippi State Technical Community College Knoxville