
Board of Directors
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Gale Caswell
PRESIDENT
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Thomas Schultheis
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Michael Despars
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Krista Carson Elhai
SECRETARY
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William Goldyn
TREASURER
wgoldyn@catheatreed.org
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Amy Caston
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James Thomas Bailey
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Jerald Bolden
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Becky Browning
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Desiree Hill
BOARD MEMBER 2024-2026
Focus: High School Theatre Festival
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Eric Engdahl
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Carol Hovey
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Mollie Lief
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Lucia Lopes
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Martin Rodriguez
BOARD MEMBER 2023-2025
Focus: Newsletter & Social Media
mrodriquez@catheatreed.org
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Dylan Russell
BOARD MEMBER 2023-2025
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Amanda Swann
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VISION
Every California student will experience the highest standards of theatre arts education.
MISSION
The California Educational Theatre Association mission is:
To achieve sequential, standards-based, comprehensive theatre education
To promote equity and access to theatre arts education
To implement the California Credential for Theatre Arts
To recognize theatre excellence through awards and scholarships
To provide valued opportunities for theatre educators and students.
This mission encompasses pre-K through higher education throughout the State of California.