Board of Directors
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Gale Caswell
PRESIDENT 2022-2026
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Thomas Schultheis
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Michael Despars
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Krista Carson Elhai
SECRETARY 2024-2026
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William Goldyn
TREASURER 2026-2028
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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Lucia Lopes
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Amanda Swann
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Fabio Stephens
BOARD MEMBER 2026/2028
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Katherine Arevelo
BOARD MEMBER 2026-2028
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Lisa Edsall Giglio
BOARD MEMBER 2026-2028
Join us an help build professional support for teachers in California!
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.