Meet YMTC’s Board of Directors

YMTC Board

YMTC Board and Staff at the annual strategic planning retreat, October 6, 2019. L-R: Celeste Kamiya (production stage manager), Molly Marion (board chair), Alexa Wilkie (behind), Nancy Ostrow, Christine Kolm, Katherine K. Campbell, Bob Kliger, Jennifer Boesing (producing artistic director) & David Möschler (resident music director). Not pictured: Tamar Gershon and George Rose.

YMTC Board at the annual Spring Musical Gala 2019. L-R: Alexa Wilkie, Tamar Gershon, Nancy Ostrow, Katherine K. Kingsbury, Molly Marion, Bob Kliger, Christine Kolm, Jennifer Boesing, and David Möscher (behind).

Molly Marion (Chair) has been a YMTC fan since attending the 2012 production of Ragtime with her son who, after the show, asked, “Do you think I can do that some day?” When Molly’s son began his own YMTC journey in 2017 with Guys and Dolls, she rolled up her sleeves to help as much as possible with this amazing community. An avid lover of music, theater and dance, Molly feels at “home” with YMTC and is thrilled to be part of an organization that takes so much time and care with youth to help them grow and shine as performers, and to present musical theater to a broad audience. Molly was a “theater nerd” in high school and awarded the esteemed “Best Thespian” award her senior year. She has a BA in English with a minor is sociology from San Diego State University and works in Human Resources.

Alexa Wilkie (Vice Chair) is Program Manager of the Environmental Health Tracking Program for the California Department of Public Health. She has worked for 25 years in management of health care programs with a focus on increasing access to care for marginalized communities. She worked for over a decade in management of blindness prevention programs at the Berkeley-based international non-profit Seva Foundation, with a focus on building eye care capacity in Tibet and western Nepal, and has substantial experience in non-profit fundraising, grants management, and strategic planning. Alexa has been a fan of YMTC since the first show she saw in 2010. Coming from a family rooted in theater, she is delighted that both her sons have had the chance to experience the amazing training that YMTC offers. Volunteering as Box Officer Manager gave her a really good excuse to see most performances of every show.

Katherine K. Campbell (Secretary) has been a life long educator and musical theater fan. She is currently the Learning Specialist at The Berkeley School for K-5 and has worked in schools for over 20 years on the east and west coasts.  She has a passion for working with and advocating for children with diverse learning needs. Katherine is passionate about music and currently sings with the Piedmont Community Church Choir. In the past she has sung with many concert choirs and accapella groups. Katherine has three children and one is a recent alumni of YMTC who is now working on her BFA in theater at Emerson College in Boston thanks to the training she received from YMTC.  As a board member Katherine would like to spread the word about the amazing YMTC shows so that every show is sold out!

Craig Broscow Craig Broscow is part of the global strategy and operations team at Salesforce, where he has worked since 2013. Prior to that, he spent over 10 years in sales with LexisNexis. He has also spent time working as a family law attorney and teaching high school speech and debate. Craig has lived in the East Bay for 30 years and received his B.A. and law degree from  UC Berkeley.  A lifelong theater-lover, Craig lives in Oakland with his wife Courtney, and children Jonah and Ellie.

Rosa Luevano grew up in the Los Angeles area and has lived in the Bay Area since 1979. Rosa retired from the work force in 1998 to care for her children.  She was an active volunteer in the Berkeley public schools for 23 years.  Her love of theater began in her teens when attending her first Broadway show of the King and I; that love continues today and is enjoyed by the whole family.  Rosa lives in Berkeley with her husband and three children, one who is a “graduate” from YMTC.

Ariel Mazel-Gee is an alum from YMTC’s “early years.” She trained with the company from 2003-2008, beginning with Les Miserables, and continuing on to perform in YMTC “oldies” such as Sweeney Todd, Guys and Dolls, and Into the Woods. Training with YMTC was formative to Ariel’s artistic and personal development. She went on to study Theater, along with Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity at Stanford University, followed by a masters in Occupational Therapy from University of Southern California. Ariel is the Founding Director of Golden Ticket Admissions, a counseling company that approaches the college application process as a profound opportunity to inspire teens to live their high school years with meaning, dynamism, and intentionality. She supports students, both domestic and abroad, at every stage in developing college applications that highlight unique personal and intellectual potential. Artistically, Ariel sings Lead with Fog City Harmonia, an all-women’s vocal ensemble that is furthering the San Francisco barbershop revolution.

Jennifer Kawar is Chief Investment Officer at Nonprofit Finance Fund, a national Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) with offices in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Los Angeles and the Bay Area. Jennifer manages investor relations, leads the development of impact investment funds, financial products and initiatives to advance NFF’s impact in low-income communities. Prior to joining NFF in 2009, Ms. Kawar spent 15 years in the financial services mainstream, managing the business development, underwriting and credit administration functions for financial institutions including Bank of America and GE Capital. Jennifer began her career as a securities analyst at TIAA in New York. She has an MBA from the Columbia University Graduate School of Business and dual undergraduate degrees from the University of California,
Berkeley.

Advisors to the YMTC Board:

Jane Breyer, Senior VP Strategic Partnerships, Energy Foundation
Laurie Capitelli, Former Berkeley City Council Member; Realtor
Amanda Wu Chroust, Business Development Representative, Salesforce.org
Kevin O’Connor, Founder, Elevation Online
Marshall Platt, Senior Director, Strategy, Greenberg, Inc.
Lori Potter, Senior Counsel, Government Relations, Kaiser Permanente
Laura Soble, Psychotherapist
Jill Vialet, CEO/Founder, Playworks
Dorothy Walker, Former UC Berkeley Assistant Vice Chancellor for Property Development; Longtime Berkeley Activist
Bonnie Whitler, Director of Finance and Operations for Independent Schools

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