Our Board of Directors
2024-2025
The board of directors is made up of volunteers, just like all other positions at the theatre. We are structured with a President, Vice-President, Treasurer and Secretary, as core offices, with three to five Members at Large, the total board size from 7 to 9. It takes a strong team to ensure our theatre lasts well into the future in an active and healthy state, and the participation of all who want to help make this happen is welcomed. Each person on the board has something different they bring to the table in terms of talent or skill, but the one thing they all have in common, is that they all love Theatre West. Each person on the board wants the very best for it and remain committed to that goal.
And certainly, one doesn’t need to be on the board to be useful. We always welcome suggestions or comments from anyone as to how we can make our theatre better. Please, if you have any ideas or concerns, reach out to us at: [email protected]
Jack Baird
President
Elected to the Board of Directors in 2023.
Jack first became active in a non-profit four years ago. He was first a board member at Large, and eventually became vice president. He loves acting in theater, and has been involved in theater on and off for over 34 years. He has written and directed One play himself, and after a 5-year hiatus has gotten back into theater, and felt that he would be an effective board member. His personal goal is to helping this theatre grow.
Jason Kutchma
Vice President
Elected to the Board in 2024.
Jason was discovered by one of our directors while performing as a musician and was asked to audition for Harold & Maude. He was cast as the psychiatrist, and the rest is history. Jason was unanimously elected to our board at the general membership meeting held in September of 2024. We look forward to working with him. He also helps us with set building.
Sean Prescott
Treasurer
Elected to the Board in 2022.
Sean has been involved with Theatre west since 2019 when he moved to Lincoln City. He works in Lincoln City in an accounting office and has a degree in accounting. He has acted in a few plays and even directed one of the more successful plays this last season. In 2022, Sean was elected to the board as a Board Member at Large and assumed the duties of Treasurer. He was re-elected to the board in 2024 and continues to maintain the high standards of the board while helping bolster our standing in the community.
Rose Prescott
Secretary
Elected to the Board in 2024.
Rose has been a supporter of Theatre West by way of loaning us her husband Sean since 2019. Now, after having seen what we do from the sidelines, she has decided to become one of us. She jumped in head first and was elected to the board unanimously! She doesn’t act, but who knows what we might be able to talk her into!
We look forward to working with her in her new capacity.
John Jeans
Sergeant at Arms
Elected to the Board in 2022.
John has been active in our theatre for quite some time now, building sets and maintaining theatre property and we are excited to have him as a board member.
Dennis Civiello
Member at Large
Elected to the Board of Directors in 2024.
Bio and photo forthcoming.
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Khrys Suckow
Member at Large
I’ve lived in Lincoln City for ten years with my two children. I came to Theatre West in 2022 as a theater mom when my eldest, Gavin, accepted a role on stage. I’ve since become an enthusiastic volunteer and supporter. I hold a bachelor’s degree English and Philosophy, professional certification as a massage therapist and a master’s degree in Library Science. I’m hoping my experiences and background along with my lifelong love of the performing arts will allow me to bring something useful to the board.
Bonnie Ross
Artistic Director
Since retiring to the Central Coast in 2006, Bonnie has directed and acted in many productions in Lincoln City and Newport. Her experience in all phases of theatre — to include costumer, set designer, property mistress — extends back decades in Carson City NV, Portland OR, and Colorado Springs CO.Bonnie sees the role of Artistic Director as researching and recommending well-balanced seasons of plays of all genres, as well as encouraging and supporting new and established Theatre West directors.
Bonnie is living proof that there is no such hing as a retired director!.