Spotlight on Giving
Good Done Everywhere
For the past 20 years, USITT has been my platform of inspiration and improvement. As a theatre educator, author and regional theatre artist, the Institute has offered me support to grow both professionally and personally. The various Commissions are vital for academics and practitioners sharing research, and the Conference's networking opportunities nurture long-term relationships and resources.
As a Board Member, I can attest to the far-reaching influence that our organization has in the fields of design, technology, and management. USITT’s commitment to programming for students, educators, established professionals, and allied organizations is unparalleled. The field work advancing industry standards, best practices, and state-of-the-art research is outstanding. The educational poster sessions and symposia; national exhibits and international installations; and various grants and fellowships programs are exemplary.
I give financially and otherwise because of USITT’s investment in our future, support of early career individuals, and across-the-board diversity. With growing student Chapters and Regional Sections, USITT has become an indispensable national leader moving us further into the 21st century and beyond.
To quote Maya Angelou, "I'm convinced of this: Good done anywhere is good done everywhere.”
Rafael Jaen, costume designer, author, and assistant professor of theatre arts at the University of Massachusetts, is a member of the Board of Directors and active in the Costume Design & Technology Commission.
Donors from October 15 to November 14, 2015:
Kook Fund
- Alexandra Bonds
- Robert Coleman
- Dennis Dorn
- Paul Epton
- Andi Lyons
- Sylvia Pannell
- Loren Schreiber
- Charles Williams
New Century Fund
- Paul Epton
- Andi Lyons
- Charles Williams
New Century Fund - Diversity
- Kasey Allee-Foreman
- Jack Feivou
- Janet Gramza
- Rafael Jaen
- Michael Katz
- Andi Lyons
- Michael Mehler In Memory of Tayneshia Jefferson
- Rebecca Stoll
New Century Fund - Rigging Safety
- Lea Asbell-Swanger
- Carol Carrigan
- Eric Rouse
Samuel H. Scripps International Fund
- Alexandra Bonds
- Kevin Rigdon
- Loren Schreiber
USITT Fund
- Richard Arnold, Sr.
- Andi Lyons
- Mark Shanda
General Operations
- Louis Bradfield
- William Browning
- Jimmie Byrd
- Daniel Culhane
- Dennis Dorn
- Lynne Dundas
- Marketa Fantova
- David Grindle
- Mickey Henry
- Shannan Hoerger
- Michael Katz
- Carl Lefko
- Andi Lyons
- Martha Marking
- Leslie Marqua
- Monica Merritt
- Sylvia Pannell
- Carolyn Satter
- Loren Schreiber
- Mary Jean Sedlock
- Maximillian Short
- John Stark
- Paul Vincent
- Sherry Wagner-Henry
- Kimb Williamson
Fellows Fund
- Richard Arnold, Sr.
- Alexandra Bonds
- Rodney Kaiser In Memory of Jack Suesse
- Cindy Limauro
