President - Lou Gargiulo CMCA, President. & CEO, Great North Property Management, Inc.
Lou Gargiulo, CMC, is the President and CEO of Great North. Mr. Gargiulo is a former member of the New Hampshire State Legislature. He has been in the property management business since 1972. Lou is a former US Army Commissioned Officer and served with distinction in both combat and non-combat roles. He was a Senior Executive with the Stop & Shop Companies and supervised over 2500 employees with over half a billion dollars in volume responsibility. He and his partner formed Great North in 1990 and have grown it into an organization that manages over two billion dollars in assets.
Mr. Gargiulo is a licensed Real Estate Broker in New Hampshire and a certified manager of community associations he also serves on the CEO committee of CAI at the national level, as well as on the Board of CAI New Hampshire.
Mr. Gargiulo is a member of the Portsmouth and Exeter Chamber of Commerce and is a longtime resident of the NH seacoast region.
Vice President - Dick Ingram Executive Director, The Housing Partnership
Dick is Executive Director of The Housing Partnership, a non-profit agency that develops and advocates for affordable housing in southern Maine and southeastern New Hampshire. Previously he was President of the Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce from 2004 through July of 2007. Prior to the Chamber he served at two local non-profit agencies, including three years as the Executive Director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Seacoast. Prior to his non-profit leadership roles, Dick had over twenty years of senior executive experience serving an international clientele with a variety of national financial service firms, such as Arthur Andersen & Co., The Boston Company, Mellon Trust, First Data Corporation and Funds Distributor, Inc.
In addition to his service on the board of Seacoast Repertory Theatre, Dick has also recently served on the board of The Housing Partnership and Sea Care Health Services. Dick also serves as a member of the Advisory Committee for Bi-State Primary Care, the NH Community Technical College at Pease and the Strategic Planning Committee for the United Way of the Greater Seacoast.
Previously, Dick served the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire in several capacities, including a term as Treasurer and Finance Committee Chair. He has also served in leadership roles at Christ Episcopal Church in Exeter, including two terms on its vestry and four terms as its Treasurer. His prior board service includes the New Hampshire Theater Project, Seacoast Youth Services, the Farnum Center, as Co-Chair of the Seacoast Workforce Housing Coalition and on the Finance and Technology Committee of the NH Citizens Healthcare Initiative.
Dick has hosted a radio talk show, been a voiceover talent and acted in several professional productions on Seacoast stages. A graduate of Winnacunnet High School in Hampton, he holds a BS degree from the University of Rhode Island and a MBA from the University of Pittsburgh. He has been licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in New Hampshire and Massachusetts, and as a broker and registered securities principal by the NASD.
Dick lives in North Hampton in the house his wife Sue grew up in. They are the parents of two adult children, Colin who is married (Sarah) and lives in Portsmouth, and Tyler who is attending Colby College.
Treasurer - Anthony Codding Retired CEO & Gen Mgr. Star Island Corp.
Graduate of Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT and the University of Pennsylvania with a M.A. in English literature. Tony served on active duty as a Gunnery Officer in the U.S. Navy and for eleven years was Director of the Campus Center and Irvine Auditorium at Penn before his appointment in 1976 as Director of the New England Center for Continuing Education at the University of New Hampshire. In 1985, he joined the Star Island Corporation, a private nonprofit organization that owns and operates Star Island as a religious and educational conference center, from which he retired in November 1999 after twelve years as CEO and General Manager. He is a member of the Corporation of Exeter Hospital, president of the Board of Directors of the Rivermoor Landing Condominium Association, and past president of the Seacoast Council on Tourism. Tony resides in Stratham.
Secretary - Helen Goransson Elbrys Networks
Over the years, I have been the treasurer and corporate administrator of high tech companies founded by my husband Paul and myself, including Qosnetics, Q/A Robotics, Meetinghouse Data Communications and, mostrecently, Elbrys Networks. I also work for our family’s Bondgarden Farm in Eliot, ME, producing beef cattle, poultry, hay and other natural farm products. My husband and I are very much involved in the conservation of farms in the region. I graduated from Simmons College with a degree in education and foreign languages and received an M.B.A. through coursework at Boston University and the Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administracion (IESA) in Caracas, Venezuela. I spent a number of years as an educator, worked in management consulting, and was executive director of a non-profit organization involved in educational reform in Massachusetts before devoting my full-time energies to our companies. Our children, Jennifer and Peter, were born while we lived in Caracas, and we have also lived in Algeria and Mexico before finally settling down in Maine 22 years ago. As a family, we still love to travel and have adventures whenever we can. Among my favorite escapes though, are when I am at Seacoast Repertory Theatre enjoying their fabulous productions. My children became involved with Babes on Stage at the Rep when my youngest was around 3 years old, and my daughter has performed in a number of productions both at the Rep and elsewhere. I attribute their self-confidence, poise and success to the great start they got at the Rep! I have been a Board member for several years because I want to help keep this treasure alive in Portsmouth, entertaining us and providing young and old the opportunity to grow in so many ways. My dream would be to see Portsmouth have its own Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Portsmouth, in which the Rep would play a major role.
Jim Better New England Medical
In addition to his duties as a Managing Partner of New England Medical Insurance Agency, LLC, Jim also serves with the following organizations: Board of Trustees for the Seacoast Reparatory Theater in Portsmouth New Hampshire. Jim also serves on the United Way’s Access to Health Care Committee. This organization is charged with finding a way to improve access to health care in the Seacoast area. He also serves as the Secretary of the North Hampton Business Association, a group of local business owners dedicated to improving the business climate in North Hampton. On a state level, he is active with the New Hampshire Employee Benefit Advisors, an organization of benefits brokers and consultants which advocates for laws that improve access to health care and lowers costs.
Jim has lived in North Hampton with his wife, Linda Kemner, since 1995.
Carol Bridges Community Volunteer
Carol is a graduate of William Smith College and has a Master’s Degree from SUNY Geneseo in Education of the Hearing Impaired. She left the field of special education 17 years ago to stay at home with her own children – Christopher and Andrew. Her current job is that of a professional volunteer and fundraiser. Over the years she has served as PTO president and committee member to raise funds for a new playground at Lincoln Street School in Exeter, and Destination Imagination Team Manager. It was her son Andrew who first brought her to the Rep nearly two years ago when he was cast as a Lost Boy in Peter Pan. Andrew continues to be active in the theatre and in the PAPA program and Carol also fell in love with this theatre and is thrilled to be able to help support the mission of the Rep as a member of the Board of Trustees
Suzanne Bresette President, Bresette and Company
Suzanne founded Bresette + Company in Danvers, Massachusetts in 1990 after honing her skills in senior creative and account management positions in advertising agencies in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine. Established on the belief that a small communications firm composed of a select group of experienced professionals would provide the right combination of service and support to clients, Suzanne focused on emerging-growth companies. In 2001, Suzanne moved the company to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and continues to help service clients in a variety of industries, including healthcare, financial services, fashion, education, and technology. Suzanne has received numerous regional and national awards for her work, including The One Show, The Hatch Awards, New York Art Director's Club, CLIOs, Graniteers (New Hampshire), Broderson Awards (Maine), and the International Television and Commercial Festival. She has been active in the Chambers of Greater Boston, Portsmouth and the North Shore of Boston. She currently serves on the board of Seacoast Repertory, Compass Care and Harbor Arts in Portsmouth.
Janet Hand Executive Vice President, Profile Bank
Janet manages the operations of a locally owned and managed community bank with three branch locations headquartered in Rochester, NH. She graduated from Gordon College in Wenham, Massachusetts with a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration. She also received a certificate after completing the two year program at the Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont School of Banking held at Dartmouth College.
In addition to serving on the Board of Trustees at the Seacoast Repertory Theatre, Janet is Vice President of Member and Community Development for the Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce; Chairperson for the Chamber’s Ambassador’s Committee; Treasurer of the Portsmouth Female Asylum Scholarship Committee; Director for the Center of Financial Training of Northern New England; Member of the Portsmouth Hospital Guild; Chairperson of Christian Education for Middle Street Baptist Church, Portsmouth; and a member of Portsmouth Country Club.
Janet’s passion for theatre began at a very young age when her father took her to shows in the Philadelphia area and also summer theatre at The Bucks County Playhouse. Her children remember their first live performance over thirty years ago at Theatre by the Sea (now The Rep). Janet is excited to be a part of the Seacoast Repertory Theatre’s journey and mission to “enhance our community through the shared experience of live theatre.”
Janet has lived in Rye, NH with her husband Tom for the past 35 years.
Caroline C. Levine Founder and President, Caroline C. Levine Foundation
Caroline C. Levine is a successful entrepreneur and dedicated philanthropist. In 1993, the Caroline C. Levine Charitable Foundation was created to promote the future development of medical research and enhance the quality of life for others focusing on programs committed to fostering the growth, quality education and well being of children. Caroline has a unique understanding of the value of innovative research and expert medical care which inspires her commitment - a desire to advance science to help others.
Since its inception, the foundation has funded numerous organizations. Caroline is a significant benefactor to innovative research, including Children’s Hospital Boston, The Lifebridge Neonatal Neurology Research Program for brain injury prevention in premature infants and The Communication Enhancement Program for children with autism. Caroline serves on the National Council for the House Ear Institute in Los Angeles, California and was recently named Ambassador for the Caroline Levine Fund for NF2 Research in Honor of Derald Brackmann, MD. She is also a generous contributor to Michael J. Fox Fund for Parkinson’s Research, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Chapel-Hill School of Waltham, MA, Berwick Academy of South Berwick, ME, the Children’s Museum of Portsmouth, NH, Head Start of Hampton, NH, the Hampton Child and Family Program, the Seacoast Repertory Theatre of Portsmouth, NH, and the Meadowview Health Clinic & Community Center in her hometown area of Virginia and many other programs.
Caroline received her BA at Emory & Henry College in Virginia and attended graduate school at Boston University. Caroline resides in North Hampton, NH with her three children.
Frank G. Meanor Jr. Attorney at Law
An attorney with over twenty years of legal experience and licensed to practice law in both NH and MA as well as the U. S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and the U.S. Tax Court, Frank possesses both a Juris Doctorate, which he earned Cum Laude from Creighton University, and a LL.M in Taxation from Boston University, after graduating Cum Laude from the University of Miami.
Frank was an Assistant Professor of Accounting at Boston University where he served as Director of the Accounting MBA Program and Chair of the Academic Conduct Committee. He also was the Practice Manager for Taxation at Sanders and McDermott.
In addition to being published in a number of legal and tax books and articles, Frank served as Editor of the Boston University Journal of Tax Law and as member of Creighton Law Review, as Kiwanis Past President and Treasurer, and received the prestigious American Jurisprudence Award in Estate Planning in 1983.
Mark S. Sullivan President, Seacoast Asset Management
Mark is a Financial Planner and Investment Adviser Representative with over twenty four years of experience in the financial services industry. He graduated from the University of Massachusetts with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management, attended graduate school at Boston University, received Trust Training at the Cannon Financial Institute, and earned his Certificate in Financial Planning from Merrimack College.
He has worked at a number of Wall Street firms, including running the Massachusetts operations for The Dreyfus Corporation, then was recruited to build the Institutional Trust Group at Citizens Bank of MA before joining TD Banknorth Wealth Management Group. He founded Seacoast Asset Management, Inc. in Portsmouth, NH in 2006.
Mark is a member of the Advisory Board of the University of Massachusetts College of Management, the Board of Trustees of the Seacoast Repertory Theatre, the Greater Portsmouth and Hampton Chambers of Commerce, the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, and the Portsmouth Rotary Club. He also volunteers and is teaching a business course at the Whittemore School of Business at the University of New Hampshire. Mark lives in Stratham with his wife, Loree, along with their four children - Ryan, Colin, Justin and Dylan.
Mark has established an endowment for the Rep and wants to see it grow to be able to make significant contributions to the Rep and to our community.
Dick Winn Manager of Communication and Government Affairs, FPL Energy Seabrook Station
Management
John McCluggage, artistic director
603-433-4793 ext. 128 johnm@seacoastrep.org
Now in his second season at the Rep John most recently directed our first touring production of William Shakespeare’s As You Like It as well as the Rep’s critically acclaimed productions of Damn Yankees and The Rocky Horror Show – Live! in addition to directing The Diary of Anne Frank and Noises Off this past season. While Associate Director Artistic Director of San Jose Repertory Theatre in California, he directed over two dozen shows including Enchanted April, A Flea in Her Ear, Old Wicked Songs and Over the Tavern. Other recent regional credits include Fiddler on the Roof, Phantom and A Christmas Carol the Musical for San Jose Children’s Musical Theatre, Annie Get Your Gun for Cabrillo Stage in Santa Cruz and A Christmas Story for Studio Arena Theatre in Buffalo, NY. While at San Jose Rep, he initiated and directed the unique Red Ladder Theatre Company in 1992, which has grown into an award winning nationally-recognized community outreach program that is a model of its kind. John was selected to serve as a member of The Arts Professional in Youth and Community Development; a national steering committee sponsored by the Packard Foundation and was named a semifinalist for the Ford Foundation’s Leadership for A Changing World award. He is a member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers as well as Actors’ Equity Association.
Craig Faulkner, operations/production manager
603-433-4793 ext. 111 craig@seacoastrep.org
Craig began his career at the Rep in April 1992 as an actor. Since then he has worked in many areas of need at the Rep from Box Office staff to his current position. Craig spent two years as the Artistic Director of The Prescott Park Arts Festival before returning to the Rep in May 2006. Craig is very excited about the direction the Rep is heading and looking forward to being a part of the team that moves in this new exciting direction.
Stacy B. Chilicki, director of marketing and publicity
603-433-4793 ext 114 info@seacoastrep.org
Stacy is a native of the seacoast and has been involved in the arts community here for almost 30 years! She holds a BA in Theatre from Keene State College with concentration in Dance and Techical Theatre and a minor in Arts Administration. In 1999, Stacy returned home to NH to join the Rep staff as the Director of Marketing and Publicity. In July of 2005 she took on her biggest role yet…”MOM” to Elijah and is thrilled to be able to work in an enviroment that is supportive of her strong commitment to both work and famiy. She considers it a priviledge to be able to live here on the seaocast and do what she loves as part of the team that makes the magic happen at this priceless organization!
Sue Dillon, senior accountant
603-433-4793 ext. 123 sdillon@seacoastrep.org
Sue first became acquainted with the Rep in September 2003, when her daughters, Katie and Carolyn were in the youth production of The Little Prince. They quickly fell in love with this theatre and the wonderful opportunities it provided for the youth of the Seacoast. She signed on as the House Manager for the Youth Productions and became a volunteer usher. It was a wonderful rewarding experience. In February 2005 she became the Rep’s Senior Accountant. She has thoroughly enjoyed working on “the inside” of the Rep. It is a wonderful place to work!! In the past year, she has watched the Rep hit new heights and knows that the “best is still to come.” Previously, Sue worked at UMASS Medical Center in Worcester, MA as a Hospital Accountant and a Division Manager, in General Surgery. She has three daughters, Katie, Carolyn and Megan.
Chris Stolpe, box office manager
603-433-4793 ext 118 boxoffice@seacoastrep.org
I have worked in theatre in various areas for about 12 years. I was box office manager at Hackmatack Playhouse in Berwick, Maine for 7 years, and helped with marketing, costuming, concessions, as well as other areas. I served on the board of directors for The Bell Center for the Arts for two years. I am thrilled to be on staff at the Rep. I get satisfaction in making sure that patrons get the very best quality service, whether personally or through the box office staff. I love that the Rep affords me opportunities to help in other areas that I’m interested in, whether it’s helping to costume, or serving hot dogs and nachos at the Bow Street Fair. I’m excited with the direction in which the Rep is headed, and proud to be a part of it! Chris joined the Rep staff in February of 2006.
Lindsey Nelson, education director
603-433-4793 ext 125 lnelson@seacoastrep.org
Lindsey M. Nelson studied youth drama, directing and puppetry at the University of New Hampshire and holds a BA in Theatre and Secondary Education. Lindsey is diving into her third year at the Rep where directing credits include Charlotte’s Web, Alexander Who’s Not…Not Going to Move, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and most recently Harold and the Purple Crayon. Along with directing and teaching classes for the Rep, Lindsey serves as Camp Director for the widely popular Apprentice Stage day camp and attends PAPA Camp every August. Other local credits include teaching and directing at Portsmouth Middle School, St. Mary’s Academy and the Cocheco Arts and Technology Academy along with designing and building puppets for The Hobbit at the Palace Theatre in Manchester, New Hampshire. Lindsey is also a member of the American Alliance of Theatre and Education and is certified in both adult and child CPR and First Aid. Proud to be a part of an organization that is so richly embedded in the Seacoast community, Lindsey strongly believes that theatre and the arts can be used as a catalyst for self-esteem, teamwork and creativity.
Marilyn Hagar, office manager/volunteer coordinator
603-433-4793 ext 115 officemgr@seacoastrep.org
Marilynn taught Secondary English for a few years, and managed bookstores for a hundred years after that. More constant than career, the love for theater has been with me since my Aunt Maddie took her to see The King and I when she was nine. Still too young to check books out from the adult section of the library, her and her pal Trudy Nelson and would sneak her grandmum’s library card to get the annual “Best Plays of….,” and then, of course, present them for the neighborhood. She is sorry you missed Huddy Woodworth’s performance of “Honey Bun” or her rendition of “I’m Gonna Wash that Man Right Out of My Hair” from South Pacific. Who knew that in her dotage she would get, in a small way, to help bring theatre to the Seacoast – after nearly killing it on Greeley Street? She started at Seacoast Repertory Theatre as a volunteer…she couldn’t believe her luck --- get to see free theatre just for helping people find their seats and helping to clean up afterwards!?! Somehow she got to stick around. It’s a privilege to be here at the Rep, especially at this exciting time.
