Board of Directors

OUR 2026/2027 SEASON BOARD

MEGHAN COX (President) – CEO, Impact Advocacy Group 

BETH SILHASEK – (Vice President) Fractional Chief Marketing Officer, Litix Legal 

GARY GEPHART (Treasurer) – Community Volunteer 

MOLLY GREENE (Secretary) – Senior Director of Arizona Government Affairs & Public Policies, Salt River Project 

LINDSAY CULLUM-COLWELL (Executive Committee) – Managing Principal & Creative Director, Cullum Homes 

JOSH NISBET – (Executive Committee) Managing Partner, Deloitte. 

JEFF RICH – (Executive Committee) Of Counsel, Rose Law Group, PC 

BRANDON SHIPMAN – (Executive Committee) Insurance Executive, Arnold Insurance 

SONNY SONNENSTEIN – (Executive Committee) Chief Information Officer 

Western Alliance Bank   

 

OLIVER BADGIO – Chief Brand Officer, Prime Steak Concepts 

MICHAEL BARNARD (Ex-Officio) – Producing Artistic Director, The Phoenix Theatre Company 

LESLIE BENNER– Community Volunteer- (Phoenix Theatre Company Guild President) 

ELIZABETH BERRY – Senior Director of Development Services at Plaza Companies 

ALEXIA BERTSATOS – Real Estate Professional, SERHANT 

ELENA CÁÑEZ – Community Relations Representative, Arizona Complete Health 

MAX CHAN – CIO, Avnet Inc. 

RICHARD CHARD – Community Volunteer 

ANGELA DeROSA, DO, MBA, CPE (aka Dr. HotFlash) – President and CEO, DRM Integrative Health, LLC & the Hormonal Health Institute, LLC 

STEPHANE FITCH – Editor in Chief, Fitch Ink 

KERRI GEISLER – Community Volunteer 

BRIAN P. GUZMAN – Owner, Luxe Realty 

CHELSEA HESLA – Partner, Spencer Fane 

MARK KOSON – Community Volunteer 

CHRIS NATALE – Managing Principal, Diversified Commercial Capital 

DIANE PETERSEN – Community Volunteer 

DARLENE RICHERT – Founder & CEO, Avery Lane 

VINCENT VANVLEET (Ex-Officio) – Executive Director, The Phoenix Theatre Company 

NICK VERDERAME – Partner, Plattner Verderame PC 

Members of our Board of Directors contribute to The Phoenix Theatre Company through personal giving, season tickets, and by securing $10,000 each in annual support.

SPIELBERG LIFE TRUSTEES

The Phoenix Theatre Company gratefully acknowledges this group of former board members who have been selected as Spielberg Life Trustees for their exemplary leadership throughout the years.

Leslie Benner

Jennifer Bohnert

Cy Brown

Reed Glick

Mike Hansberger

Robert Hopkins

Jamie Hormel

David Howell

Dana Jamison

Patty Johnson

Jason Kush

Melissa Leonesio

Kim Llumiquinga

Jim Manley

Vicki Marce

Jamie Mayrose

Robert Meza

Donny Peper

Todd Peterson

Caleb Reese

Tom Simplot

Michelle Taylor

Wendy Valenzuela

Richard Warren 

Sara Rose Webber