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Biographies - Board of Directors.


Stacie Burgua (Executive Director) joined WICA in 1997, serving as assistant director and Marketing director before becoming WICA’s Executive Director in January 2000. A Whidbey resident since 1978, she holds a BS in Visual Communications and has previous experience in advertising, graphic design, marketing, public relations, and fund raising. She served on the board of Arts Northwest, a non-profit presenters’ consortium and arts service organization from 1998 to 2004; the Langley Chamber of Commerce board from 2000 to 2006; the committee to formulate a non-profit corporation for Choochokam Arts Festival 2006 to 2007; and the 2007 Langley Comprehensive Planning Arts and Education Committee.




Bob Thurmond (Board of Directors - Chair) is a Financial Adviser. He has a track record of success in business development, business and personal financial management as well as successful non-profit management experience. He is a subject-matter expert in the fields of telecommunications and financial services. In addition to his business experience, Bob brings a record of accomplishment of success in corporate and government grant competition and fulfillment. He holds a B.A. in philosophy from Bellarmine University and a M.Ed. in Leadership from the University of Louisville . Bob and his wife, Monica Uhl, have lived in Clinton on Whidb ey Island since 2002.



Linda Bieber (Board of Directors - Secretary), originally from New York , came to Whidbey Island in 2000 from Austin, Texas, having lived in Southern California, Iran and Arizona . A retired registered nurse, her professional experiences have included patient care and intensive care management. She retired as co-owner of a company that worked with law firms handling toxic exposure litigation. For the past several years Linda has been a volunteer with Whidbey Hospice/Home Health and Puget Sound Blood Center . She and her husband, Charlie, live in Clinton .



Todd Bitts (Board of Directors) is a Seattle native and spent 25 years in the commercial broadcasting business in the Seattle area. He went on to purchase a publishing business, which he operated for five years, then did marketing projects for various clients before moving to Whidbey Island in July 1992. In 1993, Todd obtained his real estate license and joined Coldwell Banker/Tara Properties in Langley . Later he acquired his Associate Brokers license, and moved to the Coldwell Banker office in Freeland where he has been for nearly ten years. April 2008 he will begin his sixteenth year in real estate on Whidbey Island . Among his community service projects, Todd is the Vice-President of the Freeland Chamber of Commerce, President-Elect of the Whidbey Island Association of Realtors and a member of the Rotary Club of South Whidbey Island.



Kenneth Cohen (Board of Directors - Treasurer/Chair Elect) is a CPA and received a Juris Doctor form Case Western Reserve University , MBA (Finance) from the University of California , Berkeley , and BBA from the City College of New York. He is Vice President and Treasurer of Intermec, Inc., a global company that develops, manufactures, and integrates core technologies including RFID, mobile computing, and data collection systems that identify, track, and manage supply chain assets. Ken is a Past President of the Los Angeles Chapter of Tax Executives Institute and Past Regional Vice President of Tax Executives Institute. He is the Founding President of the Los Angeles Chapter of the University of California , Berkeley Business School Alumni Association and is a recipient of the Raymond Miles Distinguished Service Award from the University of California , Berkeley . Ken and his wife, Susan, have lived in Langley since 2002.

George Henny (Board of Directors - Vice Chair) is Co-CEO of Whidbey Telecom and FiberCloud, Inc. George previously served on the WICA Board for 2 1/2 years in 1996-98. He received his BA in Drama and MBA from the  University  of Washington, and has performed at WICA in numerous productions including Telemachus Clay, The School For Scandal, A Murder is Announced, The Importance of Being Earnest, and most recently appearing in Art. George is co-chair of the WICA Stage Two Capital Campaign, and is a passionate supporter of the arts and island theater. George is the Past President of the Rotary Club of South Whidbey Island.



Rick Ingrasci (Board of Directors)is a holistic physician with a rich background in mind/body medicine, psychiatry, and holistic education. Currently working as a Life Coach and as Director of Community Development at BigMindMedia, he is also a co-author of the bestselling Chop Wood, Carry Water: A Guide to Spiritual Fulfillment in Daily Life. Rick is interested in integral leadership, integrative medicine, co-intelligence, the Internet as a community networking tool, life coaching, consciousness transformation, community development, smart growth, sustainable development, and spiritual growth.



Earl Lasher (Board of Directors - Past Chair) a Juris Doctor recipient from the University of Washington in 1966, is the founder of Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson. He is the owner of Ray’s Boathouse and Yarrow Bay Grill restaurants; the founder and director of the federally chartered Commerce Bank; a finalist for Appointment to 9th Circuit Court of Appeals; a Superior Court Judge Pro Tem; an adjunct professor at the University of Puget Sound Law School; former member of Children’s Hospital and Medical Center Foundation, Northwest Hospital Foundation and Friends of Youth, YMCA of Greater Seattle, and Odyssey Maritime Museum. He is a professional watercolorist and is currently on the board of the Coupeville Arts Center.



Peter Morton (Board of Directors) is principal of his company consulting on aviation training, flight operations, and emergent air traffic technologies. He is past president of the Aviation Accreditation Board International, and a member of the board of trustees at the Museum of Flight in Seattle. Peter and his wife Anna Marie moved to Whidbey in 2004. He served Boeing for 42 years, retiring as vice president human resources, and before that vice president leadership development. His most engaging assignments were directing Boeing Commercial customer training, and chief engineer of the 757 flight deck. Peter is an active general aviation pilot, interested in music, and served the education community on the Seattle Girls’ School board, in Seattle University’s Leadership programs, and active with the Highline School District Aviation High School. Peter holds a bachelor degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.



Robert W. Prosch (Board of Directors) serves as the principal of South Whidbey High School . He holds a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Vocal Performance and Pedagogy and a Master's degree in Educational Administration from Brigham Young University . He currently serves as the conductor for the WICA Conservatory Choir (open enrollment) and the WICA Chamber Singers (audition choir). Recently, he served as the stage manager for The Kentucky Cycle, and musical director of The Rocky Horror Show at WICA during the 2009-2010 theater season. Prior to public school administration, he was a high school choral conductor, drama teacher, and high school performing arts director. He has conducted a number of choruses, including regional community and church choirs. Prior experience on stage includes Judge Turpin in WICA's production of Sweeney Todd, Sir John Falstaff in Falstaff, Papageno in The Magic Flute, Marcello in La Boheme, The Mikado in The Mikado, Don Jose in Cosi fan tutte, Melchior in Amahl and the Night Visitors, Morris Townsend in Washington Square, Sweeney Todd in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Aimable in The Baker's Wife, and Frank in Die Fledermaus, among many others. Additionally, he has served as director for numerous productions and as Artistic Director for Opera West.



Carol Ryan (Board of Directors) is a professor emerita and retired dean of First College at Metropolitan State University in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota . She and her husband, Jay, have lived on the island since 1999. Carol has been president of the Friends of the Langley Library, and the South Whidbey Historical Society and served on the Langley Library Board. In St. Paul , she was president of the Community Planning Organization, the Junior League, and the Friends of the St. Paul Library system. She co-found Chimera Theater in St. Paul .



Paul Schell (Board of Directors) graduated from University of Iowa and received a Juris Doctor from Columbia University in NYC. He practiced law in New York before moving to Seattle in 1967, where he continued his law practice before turning to real estate development and politics. He became a Port of Seattle commissioner in 1989; was acting dean of the University of Washington School of Architecture and Urban Planning from 1992-95; a real estate developer in Seattle, Tacoma, Portland, and Denver; served as the 50th mayor of Seattle from 1998-2002; and is the owner of the Inn at Langley and the Boatyard Inn. He and his wife Pam have been actively involved in the arts, serving on the boards of Intiman, ACT, and the Seattle Symphony Arts Commission; Pam was on the original WICA board of directors. A part-time Whidbey Island resident for over 30 years, Langley has recently become his fulltime residency since retirement.



Russell Sparkman (Board of Directors) is the co-founder of Fusionspark Media, Inc., a Langley-based multimedia communications firm. Russell holds an undergraduate degree in Political Science from Northeastern University , in Boston . He has worked most of his professional life as a photographer and
visual communications expert. In 1992, Russell left his staff photographer position at Northeastern University to become an instructor at the Kodak Center for Creative Imaging in Camden , Maine . In 1993, Russell moved to Nagoya , Japan , where he was a sought-after consultant, author, and speaker on digital imaging trends and technology for eight years. Russell founded Fusionspark Media in 1999 in Japan and moved the business to Whidbey Island in 2000. Russell lives with his family in La n gley , where he is a member of the City Council, and chair of the Mayor's Council on Economic Health. Sparkman is a member of the Board of Directors of the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival.

Michael Stansbury (Board of Directors - Vice Chair) is a graduate of the University of Washington and Harvard Law School and started practice in Seattle in 1968. His field is in corporate finance and is currently with the firm Perkins Coie. His wife, Mary Jo, has had Whidbey connections for many years with the family business at the Greenbank Loganberry Farm. Her father had a wine business, of which the farm was part of; which eventually started St. Michele wines. Michael and Mary Jo were involved with the Seattle Rep and the Empty Space Theater during the 1970s and 80s.

Kent Stowell (Board of Directors) was Artistic Director and Principal Choreographer of Pacific Northwest Ballet from 1977 until his retirement in June 2005. Kent began his training with Willem Christensen in the University of Utah Dance Department and joined the San Francisco Ballet in 1957. He became a member of the New York City Ballet in 1962 and was promoted to soloist in 1963. Kent was Associate Professor of Dance for one year at Indiana University and returned to dance in 1970 as leading dancer and choreographer for the Bayerische Staatsoper Ballett in Munich . In 1973 he was appointed Ballet Master of the Frankfurt Ballett and in 1975 was named Co-Artistic Director with his wife Francia Russell. In 1977, Kent and Francia were appointed Artistic Directors of Pacific Northwest Ballet. Over the next 28 years PNB grew from a fledgling group of students to become one of the top ballet companies in the country, touring and acclaimed nationally and internationally.



Carolyn Tamler (Board of Directors) and her husband, Rich, moved to their Greenbank home in June 2005. Carolyn's firm, Carolyn Browne Associates, has been a successful marketing research and community involvement in the Seattle Area since 1977. Prior to establishing her own business, she was the Marketing Research Manager at Metro Transit (now King County Metro) for three years and the Marketing Research Manager at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer for five years. On Whidbey, Carolyn has become known for her marketing and facilitation skills and has developed a process, "Envision Your Future" that has been helping people and organizations plan major projects and future activities.



Sue Todd Yates (Board of Directors) has served on several community boards since retiring from Stack Associates, a Northwest mail order business in 1997. Currently, as a winter resident in the California desert, she serves on the Board of the Boys & Girls Club of Palm Springs and as President of Pathfinders, a supporting organization to this Club. Sue Todd co-chaired the Building Futures Capital Campaign for Childhaven in Seattle from 2001-2005. Her past work experience includes being the Community Relations Manager for the King County Executive from 1986-91. She has a Masters degree in Public Health Administration from the University of North Carolina and a BA in Political Science from the University of Missouri . Sue Todd and her husband, Chuck Yates, moved to Whidbey Island spring 2007 after living 36 years in Seattle .

Biographies - Staff.



Ann Deacon (Facilities Manager, Production and Education Assistant) moved from Minnesota in 1966 and attended Coupeville schools 1st the 12th grade. Going to WSU with the intention of being a Physical Education teacher, Ann found her way into the theatre department. After graduating with a BA in Theatre, she was a lighting intern at the Minneapolis Children's Theatre Company and School. Ann later served as the personal assistant to Mischa Schnider at the Marlboro Music Festival and as the Technical Director at Marlboro College .



Jason Dittmer (Director of Marketing), a Montana native, moved to Seattle in 1994. He relocated to Whidbey Island in 2005. Prior to joining the WICA staff in 2006, he worked as a free-lance theatre artist, home-goods designer, and worked for a number of non-profit organizations including Washington Works, United Way of King County , and Open Circle Theater. He received his BA from Rollins College and additional training at the Williamstown Theatre Festival.



Deana Duncan (Production/Education Director) began volunteering at WICA in 1999. She joined the WICA Staff in 2000. Deana has, with Executive Director Stacie Burgua, produced 43 main stage and eight summer youth productions in the past ten years. Deana holds a BFA in Theatre from the University of Nevada Reno , is a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, the Stella Adler Conservatory, studied at the University of California , Long Beach for Masters of Fine Arts in Theatre. She will graduate in December 2010 from Seattle University with her Masters in Non-Profit Leadership.

Jeanette Eveland (Volunteer Coordinator) graduated from Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Education. Her interest in art lead her to as a work a graphic artist for publishing companies in Seattle and eventually her own graphic design business. Her love of travel motivated her to become a travel agent, where she had the opportunity to travel Europe, Mexico and to cruise. She has volunteered all her life: Bible school as a child; three years at the information desk for the Seattle Art Museum ; and ten years at WICA.

Dorothy Ferguson (House Manager)

Ashley Leasure (Stage Two Campaign Director) comes to WICA with over 14 years of experience as a Development Director for non-profit organizations – most recently spending the last ten years expanding the fundraising programs of ACT Theatre and Seattle Theatre Group (the historic Paramount and Moore Theatres). In early 2007, she founded her company, OrangeGerbera, Inc., and began consulting and contracting with several groups in the area. In May 2007, she began spending a considerable amount of time on the Island and getting to know the local community by working with the Langley-based non-profit, Hedgebrook. There she has played a key role in strategizing a comprehensive plan to raise awareness of the organization both locally and nationally as well as implementing a first-time fundraising plan to support operations.



Karen McInerney (House Manager) transplanted to the Northwest from St Louis in 1967 and attended the University of Washington School of Social Work earning a Masters Degree. With that, she had a career in social service administration primarily in Family and Children's services. In 1996, she began working with Northwest Crafts Alliance helping to produce The Best of the Northwest Art shows on a part time basis. She began volunteering with WICA in 1996. Karen coordinated the very first Benefit Auction prior to the Stage One groundbreaking. She later joined the staff as a House Manager and DjangoFest NW’s Floor Manager. She volunteers at Whidbey Children's Theater and Whidbey Island Dance Theater. Her background in theater comes from being an adoring audience member enjoying live theater always and having the good fortune to be married to the former SWHS drama teacher who set the bar very high for musical theater on South Whidbey . Consequently, she is happy to participate in WICA as a producer of good theater.

Linda O'Brochta (House Manager) and her husband, Frank, were originally from Pennsylvania and met while attending Penn State University . They relocated to San Jose , California and then moved to Bellevue , Washington . They moved to the Island in 1991 and love it. Linda and Frank raised a family of four and are now raising a second family of three who all perform and do well in school. Their daughter, Samantha will attend Western Washington University this fall. They are very proud of all their kids. They also have two kids from Korea (exchange students) that they love and miss a lot. Linda has worked at Whidbey Island Dance Theatre, Whidbey Children’s Theater, and is a Mary Kay consultant. She loves her job at WICA and enjoys being part of the "family." She is excited about the new space and what it will mean to the staff and the community.



Tyler Raymond (Technical Director) joined the WICA staff in 2005. He has been involved with every theatrical performance since, often in several capacities. In high school, Tyler participated in stage and building crews for large productions of Singing in the Rain and Anything Goes. While at Berklee College of Music in Boston , he quickly moved into the role of Crew Chief with the Berklee Performance Center . He supported all levels of shows from faculty and student performances to larger touring artists such as Dream Theater, Paco de Lucia, Césaria Évora, Bobby McFerrin, Dixie Dregs, The Wallflowers, Ottmar Liebert, and many more. Post college he wired up radio stations all over the country (including four here in Seattle ), and was a site foreman for a leading Chicago special events company. Tyler would like to thank his wife, Morgan Bondelid, for bringing him to Whidbey Island .

Sharon Reilly (Annual Fund Manager) joined WICA as a bookkeeper in early 2008, and while she continues to fill that essential support role, her duties expanded in 2009 to include managing WICA’s Annual Giving Campaign and serving as the office "data goddess." Sharon moved to Whidbey in 2005 from Connecticut , where she directed a small nonprofit for four years and, prior, worked as a research analyst for ten years. Sharon holds a B.A. in quantitative sociology from Bryn Mawr College , but her greatest passions are mothering, dirt, public policy and the arts.