Circle Theatre Staff

LYNNE BROWN TEPPER
Executive and Artistic Director

lbrown@circletheatre.org

(616) 632-1982

 

Kelsey Edwards
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR AND RESIDENT SCENIC DESIGNER

kelsey@circletheatre.org

(616) 632-2988

Mary Jo Denolf
PATRON SERVICES MANAGER

boxoffice@circletheatre.org

(616) 632-2997

Shannon heldt
Interim MARKETING & OUTREACH Specialist

shannon@circletheatre.org

(616) 632-1983

LISA MATHIAS
Finance Director

lmathias@circletheatre.org

(616) 632-1984

Circle Theatre Interns

Shannon Heldt
Experience Intern

shannon@circletheatre.org

 

Reese Verlinde
Marketing Intern

reese@circletheatre.org

 

Front of House Staff

Hunter Denkema

Grace Giroux

Hannah Morey

Annah Stang

Fiona Walsh

Nina Smith

Kikka Go

Board of Directors

Executive Board

LYNN ATKINS-RYKERT
PRESIDENT

Coordinator, Aquinas College

Derek Call
PAST PRESIDENT

Director of Operations and Production/Special Events, ArtPrize

MARK SCHMIDBAUER
FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT

Conferencing and Event Services, Aquinas College

JEFF KEMPERMAN
SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT

Assistant Prosecutor, Kent County Prosecutors’ Office

BOB LOWRY
TREASURER

Retired Director – Global Audit Services, Steelcase Inc.

SARA DART
SECRETARY

Community Liason

Board Members

STATHI AFENDOULIS

Owner, Afendoulis

Cleaners and Tuxedos

Founder and Executive Director, Lainie’s Angels

Rebecca Dickenson

Residential Real Estate Agent, Cheryl Grant Real Estate

Shelly Irwin

Host and Producer, WGVU NPR/PBS

R. Scott Keller

Partner, Warner Norcross & Judd

Lisa M. Knight

CEO of DV Apple Logistics and COO Public Thread

Jeffrey Augustine Songco

Multidisciplinary Artist

LOU VANDERHAVE

Retired Educator

TREVOR STRAUB

CEO of Michigan Drag Brunch

2023 Directors

Vanessa Allen
Co-Music Director

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Songs in the Key of Stevie Wonder

Scott Patrick Bell
Director

Blue Collar Rock

 
Music Director

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Sweeney Todd, Blue Collar Rock 

Ryan Blok
Music Director

Pippin

Darius Colquitt
Director

Songs in the Key of Stevie Wonder

Emily Diener
Director

Blithe Spirit

Will Gearring
Director

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Kathy Gibson
Director

The Music of Moulin Rouge

 

Co-Director

Pippin 

Nubia Gomez
Director

The British Invasion

Josie Gonzalez
Director

Magic Circle: The Three Musketeers

Nicholas Gray
Co-Director & Choreographer

Pippin

Chris Grooms
Co-Director

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Jenna Grooms
Co-Director

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Joshua Keller
Music Director

The Music of Moulin Rouge

Mary Lohman
Choreographer

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Jordan Malone
Music Director

The British Invasion

Carrie McNulty
Director

Sweeney Todd

Debra Perry
Co-Music Director

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Songs in the Key of Stevie Wonder

Alicia Rosario
Director & Music Director

Hits of the ’90s