Susan J. Leavitt Elected Board President Of Intiman Theater

Intiman Theatre's Board of Trustees elected a new slate of officers, including new Board President Kim A. Anderson, and four new Board members in a unanimous vote at the Theatre's Annual Meeting on Monday, April 6, 2009. Intiman's yearly "state of the union," which is open to Trustees, donors, subscribers and volunteers, also included recognition of outgoing Board President Susan J. Leavitt, a report from the Intiman Theatre Foundation and remarks from Managing Director Brian Colburn and Associate Director Sheila Daniels.

"Since 2003, Intiman has seen an overall 23% increase in ticket sales," Colburn noted. "We are not immune to the current economic crisis; even as our attendance has risen, we've seen an impact in contributed income that is threatening to us. We will be asking for sustaining support from the new, larger family of donors that helped us successfully complete our Dramatically Different capacity-building campaign. But we are not backing off our core principles of programming, or our commitment to amplify the conversation we have with our audience through community programs, discussions and events that are essential to our work well beyond the productions on stage."

The new Board officers elected for the 2009 season are:
President: Kim A. Anderson, Seattle Arts and Cultural Leader
President Elect: Bruce A. Bradburn, Seattle Arts and Cultural Leader
Treasurer: Paul J. Lawrence, Partner, K & L Gates, LLP
Secretary: Bradley Tong, Development and Project Management, Shiels Obletz Johnsen
Vice Presidents
Development: Craig G. Campbell, Semi-Retired Consulting Attorney, Washington State Court of Appeals
Education: Cynthia Huffman, Seattle Arts and Cultural Leader
Finance: Paul J. Lawrence, Partner, K & L Gates, LLP
Trustees: Jared Watson, Vice President, Program and Donor Services, The Seattle Foundation
Communications: Marcia Zech, Seattle Arts and Cultural Leader
In addition, Intiman welcomed the following new Trustees to three-year terms:
Lisa Kothari, CEO, Peppers and Pollywogs
Will Ludlam, Executive Vice President & General Manager, Hill & Knowlton
Kevin McCarthy Senior Director of Finance, Microsoft
Kristine Wilson, Attorney at Law, Perkins Coie, LLP
Also at the Annual Meeting, Moya Vazquez, Co-Chair of Dramatically Different, thanked the campaign donors. Bob Alexander spoke on behalf of the Intiman Theatre Foundation, which operates independently in consultation with the Intiman Board of Trustees to support the Theatre's work. The Directors of the Intiman Theatre Foundation are:

· Bob Alexander, President
· Ronald McCollum, Treasurer
· Pamela Schell, Secretary
· Shawn Aebi
· Douglas P. Beighle
· Ellen E. Conklin
· Susan J. Leavitt
· William A. Longbrake
· Kenneth L. Schubert III

Intiman Theatre gratefully acknowledges the following major donors for their institutional support: The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, Ameriprise Financial, ArtsFund, The Boeing Company, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, John Graham Foundation, Hafer Family Foundation, Intiman Theatre Foundation, Kreielsheimer Remainder Foundation, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Microsoft Corporation, Nesholm Family Foundation, The Norcliffe Foundation, PONCHO, Safeco Insurance, The Shubert Foundation, The Seattle Foundation, U.S. Bancorp Foundation, and WaMu. Additional funding is received from Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, City of Seattle; 4Culture; Metropolitan King County Council, National Endowment for the Arts and Washington State Arts Commission.

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