Leadership and Committees

Leadership

ATCA is governed by a nine-member executive committee. Three ATCA members are elected to three-year terms each year. A member may serve no more than two terms consecutively, although they may run again after a year off from the committee. Any ATCA members in the Active membership category may stand for election to the executive committee. The ATCA membership and leadership term shifted from a varying fiscal year to a calendar year begining in 2025.

The executive committee elects a chair and vice-chair and appoints a secretary and treasurer. The secretary and treasurer need not be elected members of the executive committee.

Executive Committee
(2026)

Amanda Finn

Amanda Finn

Chair
2023-2026**

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Lou Harry

Vice Chair
2025-2027**

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Amanda Andrei


2026-2028*

Byrne Chrisopher

Chris Byrne

2025-2027**

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Kitty Drexel

2026-2028**

David Friscic

David Friscic

2026-2027*

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Bill Hirschman

2025-2027*

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Gerard Raymond

2025-2026*

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Natalie Rine

2026-2028*

* First Term 

** Second Term  

Martha Wade Steketee

Jeffrey Eric Jenkins

David John Chávez

Treasurer

Gerard Raymond and D.R. Lewis

ATCA Update co-editors

Martha Wade Steketee

webmaster + site editor

Amanda Finn

social media coordinator

Doug Strassler

administrator

Chris Rawson

historian

Current Committees

Committee chairs are appointed by the chair of the executive committee, with the advice and consent of its members.

David John Chávez, acting chair
Nate Hinkle, co-chair, Medina Prize subcommittee
Kelundra Smith
, co-chair Medina Prize subcommittee

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Kitty Drexel
Marie J. Kilker
Brittani Samuel
Karen Topham

 

CONFERENCE

David John Chávez
Oline Cogdill
Jay Handelman

Lou Harry
Bill Hirschman
D.R. Lewis
Gerard Raymond

Martha Wade Steketee

INTERNATIONAL

Amanda Finn, chair

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Steve Capra
Brad Hathaway
Eva Heinemann
Marie Kilker
Natalie Rine

Oline Cogdill, co-chair
Liz Eichler, co-chair

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Jacob Aloi
Nancy Bishop
Benjamin Carr
David John Chávez
Cathy Hammer
Natalie Rine
Aja Romano
David Siegel

PROGRAMMING

Helbing Mentorship
Chris Byrnechair

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Jay Handelman
D.R. Lewis, 2024-2025 Fellow
Billy McEntee, 2022-2023 Fellow
Gerard Raymond
Frank Rizzo
Martha Wade Steketee

Primus Prize

Wendy Rosenfield, chair

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[committee to be formed]

New Play (Steinberg/ATCA & Osborn)
Cameron Kelsall, chair

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Nancy Bishop

Lindsay Christians

Amanda Finn

Mike Fischer

Melissa Hall

Lou Harry

Ed Huyck

Elizabeth Kramer

Martha Wade Steketee

Doug Strassler

Karen Topham

Bob Verini