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 executive committee elects its own 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
(2023-2024)

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David John Chávez

Chair
2022-2025**

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Cameron Kelsall

Vice Chair
2021-2024**

Amanda Finn

Amanda Finn

Secretary
2023-2026**

Bennett Scott

Scott Bennett

treasurer
2023-2026*

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Chris Byrne

2023-2024*

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Kitty Drexel

2022-2025*

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Lou Harry

2023-2024*

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Bill Hirschman

2021-2024*

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Maren Scriven Swensen

2022-2025*

* First Term 

** Second Term  

Jay Handelman

Jeffrey Eric Jenkins

Chris Rawson

Historian

Doug Strassler

Administrator

Martha Wade Steketee

webmaster + site editor

Amanda Finn

social media coordinator

Brad Hathaway, Steve Capra, Gerard Raymond

ATCA UPDATE co-editors

Current Committees

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

David John Chávez, co-chair
Elizabeth Kramer
, co-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 | NYC 2024

Scott Bennett
David John Chávez
Jay Handelman
Lou Harry
Bill Hirschman
Gerard Raymond
Frank Rizzo
Martha Wade Steketee

INTERNATIONAL

Amanda Finn, chair

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Steve Capra
Brad Hathaway
Eva Heinemann
Marie Kilker
Natalie Rine

David John Chávez, acting chair

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Nancy Bishop
Benjamin Carr
Russell Florence

Cathy Hammer

Natalie Rine
Aja Romano
David Siegel
Maren Scriven Swensen

PROGRAMMING

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Chris Byrnechair

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Jay Handelman, ex-officio

Billy McEntee
Gerard Raymond

Frank Rizzo

Martha Wade Steketee

Primus Prize

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[committee on hiatus]

New Play (Steinberg/ATCA & Osborn)
Misha Berson, co-chair
Cameron Kelsall, co-chair

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Nancy Bishop

Lindsay Christians

Evans Donnell

Amanda Finn

Mike Fischer

Melissa Hall

Lou Harry

Susan Haubenstock

Ed Huyck

Elizabeth Kramer

Martha Wade Steketee

Doug Strassler

Bob Verini