Staff

ED DECKER

FOUNDER & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Pronouns: He/Him

Ed Decker is the Founding Artistic Director of The New Conservatory Theatre Center, a graduate of San Francisco State University and a former Director of the American Conservatory Theatre Young Conservatory. He is particularly proud of NCTC’s Pride Season, Emerging Artist Residencies, New Play Commissions, Conservatory and the YouthAware touring theatre-in-education program. Since 1981, Ed has produced and/or directed over 500 plays, musicals and special events for NCTC.

Ed has also served as a site evaluator for the California Arts Council, Marin Arts Council, and the National Endowment for the Arts. He is a recent recipient of the STOP AIDS award for the groundbreaking NCTC YouthAware HIV education programs and is a two time winner of the SF Chamber of Commerce Arts Excellence Award.

BARBARA HODGEN

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Pronouns: She/Her

Barbara comes to NCTC from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles, where she was Interim Managing Director. Her prior Bay Area experience includes Conservatory Administrator at The American Conservatory Theatre, Managing Director of the California Shakespeare Festival, and Assistant Managing Director at Berkeley Rep. She also spent a fun – and hot! – five years in the desert as Company Manager for Blue Man Group in Las Vegas. Barbara holds an M.F.A. from the Yale School of Drama and a B.A from Vassar College.

JAMIE BROOKE

PRONOUNS: SHE/THEY

Education Program Administrator
jamie@nctcsf.org

KATE JONES BUTLER

PRONOUNS: SHE/HER

Director of Marketing and Communications
kate@nctcsf.org

KIM DONOVAN

PRONOUNS: SHE/HER

Casting Director

TONI GUIDRY

PRONOUNS: SHE/HER

Production Manager
toni@nctcsf.org

MARTIN HARO

PRONOUNS: HE/HIM

Front of House & Bar Manager
martin@nctcsf.org

ALAN HUANG

PRONOUNS: HIM/HIM/THEY/THEM

Technical Director
alan@nctcsf.org

WILL MATTINGLY

PRONOUNS: HE/HIM

Satellite Program Manager
will@nctcsf.org

SAKURA NAKAHARA

PRONOUNS: SHE/HER

Marketing & Press Manager
sakura@nctcsf.org

KAITLIN ROSEN

PRONOUNS: SHE/HER

Education Production Stage Manager
kaitlin@nctcsf.org

KYLER STANION

PRONOUNS: HE/THEY

Lead Carpenter/House Electrician
kyler@nctcsf.org

LOIS TEMA

PRONOUNS: SHE/HER

Photographer
lois@loistema.com

JILLIAN TEMPLE

PRONOUNS: SHE/HER

Education Social Media Manager

STEPHANIE TEMPLE

PRONOUNS: SHE/HER

Education Director
stephanie@nctcsf.org

SCOTT TIGNOR

PRONOUNS: HE/HIM

Patron Experience Manager
boxoffice@nctcsf.org

TOMMY TO

PRONOUNS: HE/HIM

Business Manager
tommy@nctcsf.org