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Ed Decker
Artistic & Executive Director
ed@nctcsf.org

A graduate of San Francisco State University and a former Director of the American Conservatory Theatre Young Conservatory. Ed is particularly proud of the tumultuous events in 1981 which galvanized a group of concerned parents and students to join forces resulting in the birth of The New Conservatory Theatre Center. A great source of joy is NCTC’s multi-theatre complex that showcases our Pride Season, In-Concert/Cabaret Series, Family Theatre, Emerging Artists, and the YouthAware Educational Theatre. Ed has served as a site evaluator for the California Arts Council, Marin Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. He is the recipient of the STOP AIDS award for developing NCTC’s HIV Prevention touring programs for youth ages 5-18 that have been touring since 1986. Under his leadership NCTC has been named a two time winner of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce Arts Excellence Award.

   

Ed Halvey
Marketing Director / Webmaster
halvey@nctcsf.org

Ed joined the staff of NCTC in the spring of 2005.  After spending 20 years in the travel industry most recently as Promotion Coordinator for AAA Travel Services, he brings his love of theatre, marketing and promotional skills to the theatre along with a passion for graphics work and serving the theatre audience. 

   
 

Caitlin Johnson (CJ)
Box Office Manager
boxoffice@nctcsf.org

Caitlin is a Connecticut native who graduated from Tufts University in 2007 with a B.S. in theater and biology. She worked for four years at the Balch Arena Theatre as a box office clerk, house manager, and stitcher. In addition to writing plays, CJ has worked as a director, actor, stage manager, and designer. When not at NCTC, she can be found volunteering at the Exploratorium, rooting for the Red Sox, and writing curriculum units for elementary schools.

   

Jackie Jordan
Managing Director
jackie@nctcsf.org

Jackie Jordan (Managing Director) joined the staff of NCTC in July 2004 as Operations Manager. She became Managing Director in June 2007. Originally from Honolulu, Jackie received a BA in Theatre from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She has previously served as the Administrative Manager for Intersection for the Arts here in San Francisco and at the Manoa Valley Theatre in Honolulu. Jackie serves as a panelist for Theatre Bay Area’s Landisman Fellowship and can occasionally be seen onstage as an actress or behind the scenes as a stage manager.

   

Meredith Lee
Individual Donor Associate
meredith@nctcsf.org

Meredith manages individual donations for NCTC and assists with grants and other projects.  Before joining NCTC, she worked in New York City as House Manager for off-Broadway’s Minetta Lane Theatre. Meredith’s experience in the theatre industry ranges from drama journalist (Show Business Weekly, TheaterMania.com) to production assistant (cast recordings of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and High Fidelity The Musical). She holds a BA in Dramatic Literature from New York University.

   

Anne McMurrey
Publicist/Marketing Associate
mcmurrey@nctcsf.org

Originally from San Diego, Anne received her B.A. from San Francisco State University in Speech and Communications with a specialized concentration in gender studies. She has previously worked in the production department at ClearChannel Broadcasting in San Diego and locally doing marketing and publicity for Artsfest and Spectra Ball.  She attended the Pride Season 12 production of Hijra in March of 2006, became enamored with NCTC and happily joined the staff in April 2007.

   

John Kelly
Technical Director
kelly@nctcsf.org

John Kelly is NCTC's Technical Director and Master Electrician. He has designed the lighting for many productions here at NCTC. John has worked and designed for many theaters in the Bay Area, most often at the Spreckles Performing Arts Center in Rohnert Park (where he won the Dean Goodman Choice Award for design of The Subject Was Roses), and for the Burning Man Festival in Nevada.

   

Andrew Nance
Conservatory Director
andrew@nctcsf.org

Mr. Nance is in charge of all School Programming at NCTC as well as The School & Family Matinee Series. He has been involved in Educational Theatre since 1992: working for The Disney Co. and The City of Tampa performing and directing (respectively) Educational Touring Shows. As a Drama Instructor he has taught on both coasts. His training comes from American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco's Attic Theatre, and he received his B.A. in Theatre from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. At N.Y.U. he studied at The Lee Strasberg Institute, Practical Aesthetics Workshop and Playwrights Horizons. His instructors have included: David Mamet, Anna Strasberg, Linda Hunt, W.H. Macy, Gregory Mosher and Sydney Walker. As an actor, Mr. Nance has performed in New York, Provincetown, Tampa as well as locally with NCTC, The Exit, Magic Theatre and The California Theatre Wing. Both nationally and internationally he has done commerical, print and televison work. Awards include: Best Actor in a Solo Performance and two for Best Ensemble by The Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Awards. As a Director his work includes: D*Face (Santa Monica's Highways Theatre & NCTC) Hijra (NCTC), Spanish Jade (Stanford/Playwrights Foundation), Party Daze and Inner Circle as well as And Then They Came For Me (YouthAware NCTC Education Tours).
   

Brad Pence
Business Manager
brad@nctcsf.org

Mr. Pence joined the staff of NCTC in 1987 after being the Treasurer of the Board of Directors for four years. Mr. Pence received his BA and MBA from San Francisco State University and is the former Chairman of the Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission for the City of Pacifica. He has worked as a Certified Public Accountant, Internal Auditor and Controller, and now has his own CPA practice.

   

Sara Staley
YouthAware Programs Director
sara@nctcsf.org

Ms. Staley received her BA in Theater from the University of California Los Angeles where she focused her efforts not only on acting, but also on educational theater and playwriting. While residing in Los Angeles, she worked in television production and promotion for both NBC and The Disney Channel. She also worked with UCLA Extension in developing programming for their Department of Entertainment Studies and Performing Arts. Ms. Staley's responsibilities with NCTC include coordination of the YouthAware Education Programs which produces productions on HIV prevention, tolerance education and substance abuse awareness for schools all over the Bay Area.

   

Jessica Tudor
Box Office Associate
jessica@nctcsf.org

Ms. Tudor received her BA in Anthropolgy from the University of Florida and brings to NCTC an academic background strewn with outstanding achievement awards.  Professionally, Ms. Tudor has had extensive experience with box office, customer service and vendor skills, working numerous jobs throughout her college career.  In addition to being a theatre-lover, she is an aspiring anthropological documentary filmmaker, and is excited to look through the cultural window she has found at NCTC.  Her duties include supervising all box office sales for the theatre.

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