Staff & Board of Directors

Meet the People Behind the Scenes at A Red Orchid!

This page features members of our staff and board of directors. Each staff photo links through to an extended biography. Looking for members of A Red Orchid’s Ensemble? Click here.

Staff

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Audrey Billings

Managing Director

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Kirsten Fitzgerald

Artistic Director

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Travis A. Knight

Associate Artistic Director

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Stephanie Shum

Marketing & Development Director

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Grace Archer

Audience Services & Development Associate

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Sheri Tarrer

Development Coordinator

Lawrence Grimm

Lawrence Grimm

Director of Education

Board of Directors

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Lawrence Grimm

Board Chair

Actor, Founding Ensemble Member

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Erin Roberts

Vice Chair

Chief Executive Partner – The Civic Agency

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Becky Coleman

Treasurer

Partner – Coleman & Associates

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Eileen Hirsch

Secretary

Client Relations Analyst – Private Equity at Holland & Knight LLP

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AROT Ensemble Member, Director, Performer

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Myron Elliott

AROT Ensemble Member, Costume Designer, Assistant Professor – University of Illinois at Chicago

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Kirsten Fitzgerald

AROT Artistic Director, Ensemble Member, Actor

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Jennifer Baumann

Senior Counsel, KBL Law: Trademark, Sports/Entertainment and IP Contracting Attorneys

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Monica Byrd

Chief Financial Officer – Family Office

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Georgia Casciato

Regent, American College of Healthcare Executives – Metro Chicago/Georgia Casciato Healthcare Consulting Inc.

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Elizabeth Derrico

Principal – Elizabeth Derrico & Associates: Consultants to Law-related Nonprofits

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Heidi Hoblit Graham

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Dozie Ibekwe

Vice President – Red Arts Capital

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Michael Shannon

Actor, Founding Ensemble Member

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Tom Shapiro

Partner, Cultural Strategy Partners

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Tom South

Chief Information Officer, Northern Trust

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Guy Van Swearingen

Actor, Founding Ensemble Member, Chicago Fire Department (Retired)