BOARD
BARBARA CIMAGLIO BOARD PRESIDENT
Barbara Cimaglio is a native Chicagoan who moved to Oak Park two years ago following her retirement as Deputy Commissioner of the Vermont Department of Health. After living away from the area for 20 years she and her husband Dan Cimaglio, a native of Oak Park, chose to return home to be close to family and their now 3-year old granddaughter. Barbara is a lifelong theater lover and has attended performances of local and professional theater wherever she has lived. In her thirteen years in Shelburne, Vermont she served on the Board of the Shelburne Players, the local community theater. It was there she came to appreciate the tremendous dedication of the people “behind the scenes” who make it all possible. Barbara currently is a consultant with the State of Illinois Department of Human Services, focusing on expanding access to substance use disorder treatment in the wake of the opioid crisis. She is also a Commissioner on the Aging in Place Commission of the Village of Oak Park. Her passion is strengthening community through social programs and the arts. In her free time she enjoys travel, art, film, reading and cooking. She brings her strong human resources and program administrative skills as well as love of theater to her role on the Board.
DANA TODD VICE PRESIDENT
Dana Todd is relatively new to the Chicagoland area, and has lived in Forest Park for nearly 7 years. An actor in high school and college, she ultimately chose a career in tech so she could afford to sit in the audience and cheer instead. She has served on four nonprofit boards and was chair of the UGA Grady School of Journalism advisory board. A noted speaker and pioneer in digital marketing, she co-founded a digital agency and a software startup in San Diego before moving to Chicago as a marketing executive. Her new startup Balodana helps women rediscover the dressmaker experience with modern fashions. Dana loves the diverse theatrical performances and spaces in Chicago and its suburbs, and secretly prefers tiny shows over Broadway-style productions.
BECCA MORAN SECRETARY
Becca Moran is a lifelong audience member of Oak Park Festival Theatre; she is thrilled to join the Board of this amazing theatre. She interned at the theatre in 2008 and spent a further four years as Assistant Stage Manager. Becca has a Masters of Public Health in Health Management and Policy from the University of Michigan; she is currently an Education Manager for Vizient, a healthcare performance improvement company.
DOUGLAS KELNER BOARD TREASURER
Douglas Kelner is a 25 year resident of Oak Park. He retired in 2012 from a 40 year career in banking, holding positions at Continental Illinois, LaSalle, and Bank of America. During his career he held positions primarily in financial analysis, credit risk management, interest rate risk management, long range and short range income forecasting. Mr. Kelner has an extensive musical background, having been a professional member of the Chicago Symphony Chorus for 11 years, and also has been a member of several other local singing groups (Chicago Choral Artists, Bella Voce, Ars Musica), various professional church choirs as well as innumerable non-professional choirs. In addition, he has performed with the Evanston Savoyaires in productions of 11 out of the 14 Gilbert and Sullivan operas. He is a season subscriber to Court Theatre and Lyric Opera and regularly attends Oak Park Festival Theatre, Timeline and other local theatre events. Mr. Kelner has been active on the Boards of several arts, religious and homeowners organizations: Apollo Chorus of Chicago – President , Board member, and Treasurer. Chicago Choral Artists (formerly the James Chorale) – Board member and Treasurer. Savoyaires – Board member and Treasurer. Bella Voce (formerly His Majesties Clerkes) – Board member and Treasurer. Oak Park Club Condominium Association – President, Treasurer, Board member. Congregation Rodfei Zedek (Hyde Park) – Board member and member of Finance Committee.
ANNE ROONEY BOARD MEMBER
Anne Rooney, a 35-year resident of Oak Park, has a long-standing passion and appreciation for the Chicago arts and music scene. She and her husband Richard Means, an election attorney, frequently attend the marvelous theaters throughout the Chicago area, including of course, Oak Park Festival Theatre. Anne currently serves as President of Anne Rooney and Associates, Inc., a consulting and technical assistance organization focused on health system strengthening in developing countries. She brings more than thirty years of executive experience to her Board role, as well as a strong commitment to supporting the vitality and sustainability of non-profit organizations. Anne serves on several other Boards, including RefugeeOne in Chicago, a resettlement agency serving refugees from around the world to begin new lives in Chicago. She enjoys writing creative non-fiction, especially when it combines her passions for travel, theater, art, film, architecture, and social justice. Anne and her husband are members of Unity Temple in Oak Park.
EDWARD VOCI BOARD MEMBER
Edward is a 26-year resident of River Forest where he and his spouse, Gina, are active community members. The Voci’s two daughters attended Oak Park and River Forest schools including West Suburban Montessori School where he served on its Board for three years, initiating and overseeing a scholarship program. A civil rights, employment, and defense of evictions litigator, he teaches tenant rights and worker rights clinical courses for the Justice Studies Dept. at Northeastern Illinois University. During the 1990’s he served as the second General Counsel and Litigation Director for the Leadership Council for Metropolitan Open Communities, a fair housing organization founded by Dr. Martin Luther King in 1966. He served as Adjunct Faculty member at John Marshall Law School and Visiting Clinical Professor at its Fair Housing Clinic in which he had a hand establishing. Both a supporter of the arts and a performer, Edward is an auxiliary percussionist with the Chicago Bar Association Symphony Orchestra, appears as a Regular Supernumerary in operas at Lyric Opera of Chicago, and recently appeared in both leading and supporting roles in theater productions such as Julius Caesar, Macbeth, Pericles Prince of Tyre, The Crucible, Blues for Mr. Charlie, The Fantasticks! and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Also a lyricist, Woodstock Records recently released two of his songs, “Mississippi Missive: A Ballad About The Free State of Jones” by Prof. Louie & The Crowmatix and “Never A Bad Time” by the Virgil Caine Opera Project. He is a bocce, basketball and martini enthusiast.
PETER BOUCHARD BOARD MEMBER
What is the definition of a gentleman? Someone who knows how to play trombone…but doesn’t! Peter Bouchard, a 45-year native of Vermont, retired as a music educator and active professional trombonist after a busy 25-year career in New England. His work as a musician brought him to many stages. Included among them were the Champlain Shakespeare Festival (Burlington, VT), Opera North (Hanover, NH), and Carnegie Hall with the Hanover Chamber Orchestra. His community theatre work includes 10 years as a music director for Lyric Theatre, Inc. (Burlington, VT) – where he directed Showboat, Anything Goes, Babes in Toyland (the full production), and West Side Story. He has also served on several boards, including the West Michigan Arts Council, and the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra (Chicago). Before retiring in 2010, he played in the Chicagoland area with the University of Chicago Symphony, the State Street Brass Quintet, the Northshore Concert Band, and the Chicago Trombone Authority. Peter’s other career has been as a space and event manager in higher ed, having worked at several institutions including Columbia College Chicago, Princeton University, and Middlebury College. He and his wife, Nora, now manage the local bed and breakfast known as Bishops Hall.
LACY COLIGAN BOARD MEMBER
Lacy, an eight-year resident of Oak Park, is an avid advocate for, and contributor to the arts in Chicagoland. She spends her days focused on global product strategy as the Director of Product Design at G2, an online technology review platform and software marketplace. Along with her passion of equitable technology access, she enjoys trying to keep up with her three active sons.
She completed her BA in Theatre at Michigan State University and a Masters degree from the University of Chicago in Public Policy. Lacy is a published author, artist and musician who hopes to facilitate conversations around the importance of diversity, tolerance and mutual respect by bringing a voice to marginalized groups in her community — which aligns perfectly with OPFT’s Mission and her role on the board.
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