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| BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
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John Bray
President |
Mr. Bray is the Special Assistant to the District Engineer for District 1 of the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT). He holds Bachelors and Masters Degrees from the University of Wisconsin. Bray is also an honors graduate of the Wisconsin State Patrol Academy. Prior to joining MnDOT, John was a law enforcement officer for the State of Wisconsin and the Douglas County Sheriff’s Department. He is a decorated & disabled U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran. Bray is an active member of the Kiwanis Club of Friendly Duluth, Post 137 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Gilbert Nordman Post of the Disabled American Veterans, the Park Point Community Club and the Duluth Sail and Power Squadron. He is a founder, past Chairman and current Board Member of the North Shore Inline Marathon, Inc. |
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J. Steve Nys
Secretary |
Mr. Nys is a Duluth attorney practicing law in the areas of Estate Planning, Probate and Business Transactions with Mark Signorelli, Ltd. Steve grew up in Duluth and was very active as an actor at The Marshall School, from which he graduated in 1998, and where he now serves on the school's Alumni Council. He received a BA in Theater from Gustavus Adolphus College. During college, he studied abroad at the Gaiety School of Acting (Ireland's National Theater School) in Dublin, Ireland, and in a program for American students through the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, England. Steve also plays the guitar – most recently, in a band performing for Duluth's Homegrown Music Festival. |
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Lynn Dandy
Treasurer |
Ms. Dandy is no stranger to the Renegade Board of Directors, as she is a past President. She represents Humana as an Insurance Agent in both Wisconsin and Minnesota. Her interests have always been in theater, ballet and art, and she is active in the Professional Women's Network. |
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| Katie Dougherty |
Ms. Daugherty works with Core Fusion of Duluth. She is also very involved with the PTA at her children's school, bowls, and plays volleyball. |
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| Kelli Latuska |
Ms. Latuska currently works as Station Manager for Malara Broadcast Group of Duluth, LLC, providing and producing programming for the stations of the Northland’s NewsCenter. In addition to her board position with Renegade, she is currently Chair of the Duluth DFL. Kelli is involved in the arts as an illustrator/painter, director, writer, and performer, and recently directed Renegade’s world premiere production of “Sex Change.” |
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| Anika Thompson |
Ms. Thompson works for SMDC in the radiology department. She has a degree in playwriting and recently directed “The Pillowman” and “Dead Man’s Cell Phone” for Renegade. She will be directing “Bug” in 2011. |
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| Amy Tretheway |
Ms. Tretheway was born and raised in Ironwood, Michigan, in the U.P. Her parents met and fell in love during the production of a play, so theatre is in her blood. She graduated from UMD in 2000 with majors in Spanish and English. After college, She moved back to Ironwood for a year and taught elementary Spanish. Then, she ended up back in Duluth, working at Barnes & Noble, where she will celebrate her 10th anniversary this fall. In 2005, Amy began working at the Duluth News Tribune as a retail sales representative. Three years ago, she moved over to the circulation department. Amy’s hobbies are hanging out with her American Eskimo doggie Shaynie, jogging, baking, writing, traveling, and, of course, theatre. |
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