Meet The Board

Amy  is a proud parent of a CSP actor since 2014 and joined the board in 2021. During this time, she has enjoyed working with the stage right crew and recently took on being a script supervisor. She also enjoys assisting the fundraising committee by building baskets of goodies for our opportunity drawings. Amy has been an adjunct professor at San Diego State University in the Hospitality & Tourism Management department since 2017. Prior to that, she worked in the Meetings & Events industry for over 25 years. Her other board experience includes VP of Memberships for Professional Convention Management Association, and VP of Education as well as President for the Meeting Professionals International association.

Rachel has been a board member since 2017.  She became involved with CSP when her daughter began performing in shows.  She works on the creation of props and works backstage for every show.  She also serves on the Fundraising subcommittee. Her background is in real estate and business.

Melissa is a professional performer and has appeared in over 70 productions all over the San Diego region, including the La Jolla Playhouse, Lamb’s Players Theatre, The Welk, New Village Arts, Cygnet Theatre (Resident Artist), Moxie Theatre and Diversionary Theatre. She is a multiple San Diego Critics Circle nominee and won Actor of the Year in 2016 for her body of work. She received her MFA in Musical Theatre from San Diego State University and her Bachelors in Theatre from UNLV. Some of her most memorable roles are Audrey and Mushnik in Little Shop of Horrors,  Dot in Sunday in the Park with George,  Mama Rose in Gypsy, Duchess in Big River, The Baker’s Wife in Into the Woods,  Trina in Falsettos as well as Producer of Cygnet Theatre’s successful cabaret series Musical Mondays. She became involved with Center Stage Productions when her daughter auditioned for Hairspray in 2018. She joined the Board in 2021, leading Hair/ Makeup design for shows as well as participating in the DEIAA and Social Media Committees.

Delnora is a founding board member and Treasurer.  She was a CPA with Ernst & Young (now EY) for 13 years and the Controller for the Union-Tribune Publishing Company before retiring.  She is also the props master and manages the stage right crew during shows.

serves as President of the CSP Board.  Working as the Backstage Manager during CSP shows, Heidi is responsible for coordinating all backstage and front of house volunteers, acting as the Script Supervisor, and managing and processing ticket requests.  She is the point of contact for the production venue managing date and space requisitions. Heidi is an advocate for children, believing that theater provides opportunities for them to express themselves creatively, and learn to be confident in an environment that fosters cooperation and collaboration.

Lisa  is a founding member of the board and has handled tech, sound and graphic design related tasks for CSP.  Her three boys grew up doing musical theater with CSP and her whole family was enriched by their involvement in CSP. Lisa is a software engineer for Sony Network Entertainment and enjoys singing with the Encore Vocal Ensemble in her spare time.  She and her wife Sherrie live in La Mesa.

Jill has been a volunteer with CSP since 2016 working Front of House and during rehearsals. She joined the board in 2020 and is currently in charge of the front of house sales. Jill has been a teacher with the Escondido Union School District for 20 years where she has taught the Gifted and Talented Students. For the last 15 years, she has been producing musicals for 1-5 graders at Juniper Elementary. She has also been either President or Treasurer of the Juniper PTA for the last 6 years.  Juniper Elementary Teacher of the Year 2018.

has over 20 years of experience teaching music and playing piano for children's choirs in religious settings. She has a degree and professional background in Deaf Education where she has worked as an interpreter for the Deaf and those who need visual language support. She has also worked as an instructor and advocated for students with disabilities in the classroom and theater settings. She has served on various parent advisory boards for education and has volunteered for a variety of nonprofits such as California's First Five, Lucia Mar Unified School District, San Luis Obispo County Office of Education.

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