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Stephen Touchet — President and Music Director Mr. Touchet has a Bachelors of Science in Education from Texas State University, San Marcos and has been teaching music in public schools since 1995. His first 5 years were teaching Kindergarten through 12th grade in Granger Independent School District. Since 2000, Mr. Touchet has been teaching Kindergarten through 5th grade at Gattis Elementary in Round Rock, Texas. Mr. Touchet has been the Music Director since 2002, and has been the Board Chair since 2003. In addition to the summer musicals, Mr. Touchet has also volunteered with the Austin Singers and the River City Pops. |
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Terry Olguin — Vice President, Gala/Silent Auction Chair, Props Chair Terry has been part of ASMC since 2002 and has volunteered on the Script, Fundraising and Program committees. In 2003 she joined the Board of Directors as the Gala & Silent Auction Chair. She is currently working in her dream job as STEM Program Specialist for Girl Scouts of Central Texas. The STEM program provides Science, Technology, Engineering and Math programs to over 20,000 girls in 46 Central Texas counties. She believes the "light bulbs" created from a child learning something for the first time is the most amazing experience one can witness. |
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Julie Schwartz — Treasurer, House Manager Julie has been on the ASMC Board of Directors since 2003, Secretary from 2006 to 2008, House Manager since 2004, and Publicity Chair from 2006 to 2008. She has volunteered as the River City Pops House Manager since 2004. She has been President and Board member of the Brookside Homeowner's Association since 2004. |
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Alexandra Russo — Secretary Alexandra has been involved with ASMC for over 4 years and is excited to join the board! She has been involved in the Arts from an early age studying dance, music, acting and performing since age 6. She notices that when she is involved in theatre, her life seems more complete. She received several scholarships for acting and graduated with her Bachelors of Art degree in Theatre and Dance from the University of Texas. She has performed on many Austin stages over the years, with groups that include Loaded Gun Theory, Zilker Summer Musical, WOBCP, River City Pops, Frontera Fest, and the Cohen New Works Festival. Although Alexandra loves performing, her passion lies in using the Arts as a springboard for community building and education, and believes every child should have the chance to experience and learn through theatre. In her daily life, Alexandra works for a property management company and enjoys a good game of ultimate Frisbee and shaved ice. |
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Ron Dodson — Director Ron has been working with ASMC since 1998. He has an extensive 30-year career in education, in the fields of speech and theatre (the last nineteen years as the Director of Fine Arts program at Westlake High School). He has been involved in theatre at the Dallas Theatre Center, ACT in San Francisco, community theaters in Dallas, Richardson and Austin and a seven season directorship for the First United Methodist church summer musical. |
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Debbie Touchet — Asst. Artistic Director, Fundraising Chair Debbie has been on the ASMC Board of Directors since 2000 and Assistant Director since 2001. She has been involved with River City Pops as Publicity/Fundraising Chair, was Assistant to the Director of Austin Singers, and is on the board for St. John - Methodist Church Choir. She currently works for Sonic Healthcare Systems, USA as a Computer Database Analyst, and volunteers for Hospice Austin. |
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Doug Schwartz — Script Chair, Program Chair, Webmaster Doug has been on the ASMC Board of Directors since 2003, Stage Manager of ASMC from 2004 to 2006, and Script Chair since 2005. He has mentored LEGO Robotics to 5th graders since 2004, and coached a First Lego League team. He also publishes card games and custom puzzles for Pegamoose Games since 2003, and has been a member of the SlugTribe fiction writers group since 2004. |
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Pat Stewart — Board Member-At-Large Pat joined the ASMC Board in 2009, after attending at least three years of performances. Previous and current volunteer experiences include working with the youth program at her church, Girls Scouts, Foundation for the Homeless, and Capital Area Food Bank. She is currently employed by the Lower Colorado River Authority, where she enjoys the privilege of being on the United Charities and Employee Club Boards. In her spare time she loves to travel. |
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Bill Wentworth — Board Member-At-Large Bill has been involved with ASMC since 2008 and joined the board in the fall of 2009. He has been involved in both musical and theatrical performances since the age of 7. These musical performances included church choirs, high school honors choirs, European concert tours, and both US and Canadian music competitions. He has been in several theatrical performances in the Worcester, MA area such as The Mikado, Godspell, The Pirates of Penzance, and being Amahl in Amahl and the Night Visitors. Bill has sung with musicians and musical groups such as Robert Honeysucker and the Salisbury Singers of Worcester, MA. Outside of the ASMC board, Bill works as a technical support engineer for a documentation team at IBM and volunteers for the Travis County Brown Santa program. |
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