Staff

ED DECKER
FOUNDER & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Pronouns: He/Him
Ed Decker is the Founding Artistic Director of The New Conservatory Theatre Center, a graduate of San Francisco State University and a former Director of the American Conservatory Theatre Young Conservatory. He is particularly proud of NCTC’s Pride Season, Emerging Artist Residencies, New Play Commissions, Conservatory and the YouthAware touring theatre-in-education program. Since 1981, Ed has produced and/or directed over 500 plays, musicals and special events for NCTC.
Ed has also served as a site evaluator for the California Arts Council, Marin Arts Council, and the National Endowment for the Arts. He is a recent recipient of the STOP AIDS award for the groundbreaking NCTC YouthAware HIV education programs and is a two time winner of the SF Chamber of Commerce Arts Excellence Award.
BARBARA HODGEN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Pronouns: She/Her
Barbara comes to NCTC from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles, where she was Interim Managing Director. Her prior Bay Area experience includes Conservatory Administrator at The American Conservatory Theatre, Managing Director of the California Shakespeare Festival, and Assistant Managing Director at Berkeley Rep. She also spent a fun – and hot! – five years in the desert as Company Manager for Blue Man Group in Las Vegas. Barbara holds an M.F.A. from the Yale School of Drama and a B.A from Vassar College.


JAMIE BROOKE
PRONOUNS: SHE/THEY
Education Program Administrator
jamie@nctcsf.org

KATE JONES BUTLER
PRONOUNS: SHE/HER
Director of Marketing and Communications
kate@nctcsf.org

ASPEN CLARK
PRONOUNS: SHE/HER
Satellite Program Manager
aspen@nctcsf.org

APRIL CULVER
PRONOUNS: SHE/HER
Senior Marketing & Press Manager
april@nctcsf.org

KIM DONOVAN
PRONOUNS: SHE/HER
Casting Director

TONI GUIDRY
PRONOUNS: SHE/HER
Production Manager
toni@nctcsf.org

MARTIN HARO
PRONOUNS: HE/HIM
Front of House & Bar Manager
martin@nctcsf.org

ALAN HUANG
PRONOUNS: HIM/HIM/THEY/THEM
Technical Director
alan@nctcsf.org

STEPHEN MCFARLAND
PRONOUNS: HE/HIM
Director of Institutional Giving
stephen@nctcsf.org

JEWEL ROSS
PRONOUNS: ANY
Manager of Individual Giving
jewel@nctcsf.org

KYLER STANION
PRONOUNS: HE/THEY
Lead Carpenter/House Electrician
kyler@nctcsf.org

LOIS TEMA
PRONOUNS: SHE/HER
Photographer
lois@loistema.com

JILLIAN TEMPLE
PRONOUNS: SHE/HER
Education Social Media Manager

STEPHANIE TEMPLE
PRONOUNS: SHE/HER
Education Director
stephanie@nctcsf.org

SCOTT TIGNOR
PRONOUNS: HE/HIM
Patron Experience Manager
boxoffice@nctcsf.org

TOMMY TO
PRONOUNS: HE/HIM
Business Manager
tommy@nctcsf.org