The board of director is elected at our annual meeting in June.
Executive Director
Oversees the health, perception, communication, and interaction of SMCT within the community and between other arts, government, civic, business, and non-profit organizations and chairs board meetings.
Term: 3 years (expires 2025)
Current holder: Tyler H Vigeant
Assistant Executive Director
Oversees the health, growth, and communication of SMCT and its membership and meets responsibilities of the Executive Director when necessary.
Term: 3 years (expires 2024)
Current holder: Jonathan Safford
Finance Director
Oversees the financial procedures and well-being of SMCT. This includes establishing budgets/annual report, reimbursement of expenses, liaison with bookkeeper and tax preparer, and tracking actual expenditures to budgets and reporting this information to the board.
Term: 2 years (expires 2024)
Current holder: Kerri Rawcliffe
Assistant Finance Director for Fundraising
Works primarily on finding funding opportunities for SMCT. Duties include grant writing, organizing fundraising campaigns, and managing donation requests.
Term: 1 year (expires 2023)
Current holder: Sharon Safford
Creative Director
Responsible for facilitating and overseeing the selection and implementation of the theater’s annual schedule of performances and educational activities. He or she works with a “creative committee” consisting of him- or herself along with the assistant directors.
Term: 3 years (expires 2023)
Current holder: Shannon McCloud
Assistant Creative Director of Events
Oversees what SMCT does as entertainment. Duties include organizing fundraising and community events not considered productions (such as Foster Follies or Foster Idol).
Term: 1 year (expires 2023)
Current holder: Andy Affleck
Assistant Creative Director of Productions
Works in tandem with the Creative Director to discover new shows, organize and analyze show submissions, and help decide our upcoming season’s offerings. They help determine the director and producer of each show, and coordinate schedules.
Term: 1 year (expires 2023)
Current holder: Allyson Govoni
Assistant Creative Director of Education
Oversees all education efforts within and without Swamp Meadow including the teen/youth group, internal training and documentation, external classes and training, and any other ventures that involve improving our technical and artistic skills as a theater.
Term: 1 year (expires 2023)
Current holder: Merynn Flynn
Communications Director
Oversees the intra-agency communication within SMCT and with the public. Duties include writing and distributing minutes from Board Meetings and writing and distributing the monthly newsletter.
Term: 2 years (expires 2023)
Current holder: Audrey Dubois
Public Relations Director
Oversees the presentation of SMCT’s image and programs to the community. Duties include overseeing the website and Facebook page.
Term: 1 year (expires 2023)
Current holder: Audrey Dubois
Technical and Facilities Director
Oversees the use, care, and safety of all facilities and their contents. This includes all three storage units as well as any buildings or facilities used by SMCT.
Term: 1 year (expires 2023)
Current holder: Dennis Chretien
Membership Director
Oversees the “Community” of SMCT and the coordination of needs and talent. Duties include contacting members with opportunities of interest to them as well as encouraging new members to join SMCT.
Term: 1 year (expires 2023)
Current holder: Mary Jo Chretien
Director At Large
Participates as a liaison between the SMCT Board and SMCT members.
Term: 1 year (expires 2023)
Current holder: Cate Hackett
Corporate Officers
President: Tyler Vigeant
Vice-President: Merynn Flynn
Secretary: Sharon Safford
Treasurer: Kerri Rawcliffe