Marc performed in his first Coronado Playhouse show in 2016 and was elated to join the board in 2019. Marc is a theatre and dance educator with San Diego Junior Theatre and a choreographer for various SD theatres. CPH credits include: Seussical (Blue Ribbon Award), A Chorus Line, The Old Man and the Old Moon (Aubrey Award) as well as serving as co-choreographer for Mamma Mia. Other SD credits include: She Loves Me (SRT), Wake Up Brother Bear (SDJT), Shockheaded Peter (Cygnet), Supers (Cygnet).

Pam has worked with Coronado Playhouse since 2006. She has been involved with Props and Set Dressing, has been a lighting and sound operator and often House Manages shows. Pam has created table decorations and the lobby decorations/cast picture boards for many years. In 2016, she became Resident Properties Designer for CPH. Pam has been the recipient of many Blue Ribbon and Aubrey Awards. In 2017, she was honored with a Star Award from the San Diego Performing Arts League. Theatre has been a long-time passion for Pam, she was initiated into the National Thespian Society in 1975. She volunteers as an Alumni Staff member for the annual California State Thespian Festival. In her “day job”, Pam is an Accountant and trainer for a major Funeral Corporation. Pam is the mother of 2 and will soon have 2 grandchildren.

Steven joined the board in 2022. He has performed at Coronado Playhouse in more than 22 productions since 2010, often helping to build or paint sets. He taught chemistry at Sweetwater High School in National City for 32 years, until he retired in 2018. He also serves on the Board of the San Diego Shakespeare Society.

Steven was interested in Shakespeare and classical drama before he first got involved in performing in the San Francisco Bay Area, more than 40 years ago. He has appeared in productions at many theaters, including Berkeley Shakespeare Festival, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Oceanside Theatre Co., New Village Arts, Poor Players, Lamplighters, OnStage Playhouse, OB Playhouse, Vanguard Theatre, Teatro Máscara Mágica, San Diego Lyric Opera, Diversionary Theatre, Octad-One, Bodhi Tree Concerts, and others.

Erin has been working as a theatre educator since 2008. Over the course of her experience, she has worked as an actor, a program manager, a teaching artist as well as a director, choreographer and costume designer. She has contributed to leading local youth organizations as well as numerous schools within their drama department. Additionally, Erin was a Resident Artist and Education Program Manager for the award winning Intrepid Theatre for over a decade. Acting credits include Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf (Honey), A Winter’s Tale (Perdita), Much ado About Nothing (Hero), Romeo & Juliet (Juliet), Twelfth Night (Viola). Other credits include Skinless, HickoryDickory and Ten Cent Night, All My Sons, An Enemy of the People. Past Coronado Playhouse productions include SpongeBob SquarePants (Co-Director/Choreographer), Two Gentlemen Rock Verona (Choreographer), Clue (Assistant Director/Door-ographer), Macbeth (Lady Macbeth), Seussical the Musical (Choreographer).

Lenelle is a newly elected board member at Coronado Playhouse. Lenelle is a San Diego native and lives in La Mesa with her husband and two daughters. She teaches biology and coaches the water polo/swim teams at her alma mater, Helix Charter High School.

She is lucky to have performed at Coronado Playhouse in Little Shop of Horrors, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and in two cabarets. Lenelle adores the Playhouse and truly values the experience we provide for both patrons and actors and is looking forward to serving this artistic community as a board member.

Desha is an award-winning stage and musical director with over 75 shows to her name, ranging from intimate black-box style plays to fully-staged musicals. She has had the opportunity to direct, teach, and perform across the country for the past twenty- five years where her work has been commended by such theatre notables as Edward Albee, Ming Cho Lee, Patricia Zipprodt, and Timothy Near. She holds a Master’s degree in Theatre from SDSU and a B.A. in Theatre with an emphasis in Performing from UCSD and has served on the teaching faculty of SDSU, Cuyamaca College, and Santa Fe Christian Schools teaching music, acting, theatre history, public speaking, and speech and debate. Her work as a playwright has been produced at UCSD, SDSU, and Santa Fe Christian Schools, as well. Desha currently serves as the Artistic Director of San Diego Junior Theatre where she has taught and directed for the past twenty years. She is honored to be back at CPH where she has directed Seussical, The 39 Steps, Macbeth and The Old Man and the Old Moon.

Elissa Russell (she/her) relocated to Southern California two years ago to join San Diego Junior Theatre as Director of Education. She has over a decade of experience as a teaching artist, director, and administrator at organizations throughout the country, including: Theatre Aspen, Austin’s ZACH Theatre, and Virginia Repertory Theatre. Elissa centers the belief that theatre is a transformative tool for social change, activating communities and fostering empathy.

Danielle is an actor, director, and theatre educator originally from Houston, Texas. She has a BFA in Theatre Performance from the University of Houston and will earn her Master of Science in Arts Administration June 2022 from Drexel University. While in Houston, she performed for numerous companies, including but not limited to, Mildred’s Umbrella Theatre, Obsidian Theatre, and the Houston Grand Opera; she maintains a connection to the city through advisory and marketing efforts for Firecracker Productions as well as the city’s first Black playwrights festival, Fade to Black. In San Diego, she has performed with Coronado Playhouse and New Match Collective; recently she was appointed social media manager for San Diego Black Artist Collective. Danielle began her venture into arts marketing through Creative Capacityc LLC, helping nonprofits of all types develop their brands and analyze their current reach. She is excited to join Coronado Playhouse’s team and continue to provide quality theatre to its community and beyond!