BOARD PRESIDENT Regina Cialone is an Astorian resident whose career in arts administration includes working at Carnegie Hall in Corporate Sponsorships, Patron Giving, and Membership; and facilitating national auditions for professional theatres and college programs at the Southeastern Theatre Conference. Regina holds a BS in Arts Management and a Masters in Nonprofit Management and is currently the Director of Patron Programs at Thirteen/WNET. With her passion for business and the arts, Regina looks forward to working with APAC during this exciting time.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Taryn Drongowski became the Executive Director of the Astoria Performing Arts Center in August 2005. To APAC, she brings both theater and non-profit experience. Taryn graduated from Kenyon College (Gambier, OH) and, in 2003, she completed a training program at the Atlantic Theater Company Acting School. Currently, Taryn also serves as Special Projects Manager for the Program on Culture, Creativity & Information Technology at the Social Science Research Council. She moved to Astoria three years ago, after tasting the pizza at Sac's Place on Broadway. As a proud resident, Taryn is especially excited to have the opportunity to contribute to the arts in one of New York's most vibrant neighborhoods--this is a place for story-telling.

BOARD TREASURER Adam Sherwin is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Happy Media Incorporated. His has written about technology, the arts, and sports for the NY Daily News, The Berkshire Record, and other publications. Happy Media's Juggernaut works with a wide variety of Community Positive organizations, including The Greater Astoria Historical Society, The New York League of Conservation Voters, the NYPIRG Fuel Buyers Group, City-As-School, the Queens Council on the Arts and African Solutions to African Problems.

BOARD MEMBER Jill Parshley grew up in Astoria and always hoped for the day when a prominent theater such as APAC would arise in Astoria! She was introduced to APAC by one of its supporters, Peter Vallone Jr. She started volunteering for APAC- stuffing envelopes and decorating bathrooms on opening nights. Soon she was assisting with PR, fundraising, and acting in the Playmaking shows! Jill graduated with a BA in Drama, Theatre, and Dance from the CUNY’s Queens College. There, she starred in many productions (Six Characters In Search of an Author, Everyman, Steel Magnolias, Lend Me a Tenor, Going Up, Club Soda) directed Still Life by Emily Mann. She continued her acting studies with Michael Howard at his studio. She started acting in voice-over with the on Adelphi University's FM station. Now she is the voice of two channels on Sirius Satellite Radio. She starred as Miep Gies in the National Theatre of the Performing Arts' nationwide tour of Anne Frank Remembered. In film, she was featured in "All Our Yesterdays" (a short for the School of Visual Arts), and a Brooklyn College's Thesis Feature Film Set List (shown on Queens Cable and CUNY television). Her latest role was in a feature film written/directed by Lucas Stone Miles Fuller, screened at Tribeca Film Center. Jill's website iswww.jillparshley.com.

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