SEQUIM — Olympic Theatre Arts, Sequim’s resident community theater, has announced the election of its board of trustees for the coming year and the hiring of a new office manager, Pam Leonard-Ray.
She replaces Loren Johnson, who had served as office manager for the past six years.
Leonard-Ray moved to Sequim from Charleston, S.C., where she was dean of the learning center at Trident Technical College.
She holds a Master of Education in clinical counseling from The Citadel and has undertaken doctoral-level credit hours at Clemson University.
In accepting the half-time position at OTA, Leonard-Ray noted that this was “what I hoped would be my last job search. I was looking for an organization where I could use my skills and experiences to help the local community while learning something new.”
She added: “I wanted to be involved in something completely unlike what I had been involved with in the past. I can check that box with OTA.”
New board members include Tom Darter, Karen Hogan, Jaie Livingstone, Alice McCracken, Elaine Caldwell (secretary), Richard Hendrickson, Kathy Petree and Berta Warden (chairman).
Returning board members are Colby and Courtney Thomas, Heidi Hansen (vice chair), Kathy Purcell (treasurer), Sharon DelaBarre (immediate past chair) and Vickie Carroll.
Terms of board of trustee members are three years.
Almost all-volunteer
With the exception of the office manager and the building janitor, Walter Pempey, OTA functions as an all-volunteer organization.
The group produces five main productions each year, plus additional second-stage or special events.
The building is available for rent to individuals and organizations and is located at 414 N. Sequim Ave.
For further information about OTA, its productions and other activities, phone 360-683-7326 or visit www. olympictheatrearts.org.
