Hannah Joy ShareefBoard Trustee Born on the Southside of Chicago, Hannah Joy Shareef developed a passion for multimedia reporting and political science. Under the leadership of Shareef’s mother, Shareef began to develop her voice as she performed at the Chicago House of Blues, taught Sunday School class, performed as mistress of ceremony for several events,Read more
Marissa EleraBoard Trustee A lifelong Berwynner, Marissa Elera has served her community as the Youth Services Librarian at the Berwyn Public Library for over 12 years. She takes great joy in dreaming up fun programs for the families of Berwyn and infuses whimsy and a commitment to diversity in all she offers. A proud productRead more
Richard SehlPresident Richard Sehl has been proud supporter of 16th Street Theater since moving to Berwyn in 2016. Richard works as a Senior Category Manager at Ulta Beauty where he leads the strategic initiatives, marketing, category financial analysis, consumer insights, and vendor relationships for the skin and specialty services category. In addition to his workRead more
Susan CharretteTreasurer Susan Charrette trained as an economist but, after a brief stint of teaching in academia and working as the Mexico Analyst for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, now works primarily in the arts. Her work in Theater Performance began when she co- founded and served as the president of Full SkyRead more
Kristen VehillSecretary Kristen Vehill I believe in the transformative power of live theater—in its ability to move people to new places and ideas and perspectives, and the power that comes from experiencing it together, shoulder to shoulder, breath to breath, laugh to laugh and tear to tear. Live theater is magical, and magical theater resonatesRead more
Cory AndersonBoard Trustee Cory Anderson first came to 16th St. curious why an accomplished and recognized director would leave Chicago and start a theater in Berwyn. After deciding it had to do with integrity and commitment, he put his attention on the incredible range, relevance and power of the productions he saw from Menorca (hisRead more
Sandra GuzmanBoard Member Sandra Guzman was born and raised in St. Louis, MO, in a small but richly diverse Latino immigrant community. She moved to Chicago in the late 1980’s to study experimental psychology at the University of Chicago. A Berwyn resident since 2001, Sandra appreciates the diversity and quirkiness that it brings (being ratherRead more
Michael RadzilowskyBoard Trustee Michael Radzilowsky I joined the Board of 16th Street Theater in March of 2020 but have been coming to their productions on a regular basis for the last five years; hopefully my expertise as an attorney will be helpful to them. I have been impressed with the quality of their productions: theyRead more