Board

Carol has been a Flagstaff resident since 2003. With education and experience in city planning, she was a good fit to be appointed to the Regional Plan update Citizen Advisory Committee in 2010-2014. This experience afforded her a rich opportunity to engage in thoughtful discussion with citizens from all corners of the community. She was subsequently accepted into the Class of 2014 Flagstaff Leadership Program, further expanding her understanding of this region, and solidifying friendships for a lifetime.

As the Executive Director of the Sustainable Economic Development Initiative, Carol was provided the opportunity to engage with leaders across the region, to work on creative and sustainable means to grow the economy of this unique area.

Sandi is a 30+ year resident of Flagstaff. She developed her love of theatre and Theatrikos through her children who were active members of Theatrikids and have performed in over 20 shows between them.  She craves a “mission” for each show, helping Joe and crew find or obtain props for shows that are truly hard to find.

By day she is the local Director of Catholic Charities Community Services and brings to the Theatrikos Board experience in both fundraising and budgeting. She currently oversees more than 15 unique community service programs, each with its own financial statements and budgeting as well as fundraising needs across that organization. She has served as the Board Chair of the City of Flagstaff Housing Authority Board and currently serves on the Board of Housing Solutions of Northern Arizona and the Housing Commission.

She is excited to bring her knowledge and experience to help increase awareness of the incredible things Theatrikos is doing to merge the Arts Community with the greater community of Flagstaff.

Bruce is a Professor of Forest Management at Northern Arizona University. Born in Oakland, California, he grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has worked in the forest industry including managing 65,000 acres in South Carolina and as a consultant in leadership, corporate organization, and forestry. His clients have included firms in the forestry and aerospace industries.  

He and his wife have lived in Flagstaff since 1985. He served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Flagstaff Leadership Program, has been involved in the United Way, the Citizen’s Police Academy, the City of Flagstaff Open Spaces Commission, and has previously served as a Theatrikos board member. In addition, he acted in the Theatrikos productions of Laughing Stock and It’s a Wonderful Life plus numerous Northern Arizona Playwriting Showcase productions.

Native-born Houstonian, Danya has called Flagstaff home since finishing her MA in Sustainable Communities at NAU. Danya previously studied Theatre and Dance at the University of Texas in Austin with a focus in direction and design.

With over 15 years experience on the stage and behind the scenes, Danya is honored to serve on Theatrikos’ Board. When Danya is not supporting the performing arts, she can be found dancing, hiking, and traveling. Danya serves as the Rising Leaders manager at the Grand Canyon Trust where she works to connect emerging environmental advocates to the Colorado Plateau.

Charlie is a married Flagstaff High School graduate with several children and grandchildren. He’s a member of Shepherd of The Hills Church, where he has served in several capacities including being the President of the Church Council. He’s Vice-Chair of the Executive Board for The Arboretum at Flagstaff, a Northern Arizona Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery Foundation Board Member, a Scout Pack 33 Committee Member and Den Leader, and a Flagstaff Unified School District Foundation Board Member. He also volunteers at the Family Food Center and Golden Rule Charities-The Pantry.

Vickie is a retired educator who taught elementary and high school students, as well as remedial reading, throughout the Valley. Her passion for community service spans decades and multiple states.

In Arizona, she was an active member of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC), where she served on the state board. While living in Minnesota, Vickie supported the Children’s Theatre and volunteered with Interfaith Outreach & Community Partners (IOCP). Vickie and her husband Mike have made Flagstaff their home, since fully retiring in 2016.

For the past five years, she has served on the Forest Highlands Foundation Board, where she chairs the annual golf tournament, benefiting local nonprofits. Now, as a board member of Theatrikos, Vickie is excited to help the organization continue engaging audiences and raising funds to produce wonderful plays that bring the community together.

Stan Sutherland moved to Arizona in 2004, when he retired as Deputy General Counsel of S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. in Racine, Wisconsin. He holds a B.S. (U. of Illinois, 1968) and M.S. (Purdue University, 1972) in physics and a law degree (U. of Michigan, 1975). He served on the board of the Racine Theatre Guild. He continues to serve on the board of the Grand Canyon Conservancy and Creative Flagstaff.

Stan sings tenor in the Master Chorale of Flagstaff, serves on the Creative Flagstaff board. He has acted since 1963, when he starred in a high-school production of Harvey. At Theatrikos he directed Laughing Stock (2010) and Convergence (2013), The Foreigner (2022), Stage Kiss (2023), and The Book of Will (2024) and has acted in Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure (2015), The Gin Game (2016), and Over the River and Through the Woods (2017). A Flagstaff resident since 2009, he has been a member of the Theatrikos Board of Directors since 2010.

Lina H Wallen and her husband moved to Flagstaff over thirty years ago to retire. The retirement did not
last long because the second week she arrived in Flagstaff she did witness the horrible thing happened
to a child, so she started volunteering for children welfare.

Her background education in business, education, psychology, and art took her to different non-profit
and government organizations that focus on welfare, equality, and social justice, among others: CASA,
Foster Care Review Board, City of Flagstaff Boards & Commissions (Clean & Green, Board of Adjustment,
Diversity Awareness Commission, Open Space), Habitat for Humanity, NACOG Regional Council on
Aging, VITA, The Guidance Center, Arizona Natural History Association, NARBHA, Flagstaff Light Opera,
Flagstaff American Association of University Women, Northern Arizona Gerontology Association,
Flagstaff Family Food Center, Arizona Commission on Judicial Performance Review for Coconino County,
Museum of Northern Arizona, Coalition of Coconino Children and Youth, The Diablo Trust, Surrogate
Parent for Flagstaff Unified School District, Coconino Victim Witness, Coconino Amateur Radio Club,
Coconino County Compensation Board, Coconino County Community Emergency Response Team, and
many others.

She received the awards for volunteer works as follows:
1999 Flagstaff Community Valentine Award
2002 Coconino County Best Advocate for Children
2014 IRS for 20 years service as VITA volunteer
2018 Coconino Children Caring Award (the plaque is on the wall at
Arizona Supreme Court in Phoenix)
2019 Arizona Daily Sun, Citizen of the Year
2022 Eleanor Roosevelt Kenedy Award
2024 IRS Award for 30 years VITA volunteer

Joe Washington is a Tribal Court Advocate practicing law in the Navajo, Hopi, Yavapai-Apache, and other tribal courts in the area. He was introduced to theater as a freshman at Window Rock High School on the Navajo reservation in a Speech and Drama class. He acted in plays throughout high school and in community theater in Window Rock.

A Flagstaff resident since 1976, he has acted in a number of Theatrikos productions. He took a hiatus from the stage to take film acting classes at the Sedona Film School. He had a leading role in the independent comedy More Than Frybread, released in 2011. He returned to stage acting in Theatrikos’ Northern Arizona Playwriting Showcase productions and directed some of those as well.

Al White has been on the Board of Directors of Theatrikos on and off since 2006.  He enjoys working to keep the performing arts safe and secure at our 11 W. Cherry address and hopes to serve in other capacities soon. 

His history in Flagstaff includes moving here in 1989 and an interest in local business and government as a Council representative and business owner.  Happily retired now, he wishes only to help new leadership avoid the mistakes of the past!

Mike Williams is a forester and a retired Forest Supervisor following a 42-year career with the United States Forest Service. Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, he grew up in a small farming town in the southern part of that state, the son and grandson of veterinarians. After graduating from the U of Minnesota College of Forestry, he joined the Forest Service and worked in various jobs on national forests on the Central Oregon coast, northern California and a couple of years back in USFS headquarters in Washington, DC.

He and his wife Barbara moved to Flagstaff in 2001 when he became Forest Supervisor of the Kaibab National Forest in Williams, AZ. He moved north to Wenatchee, Washington in 2015 to the same position on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, retiring back to Flagstaff in 2019. He’s an active member of the Flagstaff Rotary Club, and has been a Rotarian since 1986 in the various places he’s lived. He and Barbara are avid theater-goers, and have enjoyed many Theatrikos performances over the years they’ve been in Flagstaff.

Lisa Wilson has been involved in Arizona theatre for over 20 years as an actor, crew assistant, and board member. She has appeared onstage in multiple productions with Theatrikos, TheatriKids, Flagstaff Music Theatre, and Flagstaff Youth Theatre.

Her non-profit experience includes many years of serving as a volunteer for High Country Humane and Coconino Humane Association. These shelters serve the homeless animal population in Flagstaff and surrounding areas within Northern Arizona. As an advocate for others, Lisa continues to work on charitable causes throughout her community as well.