The State Theatre of Ithaca, NY

	Jean Hubbell Director of Theater Operations jean@stateofithaca.com 27-STATE ext. 801 Jean Hubbell has has a background in hotel and hospitality management and has worked for Historic Ithaca and the State Theatre for the past twelve years in positions of increasing responsibility, most recently as business manager.
	Mark Scarborough Production Manager mark@stateofithaca.com (607) 27-STATE ext. 892 With a long and varied career in theater and dance production, Mark Scarborough brings a high level of professionalism and just plain “get it done” attitude to his work at the Historic State Theater. Working with top acts in this grand old historic building here in downtown Ithaca is “an exciting opportunity on many levels”, he says. While touring with everyone from rock and roll bands to classical ballet companies from around the world, Mark has crisscrossed the United States and worked as far away as Taiwan. With his experience, Mark knows first hand what the acts that travel to the State Theater are going through. His years as Technical Director and Production Manager at the North Carolina Theater, which mounted such shows as Evita, Steel Pier and Singing in the Rain helped him develop that well-known calm attitude in the face of production difficulties. (Sure, they happen-- we just don't let the audience see them.) Mark’s many years of teaching at SUNY Brockport make the work he does with local college and high school students here at the State a natural. Though his first day as a theater tech was three days before his twelfth birthday, Mark has pursued other interests along the way. He’s worked as the Managing Director of a successful race car manufacturing company and run a successful foreign car repair business. He’s been both a formula car mechanic and driver, racing at tracks like Watkins Glen, Lime Rock, and Nelson Ledges. A Western New York native, he says of the typical January-in-Ithaca weather that welcomed him when he started at the Historic State Theater in 2007, “Piece of cake.”.
	Sheryl L. Fishel Box Office Associate & Volunteer Coordinator 607-277-8283 ext.898 Sheryl@stateofithaca.com Sheryl hails from the old coal-bustling town of Shavertown, Pennsylvania. Her involvement with the performing arts began at the age of 3. Today, Sheryl is proud to have participated in over 150 live performances including the original works Tales of Wonder and Corcieve, along with multiple theatrical productions and vocal ensembles. Sheryl migrated to Ithaca in 2003 to obtain a degree from Ithaca College’s Theatre Arts Management Program (TAM). In the future she plans to continue her education in the performing arts and business. At the State Theatre, she is overjoyed to be working with a motivated staff and dedicated volunteers. The performers, audience, staff and volunteers make the “magic” happen. Every performance energy and life fills the crevasses of our theatre.
	CJ Stone Cj started her career working in women’s health as an employee with Planned Parenthood of Broome and Chenango Counties for 23 years. Starting as an Outreach worker, she advanced to Support Service Supervisor, with her primary responsibilities including supervision of the Medical Records personnel and the Volunteer Program. After retiring in the late 1990’s, Cj went to work for the Temporary Placement Service, Manpower. There she recruited prospective employers for the employees; she tested, placed and evaluated the employees to ensure their placements would meet the needs of the employers and employee’s abilities and requirements. Cj moved to the Ithaca area in 2000 and secured a job with the Ithaca City School District, one that she found to be both challenging and rewarding. In October 2008 she began working at the State Theatre. Cj has always chosen to work in and for the public. She personally finds this to be an exciting time to be employed at the Theatre, as it is a time of growth in all areas of the Theatre. She is looking forward in growing with the Theatre in terms of her job responsibilities as the Theatre grows.
	Carolyn V. Ambrose Patron’s Sales Associate A native of Boston, MA (and avid Red Sox fan), Carolyn came to Ithaca as a full-time Ithaca College student interested in pursuing a career in sports. After receiving a bachelor’s degree in Sport Studies and Writing, she decided to stay in Ithaca for a couple of years to work. Carolyn hopes to pursue a Masters degree in the future and eventually have a career in the non-profit sector.
	Jessica Evans
	Sara Johnson Sara interned at Historic Ithaca during the summer of 2007 and continues her work there as a preservation associate. During the summer of 2007, Sara and fellow intern Kristen Olson focused their work on the history and current conditions of Ithaca City Cemetery. Some of her ongoing Historic Ithaca projects include research on Ithaca's film history and the history of female architects in Ithaca. Sara is a first-year graduate student in Historic Preservation Planning at Cornell University and received her B.S. in Urban Studies from Cornell in 2001. As a Central New York native, she's interested in promoting greater awareness of the rich cultural and architectural heritage of the region.
	Kristen Olson Kristen Olson graduated from Colby College in 2003 and lived briefly in Norfolk, Virginia before moving to Ithaca in 2006 to begin graduate studies in Historic Preservation Planning at Cornell University. She worked as a summer intern at Historic Ithaca, and joined the staff in fall 2007. She is writing her masters thesis on the National Park Service’s management and interpretation of the Cades Cove historic district in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Her interests in Ithaca include the City Cemetery and the reuse of former industrial buildings. She plans on staying in Ithaca after her graduation in 2008.