Gary Lee Parks
President
Joined THS in 1987. Served on the THS Board for six years. BFA Degree in Illustration, 1987, California College of the Arts. Full-time work in the field of architectural decorative glass (design, fabrication, client interface) 1987-2011. Part-time contract work in same field, 2011-present. Volunteer work in the field of historic theatre preservation and restoration, 1989, c. 2000, design consultation, preservation advocacy, research. Professional work in the field of historic theatre preservation Hands-on restoration, c. 2000-present—decorative glass, murals and decorative painting (restoration and original, compatible work), neon design, color consultation. Currently involved in various restoration capacities professionally in five historic theatres in the Greater San Francisco Bay Area, and offering services avocationally for several others.
Steve Kaplowitz
VP & Archives
THS member for about 20 years, Board member about 10 years. Undergraduate/Graduate studies Theatre Design & Management. Retired IATSE member, Retire USITT member. Retired live theatre professional after 65 years of working in theatre production/technical theatre. Owned & operated scene shop/production house. 20 years as Theatre Consultant.
Lowell Angell
Board Secretary
Joined THS 1985. Attended 30 conclaves; Served on the board for 24 years — Regional Director 5 years; President 6 years (1997-2003); Secretary 12 years (2003-2014). Chair or member of most committees. Co-founded non-profit organization 1984 to save and restore 1922 Hawaii Theatre (Honolulu); president 1985-1987; board of Friends of 1925 Palace Theatre (Hilo, Hawaii) 2001-2005; co-founded Friends of Queen Theatre (Honolulu) 2007. Hawaiian theatre historian for 50 years; wrote “Theatres of Hawaii” in 2011 (Arcadia Publishing). BA in Journalism and MA in American Studies/Architectural History, University of Hawaii. Radio announcer for 10 years; owned/managed retail travel agency for 20 years; University of Hawaii for 20 years, administrator of the historic preservation graduate program, then did PR/writing/editing for president’s office. Retired in 2012. Writing a comprehensive history of the Hawaii Theatre and Consolidated Amusement Company.
Chris May
Board Treasurer
THS member since 1995. BFA in Technical Theater. 10 years regional theater scenic production / technical director. 22 years Metropolitan Opera / Lighting supervisor. IATSE Local One member. Multiple residential restoration / renovation / historic preservation projects. Lifelong interests in historic preservation and architecture.
Randy Siefkin
Membership
Twenty years on the board of Modesto’s historic State Theatre (S. Charles Lee), cofounder of Modesto Film Society. Professor of Political Science (retired) at several California community colleges (not responsible for current political dynamics). BA University of California, Santa Barbara, MA Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University. Attendee at half a dozen conclaves, Member of League of Historic American Theatres.
Matt Lambros
Architectural Photographer specializing in historic buildings. Joined THS in 2013 and the board in 2017. Has written and photographed three books on historic theatres. “After the Final Curtain: The Fall of the American Movie Palace” (2016, Jonglez Publishing), “Kings Theatre; The Rise, Fall and Rebirth of Brooklyn’s Wonder Theatre” (2017, THS), and “After the Final Curtain: America’s Abandoned Theatres” (2019, Jonglez Publishing.)
Carolyn J. Chen
Carolyn’s professional career has included positions as a legislative analyst for local government in Maryland as well as management positions with several non-profit organizations. Her strengths include communication, organizational, and grant writing skills.
Carolyn joined THS in 2017 and served on Conclave Committees in 2017 (Los Angeles) and Detroit (2018). She was appointed to the Board in 2018, and in 2019 assisted with getting the NYC Conclave back on track and assisted Ed Kelsey with finances.
Karen Colizzi Noonan
Lifelong interest in historic theaters starting in childhood at local Schine Geneva Theater/Smith Opera House in Geneva NY. THS member since 1982; Board Secretary 2000-2003, Board President 2003-2013; Conclave Chair 1999, Co-chair 2009,2013. Three-time THS Weiss Award Winner; Past Board Member of: Capitol Theater, Rome NY; past advisory committee Glove Theater, Gloversville NY; Current member Government Relations Subcommittee Smith Opera House, Geneva NY. Schine Theater Chain historian.
William Daw
William Daw is the Curator of the Curtis Theatre Collection at the University of Pittsburgh Library System. He has managed this collection of rare books, theatre ephemera, and archival collections for the past 20 years. He has also studied historic preservation and has an MLIS specializing in preservation and archives from the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Computing and Information.
Michael Hauser
Joined THS in 1982. Board positions held: Secretary, Vice President, and Conclave Chair. Was Advertising Manager for two of Michigan’s largest independent multiplex chains; Marketing Manager for the Detroit Opera House since 2001. Have co-authored six books for Arcadia Publishing including two on theaters. A frequent presenter on historic theatres at libraries and non-profits, guest curator on theatre related subjects at the Detroit Historical Museum, and a special projects consultant for Phoenix Theatres and Metro Detroit’s Maple Theatre.
Allen Michaan – Grand Lake Theatre
