Producing live musical theatre requires a Mountain of teamwork.

MOUNTAIN PLAY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Loves the Mountain Play!

Board Member - Sara PearsonSara Pearson joined the Mountain Play as a member of the board in 2001 and served for 6 years, taking on the position of Executive Director in spring 2007. After retiring in 2020, she is now back on the board and currently serving as co-president.
Sara has a 45 year career as a fundraising and non-profit management professional with a variety of Bay Area organizations including Marin Agricultural Land Trust, Marin Conservation Corps, Point Reyes Bird Observatory, and Mother Jones Magazine. She is a passionate supporter of the Mountain Play and loves advocating for the preservation of its unique legacy and the importance of saving this cultural tradition for future generations.

Board President - Barbara TomberBarbara Tomber is a native of Indiana and has been in the Bay Area for over 20 years after spending 13 years in Hawaii.  She has a degree in theater and worked at a theater company in Honolulu for 9 years.  In her professional career she was an executive Vice President for a bank, lending money to Media and Entertainment companies.  She has been on the Mountain Play board for eight years but had attended the performances on the mountain every year since she moved to Marin.  She also has served on the board of the SF Film Festival for 19 years.

Vice President - Carol GoldbergThe Mountain Play has been a family tradition for over 30 years.   It kicks off our summer fun. It is so exciting to get on the bus, as we know the adventure has begun. Up the mountain we go enjoying the endless views and anticipating our picnic spread.   It is so special to enjoy the play in the historic amphitheater with its breathtaking views of the ocean and San Francisco. What better way to end the day then a leisurely hike down the mountain.  I hope you begin your own family traditions at top the mountain, as well as support the Mountain Play Association.

Bianca is a Mill Valley native, born among the redwood trees and raised with the cherished tradition of attending the Mountain Play every year. A lifelong musical theater and Broadway enthusiast, her deep passion for the arts was first sparked by the magic of the Mountain Play. She considers it a true gift to have an annual tradition that brings together friends, family, theater and the breathtaking nature of California in one unforgettable experience.

Bianca believes in the transformative power of theater to foster community, teamwork, self-confidence and joy! She has proudly served as Board Secretary for the Mountain Play since 2021.

 Sue Campbell

Sue lived in Mill Valley for 23 years and then moved to Healdsburg in 2006. As a retired healthcare consultant, she served on many healthcare boards, including Marin Community Clinic, Saint Francis Memorial Hospital and Healdsburg Hospital. She currently serves on the North Sonoma County Healthcare District and Healdsburg Hospital boards as well as the True West Film Center board. She discoverd the Mountain Play in 1985. While hiking the switchbacks up to the theater, she heard “Climb Every Mountain.” It was The Sound of Music that year. Since then, she’s attended almost every Mountain Play and has introduced many Healdsburgers to the joys of coming to the Mountain.

Gigi is native to Marin, moving from San Francisco with her family in 1963. Raised in Larkspur and now in San Anselmo for the last 41 years with her husband, Gene Phillips where they raised their daughter, Daisy. Upon leaving her professional career she enjoyed serving on the Board of the Playhouse in San Anselmo for 8 years prior to joining MPA.

Gigi and Gene enjoyed the Mountain Play as a couple with friends and subsequently as a family. They have developed lifelong friendships in the local theater community and look forward to seeing many of them on the mountain on that very special stage.

This will be Sandee’s eighth season serving on the board for the Mountain Play. For over twenty years, she has been bringing her kids and grandkids up the mountain as an enthusiastic supporter of the program. Sandee is a life long resident of Marin, and raised a family in San Rafael. Once retired, she wanted to give back to her community, and her first thought: the Mountain Play.

Board Secretary - John ThomasOriginally from Vermont and New York, John lived in California for almost 40 years. After receiving a Ph.D from UC Berkeley, he worked for 30 years conducting educational research for several educational institutes in Philadelphia and the Bay Area. The focus of his research was self-directed learning in the form of academic studying and, more recently, project-based learning. He has also developed a number of instructional materials packages for adolescents and their teachers. Most recently, following the lead of his wife, Sanna, he has been trying to learn as much as possible about climate change.  He also occupies himself with managing income property, traveling, skiing, sailing, and playing golf.

Mountain Play Advisory Council

Leslie Alden
Fernando Barreto
Jerry Cahill
Kathleen King
Cynthia Koehler
Tim Leveque
Lynn Lohr
Celeste Perry
Bob Smith
Peter Sorensen
Carroll Stevens

Eileen Grady
Eileen GradyExecutive Director and Artistic Producer
This is Eileen’s seventh year as Executive Director & Artistic Producer. She has previously served as Vice President of the Board of Directors and as Producer/Director/Creator of the Mountain Play’s annual fall gala since 2006. For decades, Eileen has worked as a producer, director, songwriter and musician in almost every genre of music and theatre. Eileen’s theatrical credits include La Vida Breve (Director), Into the Words: the Lyrics of Sondheim & Porter (Director/Writer), Oh, Boy! (Assistant Director), Wine, Women & Song: Benefit Concerts for the Fight Against Breast Cancer (Concert Artist/Assistant Producer) & The Breast of Broadway (Producer/Director).