Board

Board of Directors

President - Jo Ann Macy

Jo Ann Macy and her husband retired to the Crested Butte area in 1998 after having spent the mid-90’s skiing the slopes at Mt. Crested Butte. Prior to retirement, she worked in New York Cityfor a high tech corporation specializing in PC software and consulting services on Strategic and Tactical Planning for Fortune 500 companies. Her work was in the consulting area addressing and troubleshooting software applications in the user departments. Taking a sabbatical from work, she became involved in her neighborhood and community which led to her being appointed by the Manhattan Borough President to serve on Manhattan Community Board 4 (a liaison board between the Community and City Hall) which covers the Midtown West side ofManhattan. She chaired the Quality of Life and then Clinton Area Zoning Committees; she then served two years as Chair of Community Board 4. After retiring to the Crested Butte area, she served on the Board of Crested Butte Music Festival where she chaired the Marketing and then Education Committees. She joined the Crested Butte Mountain Theatre Board in June 2010. Leisure activities include gardening at 9600 feet altitude, hiking, skiing and the arts.

VP / Secretary - Kendyl Butler Truettner

Kendyl Butler-Truettner joined the Crested Butte Mountain Theatre Board in February of 2011. She is active in the Theatre on stage and behind the scenes and in the board room. The mother of three talented young actors, she has been volunteering and working with CBMT for several years. Kendyl joined the Board of Directors to increase her involvement and dedicate more time to the business of the Theatre.

Treasurer - Kristi Hargrove

Kristi Hargrove moved to Crested Butte in 1993 with her husband, Scott and their four amazing children. A partner in Hargrove Construction Co., Inc. she has held the position of office manager, finance manager and bookkeeper for the past 20 years. Prior to that, she worked as a systems analyst for a major Southern California Savings & Loan. Kristi has served on many community boards including Paradise Preschool (treasurer and chair); Crested Butte Community SchoolPTA (treasurer); District Accountability Advisory Committee (chair); CBCS Site Accountability Advisory Committee; Colorado PTA and Great Education Colorado. She is passionate about education and fiscal policy issues and works with several state and national level organizations in this pursuit. Kristi speaks around the country on how TABOR has impacted Colorado and why no other state should pass similar measures. Kristi became involved with the Crested Butte Mountain Theatre to give back for all of the amazing experiences the Community theatre afforded her children, Kelli and Jeffrey – both of whom fell in love with the stage. Jeff will be pursuing a degree in Design Technology in the Performing Arts College at the University of Northern Colorado. Kristi joined the CBMT board in May of 2009.

Director - Sam Porter

Sam Porter joined the Crested Butte Mountain Theatre Board in 2009. He has come to Crested Butte, principally for the summers, every year since 1992. He has a strong interest in promoting the success of CBMT. Sam formally served as a trustee of the Repertory Theater for the State of Ohio. He is a lawyer and has served on a number of community, civic and professional boards. Sam's wife Lucy is a member of the board for the Crested Butte Music Festival and has served on the board of BalletMet of Columbus, Ohio for almost 25 consecutive years. Sam and Lucy have 4 children and 12 grandchildren, a number of whom are frequent visitors to Crested Butte.

Director - Christel Yehle

Christel Yehle moved to Crested Butte, Colorado from Morgan Hill, California with her husband and three children in August 2007. She began working with the theatre when her daughter, Lauren, developed an incredible talent and love for the stage. Since that time she has volunteered countless hours with various community theatres. In California, her theatre involvement included acting, co-directing, stage management and production. In Colorado, she has worked with both Crested Butte Mountain Theatre and the Gunnison Arts Center. Christel served two years as President of the PTA board in Morgan Hill and enjoys extending her past experience to the CBMT board. She is currently a seasonal employee at CBMR in the Accounting Department and has her BA in Psychology with a minor in Business from the University of East Carolina. Christel joined CBMT's Board in October 2008.

Director - Malte Von Matthiessen

Moved full time to the Gunnison Valley in 2002. Married to “Dr Pam”. Have served on a number of not for profit boards including, Gunnison Valley Health; Western State College Foundation; Crested Butte Music Festival; Public Policy Forum for Crested Butte. Currently serve as a director for Red Lady Coalition; Gunnison Valley Hospice Advisory Council.
Formally a member of the Crested Butte Mountain Theatre (so this is a do over). Have had for many years a passion for the theatre, the acting profession; and was formally a member of the National Thespian Society (and lots of family history).

Advisory Council

Larry Tanning

Larry rejoined the CBMT board in November 2007 after a 21-year absence. For twelve years from 1974 to 1986 he had been very active with CBMT. Larry continues to offer service to the Theatre through Advisory Council participation. Larry has participated in many of CBMT’s most memorable productions, from building sets, to playing piano for Summer Shakespeare, to acting and directing. He was the President of the CBMT board in 1986 when the theatre was the springboard for initiating the Center for the Arts. For the next two decades he built and directed a high tech computer systems company that eventually encompassed the globe. Returning to Crested Butte, Larry led the first-ever capital fundraiser to upgrade the technical and lighting capabilities of CBMT’s theatre. With work completed in 2009, the jewel box Victorian building houses a modern theatre space. In August of 2008 Larry directed the hit bedroom farce Run For Your Wife.