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First Vice President Mark Begovich is a lifetime member of the organization. He is the Drama Director and Teacher at West Chicago Community High School. He has been a dedicated volunteer and champion of the ITA for over 20 years. He is excited to help the ITA grow and move forward as we come through the Covid-19 crisis. Mark firmly believes that the ITA is a vital necessity for all Illinois Theatre Artists. |
Second Vice President Nathan King received his undergraduate degrees in Theatre Education, Acting, and German from Illinois State University. During that time, he studied German at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität in Bonn, Germany where he also worked with the Bonn Shakespeare Company. Prior to student teaching, he served as a Stage Management Intern at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago. He holds a Masters of Arts degree in Directing from Roosevelt University, and his Type 75 Administrative Certificate from North Central College. Nathan has been teaching Theatre, Speech, and German at Glenbard North High School since 1998, where he currently serves a Department Chair of Fine Arts, leading a multifaceted program in Music, Visual Art, Theatre, Speech, and Broadcasting. He plans to finish his career at Glenbard North High School and retire somewhere warm, returning to Chicago only during the warmer months and for ITA events. |
Secretary Kathy resides in Streator and enjoys serving the Illinois Theatre Association as the board of directors secretary. She previously served the ITA as a community theatre division representative. After retiring as the general manager of WCMY/WRKS Radio in Ottawa, Illinois at the end of 2019, Kathy was ready to participate in and see more theatre - that is, before COVID turned our arts world upside down. After her theatre plans were dashed in 2020, 2021 found her participating in four shows and directing another, as well as being a happy audience member whenever and wherever possible. Kathy is active in a number of theatre groups in the central Illinois area and currently serves on the board of directors for Festival 56 in Princeton, Illinois. A proponent of strategic planning for community theatres, Kathy has presented workshops on strategic planning at the ITA's bi-annual community theatre festival and has facilitated strategic planning sessions for numerous Illinois theatres, including the ITA board. |
Treasurer Dennis graduated from Saint Xavier University with a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and went on to earn a Master’s Degree in Education from Olivet Nazarene University as well as in Theatre Directing from Roosevelt University. He recently concluded his 19th year of teaching and has spent the last 17 years of his career at Reavis High School in Burbank IL. There, he served as the technical director for the first 10 years followed by Head Theatre Coach the last 7 years, working on a number of productions. In addition to his role as treasurer, Dennis has served the IHSTF and the ITA as All-State Liason, Director of Technology (3 years) and Box Office Manager(2years). In 2016, Dennis Anastasopoulos had the extreme honor of directing the All-State production of Rent. |
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