A FOND FAREWELL: At its final meeting of the 2016-17 season, McCarter Theatre Center’s Board of Trustees bid farewell to four outgoing board members. Pictured (l-r) is Departing Board Member Shawn Ellsworth, McCarter Board Chair Leslie Kuenne, Departing Board Member Carolyn P. Sanderson, McCarter Artistic Director Emily Mann, and McCarter Managing Director Timothy J. Shields. (Photo credit Matt Pilsner)

At its final meeting of the 2016-17 season, McCarter Theatre Center’s Board of Trustees said farewell to four outgoing board members. Departing the board are: Shawn Ellsworth – president, Ellsworth Realty Associates; Carolyn P. Sanderson – managing director, JPMorgan Chase and Co.; Jesse Treu, PhD – partner, Domain Associates; Danilo Verge, MD, MBA – vice president CVMD Global Medical Affairs, AstraZeneca. 

McCarter Theatre Center Board Chair Leslie Kuenne said: “McCarter has always been fortunate to have extremely talented and dedicated trustees. This year four outstanding members of our board are departing after serving exemplary terms. Shawn, Carolyn and Jesse have each completed nine years of service and each deserves credit for significantly advancing McCarter’s mission during their tenure. Danilo was a key player in our strategic planning process and is leaving McCarter early in his tenure due to a relocation to Europe. These dedicated trustees worked creatively and with great enthusiasm to ensure that McCarter successfully addressed challenges and sustained our commitment to our vital mission.”

McCarter’s Managing Director Timothy J. Shields said, “It’s been such a pleasure to work closely with each of these outstanding community volunteers. Although we’ll deeply miss their wise counsel, gentle guidance, and sustaining support, most of all we’ll miss seeing their smiling faces in the board room. We do take some solace in knowing that we’ll see them each frequently in the audience for shows at McCarter.”

McCarter Theatre Center maintains term limits for its trustees, who must depart after nine consecutive years of service (or three terms of three years each).