Building LTA's Leadership Pipeline

 Building LTA’s Leadership Pipeline

Participate in nominations, June 13 annual meeting and voting in LTA elections

LTA was fortunate enough to carry on during the pandemic thanks to the foresight of volunteer leaders who built a strong financial and operational foundation over the past two decades. As we emerge from COVID-19 and prepare for a new season, LTA like many arts and nonprofit organizations is facing a changing volunteer landscape. According to a study by Fidelity Charitable, 66% of volunteers have decreased the amount of time they volunteer or stopped entirely due to the pandemic. For LTA, it wasn’t just the pandemic that had an impact on our volunteer community. We sadly bid farewell to longtime members who moved away from the DC area or passed away.

As LTA marks it’s 88th year in 2022, we need to focus on growing our volunteer community and building a leadership pipeline to carry us into the future for many more decades. Whether you recently joined LTA or have been volunteering for a few years or a longtime, you can have an impact on LTA’s future and expanding our leadership pool.

  • Attend the annual meeting on June 13 and cast a ballot in the LTA board election
  • Keep your LTA membership current, a criterion for voting in elections and serving on a committee or the Board of Governors.
  • Join a committee or explore moving up from committee member to chair
  • Try your hand at producing a show by starting as an assistant producer.
  • If you’ve produced or directed a show or chaired a committee, consider running for the LTA Board of Governors.
  • Become familiar with the criteria for serving on the Board of Governors. Click here for qualifications for President and Governor slates. Read the Board of Governor’s responsibilities online. 

If you’re ready for top leadership and meet the criteria, consider running for the Board of Governors this year. Seven Board of Governor slates are open for the LTA 2022 election – President and Governors for Artistic Support, Building, Development, Education, Production and Public Relations. Email a 500-word statement outlining your qualifications and vision, and a photo of yourself, to LTA Nominating Committee Chair Luana Bossolo, luana_bossolo@comcast.net and Crissy Wilke, Business Office Manager at crissy@thelittletheatre.com subject line: LTA Nominating Committee. Nominations are due by Friday, April 22.

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