Sara Lind (Vice Chair)

Executive Committee, Gala Committee
Sara Lind is Co-Executive Director at Open Plans, a nonprofit with the mission to transform how people experience New York City’s streets and public spaces. She has guided major public policies, driven agendas in City Hall and in Albany, and has shaped narratives around some of the biggest discussions New York has had about how to make New York’s streets more livable, safer, and joyful. This work includes winning a permanent, year-round Outdoor Dining program, lifting parking mandates in the transformative City of Yes zoning text amendment, expanding Summer Streets to every Borough and more days, and elevating important livable streets tools like Low Traffic Neighborhoods and School Streets. An often-quoted expert in the media, Sara has helped lead a renaissance for New York’s streets with an ambitious and far-reaching vision for the future of New York. Sara holds a JD from the University of Chicago, a Master of International Affairs from Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), and a BS in Economics and Political Science from The University of Wisconsin.

Thomas Mullooly (Treasurer)

Executive Committee, Finance Committee (Chair)
Director on the Repo Trading desk at BMO Capital Markets in New York. His 15+ year career in banking and financial markets includes senior leadership roles at Citi, UBS, and Credit Suisse. These include Head of USD Funding at Citi, where he managed a global team overseeing the bank’s balance sheet and funding, and Head of Americas Money Markets and Head of London Money Markets at Credit Suisse, where he led trading teams across the US, UK, and EU. He was one of Credit Suisse’s designated LIBOR submitters and led the bank’s issuance of the market’s first SOFR-referencing corporate certificate of deposit, helping guide the industry’s transition away from LIBOR. He holds dual US/Irish citizenship, SIE, Series 7, 63, and 24 licenses, is registered as an NFA Swaps Associated Person, and holds FCA UK regulatory credentials. He is a graduate of Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business, where he studied Finance, Accounting, and Economics and led the Student Managed Investment Fund. He lives in Hoboken, New Jersey, with his wife and two young children, and enjoys running, tennis, surfing, and snowboarding, as well as theatre and museums.

Lance Briggs (Secretary)

Executive Committee
Lance Briggs is a Director in PwC’s Workforce Transformation Advisory practice, with extensive experience helping large organizations navigate significant technological and operational transformation. He specializes in change management, organizational effectiveness, operational improvement, and leadership development, and has advised Fortune 500 companies through large-scale transformation initiatives. Lance holds an MBA in Organizational Behavior and a BS in Psychology from Brigham Young University. His work is grounded in a strong interest in how people, organizations, and leaders adapt and thrive through change. Outside of work, Lance loves spending time at his family’s horse ranch in Montana, gardening, listening to and playing bluegrass music, and taking in as much theater as possible.

Kenneth Stein (Legal Advisor)

Executive Committee, Governance Committee
Kenneth Stein is a partner at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP and is a member of the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group.  He counsels clients on all aspects of patent, copyright and trade secret law.  Ken is listed in New York Super Lawyers in the area of intellectual property litigation.  He is also on the advisory boards of the East Harlem International Film Festival, Ruah Dance Company and General Mischief Dance Theatre and is a Co-Chair of the Benefit Committee of the Legal Action Center.
 

Sarah Ackerman

Sarah Ackerman has been part of Transport Group since 2008, serving as both a board member and producer. She earned her B.A. in Drama, with a minor in Art History, from Vassar College and her master’s degree in Early Childhood Education from New York University. She spent more than a decade at the Children’s Museum of Manhattan developing and teaching programs for young children and families, and has also taught in several Manhattan preschools. Sarah is deeply committed to Transport Group’s mission and to supporting theater that is ambitious, unexpected, and emotionally resonant. Outside the theater, she is a mother and an avid distance runner and marathoner.

Irene Carney

Development Committee (Chair)
Irene Carney is a non-profit innovator and leader in Richmond, VA. Irene’s professional and volunteer roles have focused on progressive education, public media, nonprofit governance, and philanthropy. Transport Group is Irene’s longest-standing volunteer commitment.

Joey Chancey

Chancey enjoys a diverse career as a music director, conductor, pianist, and producer. Recent credits: Executive Producer & Conductor for Christmas Time in the City, a 30 piece orchestra, 70-voice choir concert with Broadway’s favorite singers, at The Church of St Paul the Apostle. Music Supervisor for A Chorus Line 50th (Broadway), Liza at 80!, Follies & Hello, Dolly! at Carnegie Hall. Broadway: An American In Paris, Beautiful, Gigi, Annie & Elf (at MSG); Off Broadway: tick, tick…BOOM! & The Unsinkable Molly Brown. In Concert: Forum, Nine, Mame, Sweet Charity, The Music Man, Man of La Mancha, Promises, Promises & Australian Symphonic Tour with Faith Prince & Anthony Warlow. Music Supervisor for A Chorus Line (starring Antonio Banderas, Spain), Annie (Hollywood Bowl), Little Shop (Kennedy Center). Chancey is the Director of Music at The Church of St. Paul the Apostle. Training: BM from Shenandoah Conservatory. Proud Papa to Vivienne. @joeychancey

Jack Cummings III (Artistic Director)

Jack Cummings III is Co-Founder and Artistic Director of Transport Group Theatre Company, where he conceives and leads the company’s artistic vision and collaborates closely with artists throughout the development process. Over more than 30 years, he has created theatre centered on exploration, experimentation, and bold reimaginings of classic and contemporary work. Select Transport Group directing credits include Bus Stop, Summer and Smoke, Queen of the Mist, Strange Interlude, I Remember Mama, Almost, Maine, Our Town; Liza! at 80: A Celebration in Song and Dance and Follies in Concert at Carnegie Hall. He is a two-time Obie Award winner, and Audeloc & five-time Drama Desk Award nominee. He earned a BA from The College of William & Mary and an MFA in Directing from the University of Virginia.

Sarah Farivar-Hayes

Emerging Theatre Makers Committee (Chair)
Sarah Farivar-Hayes has made a living doing many things: sticking electrodes into insect brains, performing surgery on frogs, consulting on railroads, and teaching aerobics. But she was always one of those kids who was endlessly reading and writing, and finally made it back to those passions (after having two kids). These days she can be found writing in New York City cafes, parks, and subway cars. Sarah holds a Ph.D. in biology from Caltech and undergraduate degrees in molecular biology and philosophy from UC Berkeley. She lives in the city with her husband, two kids, and two cats, Spark (who hates her) and Pineapple (who does not).
 

Larry Hirschhorn

Larry is a six-time Tony Award®–winning theatre producer whose work spans Broadway, Off-Broadway, national tours, and London. He was a lead producer of Christopher Durang’s Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, which won the 2013 Tony and Drama Desk Awards for Best Play. More recently, he co-produced Bess Wohl’s Liberation, winner of the 2026 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award® for Best Play. His credits also include the Tony-winning productions of Stereophonic, Hadestown, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder, and Hair, as well as Operation Mincemeat and Dead Outlaw. Earlier in his career, Larry founded and served as artistic director of Off-Broadway’s Melting Pot Theatre, where highlights included Cobb, winner of the Drama Desk Award for Best Ensemble, and the New York premieres of Miss Evers’ Boys and Woody Sez. His projects in development include Benny & Joon and Once Every Hundred Years, William Finn’s final musical. He also served as producer and executive producer of the animated short A Cow in the Sky, which premiered at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival. Larry holds a BFA in Acting and Directing from Ithaca College, where he delivered the 2023 commencement address, and an MA in Educational Theatre from NYU. He lives in Manhattan with his wife, Melissa, and has three children.

Francesca James

Francesca James has five Daytime Emmy Awards and was the first person in the history of daytime drama to travel the distance from acting to directing to Executive Producing, receiving several nominations in all three disciplines. She began her professional life acting in the theater. She is a founding member of the Cape Cod Shakespeare Festival in Chatham, MA, and her book, Lady Gouldian’s Finches, will be released next year.

Jennifer Marre

Gala Committee
Jennifer Marre has over 30 years of leadership experience in legal, regulatory and strategic roles, most recently as Head of International Strategy for Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. Throughout her career at global firms including Merrill Lynch, Bank of America, and Lehman Brothers, where she served as Corporate Secretary, she has guided organizations through transformative growth, complex regulatory change, and international expansion. A lifelong advocate for women’s empowerment and community engagement, Jennifer is passionate about the arts as a vital force for connection and creativity. She has also spent considerable time over the past 15 years as a competitive ballroom dancer. Jennifer is a graduate of Harvard University and Brooklyn Law School.
 

Peter McKown

Finance Committee
Peter McKown is a retired Director at Prince Street Capital Management, an emerging markets investment firm located in New York City. Prior to the founding of Prince Street Capital in 2001, Peter worked for 11 years for Credit Suisse in Los Angeles, Tokyo, and Hong Kong. Peter is a Trustee of the ALS Association, on the Board of the Movement Disorders Foundation, and is the President of his Homeowner’s Association. Peter and his husband, Ken Heng, split their time between New York and Denver and both enjoy tennis, skiing, and traveling the world.

Jeremy Mindich

Finance Committee
Jeremy Mindich is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Scopia Capital Management L.P., an institutional alternative asset management firm. Since 2007, Jeremy has been active in building the field of impact investing, helping to scale innovative social impact organizations, and advancing progressive initiatives. He is a co-founder of Propel Capital, which funds innovative solutions to combat inequality and work for a more just and inclusive society. Jeremy currently chairs the board of Kenya-based, community empowering organization, SHOFCO, and serves on the investment committee of Wesleyan University. He was previously the board chair for Root Capital. Before entering the financial world, Jeremy worked as a freelance journalist. He wrote articles on economic, political, and social issues for publications including the Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Christian Science Monitor, SF Weekly, and the Village Voice. He holds an M.P.A. from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and a B.A. from Wesleyan University.
 

Rhonda Rosen

Governance Committee (Chair), Finance Committee
Rhonda Rosen is a partner in the Northeast Regional Office of SeatonHill Partners. She is a senior finance executive with an extensive skill set that spans all areas of finance, banking, and administration, including board and investor communications, M&A, public and private financing transactions, and initial public offerings. Rhonda has a proven track record of leading the growth and dramatic improvement of multiple early-stage, mid-sized, and PE/VC backed companies. Over the course of her career, she has negotiated and closed over 60 transactions ranging in size from $50 million to $7 billion. Core vertical experience includes e-commerce and consumer products, subscription-based products and services, specialty pharmaceuticals and medical devices, contract research organizations, healthcare IT, asset management, and financial services. Ms. Rosen is a graduate of the Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania, with an MBA in Finance & Accounting and a BS in Economics. She holds an MS in Taxation from the Fox Business School, Temple University, FINRA Licenses Series 7, 63, 79, 24 (General Securities Principal); Series 27 (Financial and Operations Principal), and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Joanna Sanders

For 10 years, Joanna worked as a Director in the Investor Relations department of Paulson & Co. Inc., the hedge fund managed by renowned investor John Paulson. In her role there, Joanna was responsible for client service; client communications; and the planning and running of the Hedge Fund’s global investor conferences, fundraising events, and marketing roadshows. Throughout her life, Joanna has been a passionate avocational performer, dancer, and singer in many theatrical, musical, and dance productions. Alongside her professional responsibilities at Paulson & Co., Joanna produced and starred in three of her own cabaret productions at the Triad and Laurie Beechman Theaters under the direction of Eric Michael Gillett, a seasoned Broadway performer, musical theater advisor, and singing instructor. Joanna graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University with a BA in French & Francophone Studies in 2006.
 

Jamie Sauerburger

Gala Committee (Chair), Finance Committee
Jamie Sauerburger is a seasoned healthcare executive with more than four decades of experience in healthcare administration. She began her career in long-term care, earned a Master’s in Health Administration, and spent six years in healthcare consulting with Ernst & Young before joining Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. She has served as Executive Director of the Department of Surgery for more than 30 years, helping lead its substantial growth in faculty, research, clinical and educational activities, as well as other revenue. She considers building a strong leadership team and successfully navigating the changing healthcare landscape among her greatest professional accomplishments. A lifelong supporter of the arts, Jamie frequently travels to New York City for Broadway and Off-Broadway productions and has served on the board of the Cabaret Project of St. Louis, which she continues to support. She is also an avid traveler and enjoys exploring new places around the world.

Aimée Steele

Gala Committee
Aimée Steele is a New York City-based voice teacher, vocal coach, vocologist, director, producer, and owner of Aimée Steele Vocal Studios. She serves as Production Vocal Consultant for the Grammy Award-winning and five-time Tony Award-winning Broadway production of Buena Vista Social Club and Production Vocal Coach for its national tour. Her credits also include Girl from the North Country, the Broadway revival of West Side Story, and The Visitor at The Public Theater. As a producer and director, she created “How I Got to Broadway,” a series exploring Broadway performers’ personal journeys through story and music. Aimée leads a team of vocal coaches and teaching specialists across her three Manhattan studios and heads the voice faculty at the National Theater Institute at the O’Neill Theater. She also provides vocal support for Peloton instructors, helping them sustain their voices during demanding physical performance. Her previous teaching appointments include Pace University and NYU/Tisch’s New Studio on Broadway, and she teaches masterclasses throughout the United States and internationally. She serves on the board of Transport Group. Aimée holds a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from the Eastman School of Music, a Master of Music in Vocal Pedagogy from Teachers College, Columbia University, and a certificate in Vocology from the NYU Langone Voice Center.

In Memoriam

Anne L. Bernstein

Philanthropist Anne L. Bernstein (1948 – 2021) was a producer on Broadway, off Broadway, and in film.  Ms. Bernstein has a Times Square theater named in her honor, The Anne L. Bernstein Theater, which currently houses New York’s longest running thriller, Perfect Crime.  Ms. Bernstein originally trained as a classical dancer and spent six seasons at the Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts School in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.  She served on the board of directors of Transport Group and The Acting Company.  She was a recipient of The Acting Company’s Joan Warburg Humanitarian Award, which honors individuals who demonstrate admirable dedication to philanthropic causes in the arts.  Among many projects, Bernstein was the producer of the documentary film series Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There.