Steven L. Ginsberg | Revival Theatre Company Board

Owner and vice president of Ginsberg Jewelers, a family firm in Cedar Rapids since 1930. Steve has participated on many community boards: Task Force for Character Development, Planned Parenthood of East Central Iowa, Temple Judah, Brucemore Inc, Theatre Cedar Rapids, and now Revival Theatre Company. He is an active supporter and practitioner of the arts in Cedar Rapids, having performed with Theatre Cedar Rapids, Torchlight Theatrics-Classics at Brucemore, the Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra Pops Concerts & Follies, Urban Theater Project of Iowa, and SPT Theatre.

Peg Detweiler | Treasurer of Revival Theatre Company Board Member

Peggy’s love of music and theatre began at an early age. She was active throughout her childhood and teen years and participated a little in adult life but now prefers to enjoy the incredible talents of the professionals – which includes those amazing performers with RTC. Peggy feels blessed to work part time which allows her to give back to the community. An alumni of Mount Mercy University with a BA in Accounting, she is the Accountant for Wertz, Dake & Anderson, PC. Peggy finds it hard to say “no” and enjoys volunteering for various organizations. She is currently President of the Mount Mercy Alumni Board and Co-Treasurer with her husband for St. Joe’s Fun Days.

Vannessia Klinsky | Secretary of Revival Theatre Company’s Board of Directors

Manager, Clinical Audit Team, United Healthcare Networks, Vannessia has been involved in music since high school, actively involved in show choir, madrigal, chamber choir, women’s choir, mixed choir, band, muscials, and many small vocal and brass groups. Although her chosen vocation was nursing, she continued in music at Coe College, participating in Women’s Chorale and Concert Band while pursuing her nursing degree. She was also cast as one of the “Grecian Urns” and “Pick a Little Ladies” in a 2013 concert production of The Music Man. When her youngest daughter began participating in vocal music and orchestra in middle school, she became an active volunteer in the music community. She is actively involved in Cedar Rapids Washington High School Parents of the Performing Arts. For the last 3 years has been the coordinator of summer show choir and theatre camps in the community, and brings those skills to the Board of Directors as Secretary, and Coordinator of Revival Theatre Academy’s Summer Academy.

Carma Lou Beck | Revival Theatre Company Board Member

Carma Lou Beck has been active in the music community for many years. She was the Co-founder and Executive Producer of Follies for 17 years and for the past 10 years on staff at Jim McDonough Productions. Carma Lou was the owner of Carma Lou’s House of Music in Cedar Rapids, Waterloo and Des Moines, and was recently chosen by NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) to promote retail business on their web site and in their museum in Carlsbad, Ca. She has been organist/pianist at Noelridge Christian Church for 17 years and also plays piano at private parties and retirement centers. Carma Lou has a successful teaching program in her home, working with adults who “have always wanted to play the piano”.

Nina Brundell | Revival Theatre Company Board Member

Owner of Kieck’s Career Apparel & Uniforms (2010) and K Jean’s Uniforms (2010). Previously Campaign Coordinator for Theatre Cedar Rapids and avid fundraiser for various nonprofits in Cedar Rapids. Theatre volunteer and performer for TCR & RTC. Wife to Paul and mother of three teenage boys which means she spends time with her girlfriends as much as possible!

David McInally | Revival Theatre Company Board Member

David McInally joined the Cedar Rapids community in 2013 to begin his service as the 15th President of Coe College. He formerly served Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania, as Executive Vice President and Treasurer. His professional interests include environmental sustainability, strategic planning, and financing college for students in need. He holds a master’s degree in English Language and Literature from the University of Akron and a doctorate in Administrative and Policy Studies from the University of Pittsburgh. Dave and his wife, Janice, are active in numerous civic organizations in Cedar Rapids and the region. His interest in the arts–and theater in particular–began with roles in a variety of scholastic and community theater productions in Ohio and Pennsylvania. He also spent two decades playing lead guitar in a series of rock bands, which he describes as “just another form of musical theater.” He sees the Revival Theatre Company as a tremendous opportunity to enhance a thriving arts community and as a showcase for our region’s abundant supply of talent.

Jen Finn | President of Revival Theatre Company Board Member

Jen Finn is a Native Iowan and is excited to join the Revival Theatre Company as a board member. With past experience as president and a parent volunteer with the West Delaware Friends of Music in Manchester Jen knows the hard work and dedication that it will take to fulfill the rolls and needs at RTC. Jen currently volunteers for Big Brothers/Big Sisters as a lunch buddy, is a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, has volunteered with Junior Achievement and has been involved in Rotary Club. She and husband Don moved back to the Cedar Rapids area in 2014 after raising their kids in Manchester.

David Maier | Revival Theatre Company Board Member

David has been an enthusiastic patron of the Revival Theatre Company from the time he and his husband, Cedar Rapids native Matthew McGrane, purchased a second home on the southeast side of Cedar Rapids in 2015. While currently splitting their time between Chicago and Cedar Rapids, David and Matthew plan to permanently live in Cedar Rapids once the historic renovation of their home is complete. They are proud supporters of local nonprofits, especially the performing arts, animal welfare, and LGBT advocacy groups. David is currently on the board of the Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus, in which he and Matthew both perform, and was previously a board member of the About Face Theatre. He is thrilled to be serving on the board of the Revival Theatre Company. David’s passion for the performing arts began when he starred as Mr. Dussel in his elementary school’s production of The Diary of Anne Frank, when he first experienced how theater entertains, inspires, and enlightens a community. His education and career path guided him toward a more traditional business profession, and he earned a B.S. in Accounting from Purdue University and an MBA from Northwestern University. David is also a CPA and a certified Six Sigma Black Belt. He currently works for PepsiCo as a Senior Finance Director in the Corporate Audit group. In his personal time, David enjoys running, reading nonfiction, following a vegan lifestyle, and listening to Matthew play the piano.

Lori Maach | Revival Theatre Company Board Member

Kory Kazimour | Revival Theatre Company Board Member

Born and raised in Cedar Rapids, Kory earned a BBA in Marketing from Iowa State and then spent a few years in Dallas TX earning her MBA and MLA degrees while working at an advertising agency. She moved back home to pursue a career in Marketing with various companies including Ralston Foods and McLeodUSA. Kory also had the pleasure of working for her family business – RFK Transportation – prior to working at Frontier Coop, where she forecasts sales demand for over 2,000 products and analyzes sales trends/data. Kory serves on several boards and offers her time to a number of organizations in the community.While Kory can’t sing or act and dancing is debatable, she has a strong appreciation for theatre and is a fan of musicals. She can, however, balance the books and budget with the best of them.

Barb Colehour | Revival Theatre Company Board Member

Justin Roberts | Revival Theatre Company Board Member