Marti Reggio, Chairperson
An artist and generalist, Marti taught special education within giftedness, the arts and community with infants, preK-12, to the elderly. An interpretive dance performer, independent choreography May Rain 1979 Toronto; Marti practiced classic western, Kiev ballet; eastern, Bali mask dancer Pak Tempo; modern, Mary Wigman German Expression with Frau Til Thielle, and others; postmodern, Laban, Bhutto with Min Tanaka, and others; and Pochinko technique (clown, and co-founded Danceworks, 1976-ongoing in Toronto. She practiced Tai Chi with Da Liu, New York and Marshall Ho, California, and an experiential practice of Body Mind Centering, BMC, with Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen. Marti’s part of the Literary Kitchen Wayward Writers of writer-teacher Ariel Gore and currently has an unpublished memoir 2021 on her Bali transformations, 1980-81, an accompanying audiobook 2022, with short film Sight Unseen 2023. Reggio currently lives with her husband Godfrey Reggio in Santa Fe. University of Oregon, B.S., M.Ed. ’71, advisor Barbara Bateman, PhD, JD
Curt Doty, Communications Director
Founder of CurtDoty.co propelled two entertainment marketing agencies to 8 figure growth and worked with over 50 Fortune 500 companies and has a proven track record. A former NBC Universal creative executive, Curt is an award-winning brander and marketer. His sweet spot of innovation has been uniting the worlds of design, content and technology and has launched over 20 mobile apps and completed R&D projects with Apple, Microsoft and Toshiba. His TV and Film work includes all the movie studios and dozens of TV networks. His content marketing and digital storytelling includes GM, US Army, Abbott, Dell, and Viacom. He focuses on branding, marketing, product development and AI Consulting.
John Garet Stoker, Director
An actor and creator of film, theater, visual art, and poetry, John Garet has immersed himself in the arts from a young age. He attended the Waldorf School of Princeton where, among many things, he learned how to learn. His education continued on at Carnegie Mellon where he studied performing techniques such as clown (Lecoq), movement (Viewpoints, Laban), and numerous acting approaches. Besides various film, television, and theater credits, he wrote and directed a short film “it’s not safe for you in this zoo” and is currently in post-production on a second. He lives in Los Angeles with his fiance and two cats.