Theatre Santa Fe Board

These are the professionals who volunteer their time to promote theatre in Santa Fe.

Aaron Leventman • President

Aaron Leventman, M.F.A. has received over 30 productions of his plays, many of which are award winners and continue to be published. He is the Creative Director of Almost Adults Productions, a subscriber to Theatre Santa Fe which has been producing short play programs and staged readings of full length plays, both locally, in New York City, and virtually for the last decade. Aaron has performed in industrials, commercials, short films, and features and is also a playwriting, screenwriting, acting, and film history instructor.

Isabel Madley • Vice President

Isabel is an actor, writer, singer, and stand-up comic based in Santa Fe, NM. With a background in theater, film, sketch comedy, and improvisation, she has appeared in nearly a dozen stand-up comedy festivals and was voted a top comic by the Santa Fe Reporter two years running. She recently directed her first full-length production, Gilbert & Clay's 1869 comedic operetta Ages Ago! Additionally, she has worked as a costume designer, prop-maker, and dramaturg, and loves every part of the theater world.

Jim Patterson • Treasurer

Jim retired to Santa Fe in 2000 after nearly four decades in advertising and marketing. In Chicago, he created / published the smARTbook, a guidebook to the arts, and spent five years as President of the Board of City Lit theater company. Jim is currently on the board of Creative Santa Fe and an avid theater goer.

Cris W. Barnes

Cris worked as a scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory for 40 years, finishing his career doing major strategic planning and project development while living in Santa Fe since 1990. He is now Executive Director of Tri-M Productions.

David Funk

Forty two years ago theater changed David's life in a profoundly positive way. His 8-year-old son Alex was cast in the musical Scrooge at the local community theater and as they were desperate for adult males he was cast as well. At the very first read-through he met his future wife Gail as they were cast as Mr and Mrs. Bob Cratchit. His formal education consists mostly of math, science and engineering. His acting education was gained from very talented actors and directors while participating in about 24 theater productions between 1981 and 2001 while living in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

David Jondreau

A decades-long Santa Fe resident and native New Yorker, David Jondreau is the parent of three teens. He leads ASL, Inc., a multi-state language services provider. As an actor, improviser, and founder of Thin Air Productions, he creates improv, sketch comedy, and independent theater in northern New Mexico. He brings extensive financial and governance experience to TSF.

Argos MacCallum

Argos is a poet, actor, director, and all-around stage hand. He has worked with many theatre companies in Santa Fe and is a co-founder of Teatro Paraguas.

Beverly McLean

Bev McLean is a former business and human resources executive with experience spanning organizations including Cigna, KPMG, Aon, CVS, and AAA. She later held senior career services roles at Hult International Business School and Saint Mary's College of California. A co-founder of the Kansas City Chorale, she is active in Santa Fe’s nonprofit and arts community and serves in leadership roles supporting education and the arts.

Kita Mehaffy

Kita Mehaffy, MA, MFA has an eclectic background in health care, education, film production, mindfulness instruction, and management. She is a published writer and produced playwright. She is also newly the Managing Director of the New Mexico Actors Lab. Her goal as president of TSF is to support audience engagement in the amazing world of storytelling through Santa Fe's highly talented, creative and professional theatre community, as well as to provide a platform for that community to grow and thrive collaboratively.

Katie Olivant

Katie moved to Santa Fe in 2020 after a 25-year career as an administrator and faculty member at California State University, Stanislaus. Prior to working in higher education, she held a variety of arts management positions for the Harriman-Jewell Fine Arts Program and Starlight Theatre in Kansas City, the Aspen Music Festival, and the City of Austin, TX Cultural Affairs Division. Katie is the former Managing Director of the New Mexico Actors Lab.

Talia Pura • President Emeritus

Talia moved to Santa Fe after many years of acting, directing, writing, and designing for theatre and film, and teaching theatre at the University of Winnipeg. She is a member of SAG-AFTRA, CAEA, and DGA. Talia also has extensive experience in arts administration.