Please join us for this special all-member meeting as we reflect on the past year’s PA Presenters' successes and progress with an annual report given by board president, Ty Furman.
Let your voice be heard as we conduct an all-member vote on the new PA Presenter board members.
Additionally, we will open the floor for your suggestions and thoughts for continued improvement as well as share some announcements about our upcoming retreat in Pittsburgh in June 2027.
As always, these sessions foster a safe environment of information sharing, learning, growth and support.
Session begins at 11AM, but Zoom link will open by 10:50AM for those who wish to login and have time to chat with colleagues.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Meet our Two Board Candidates
The PA Presenter Board would like to introduce you to the two board candidates to be voted on at the June 10 Membership Meeting.
Heather Irwin is the Program Director for the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, where she leads programming initiatives that advance the organization’s mission to present impactful performing arts experiences. She joined the Trust in 2022 as Program Manager for Trust Presents and the Children’s Theater Series and has since expanded her leadership role within the organization. In addition to her work at the Trust, Heather has been a key member of the artistic and production teams for a wide range of nonprofit organizations, including Pittsburgh-based theater creation company Hiawatha Project, City Theatre (Pittsburgh, PA), Porthouse Theatre (Kent, OH), the Chicago Humanities Festival (Chicago, IL), and Sideshow Theatre Company (Chicago, IL). Heather currently serves on the PA Presenters 2027 Retreat Committee, Midwest Arts Xpo TYA Committee, and represents the Trust as a member of the TYA Tour Development Collective. She is excited to continue to learn and grow in community with the PA Presenter Board.
Marie Le Claire has been working in the music business for over 25 years.
While attending film school in NYC, she began working with musicians, regularly filming live shows and recording sessions. In 2007, she began working for grammy winning artist, Maria Schneider as her assistant and videographer, documenting the making of Maria's 4 most recent albums. Marie then also became Maria’s tour manager until she left tin 2019 to work for the booking agency, Epstein & Co as East Coast agent. Epstein & Co merged with Fox Performances and became Epstein Fox Performances in 2022 and continues to grow. EFP currently works with a roster of many grammy nominated and grammy winning artists in jazz, classical and beyond! Marie serves on the PA Presenter Membership Committee. She has been grateful to be an active member of PA Presenters and the meaningful friendships she’s gained since she joined.
Pennsylvania Presenters is a 501.c.3 non-profit organization incorporated in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
