Peppermint Creek Theatre Company is fortunate to be guided by a group of individuals who believe in the mission of the company, and are committed to its security, success, and longevity.
ADVISORY BOARD:
Chad DeKatch (Secretary) - For the past 12 years Chad has been teaching and directing in the Okemos Public School District. He is a graduate of Michigan State University’s James Madison College with a degree in Secondary Education with an emphasis on Political Theory and Constitutional Democracy, and a minor in Theatre. A few years ago he made his way back to the stage and has been seen in numerous award winning roles for Peppermint Creek Theatre Company, along with other local community theatres. Chad is very active with Trinity Church’s worship team, a member of Toth Ministries Creative Team and the founder of Michigan Joy Warriors. When not found in the classroom teaching, on the stage performing, or worshipping at church, you can find Chad in the kitchen baking up his latest masterpiece.
Katrina Daniels (Adviser) - Katrina is a graduate of Michigan State University (MSU) with dual B.A. in Interior Design and Art History Visual
Culture (and a minor in Museum Studies). She has lived in Michigan and New York City and has also traveled to India, Africa and Europe. Currently, Katrina works in the field of Education and develops learning programs (including usage of art) for children aged 1-4 years. She has previously worked with a non-profit in NYC that used art as a tool for sustainable community development and also assisted their efforts in fundraising and community outreach. Katrina is passionate about the arts and the incredible importance it plays in our society. She has also served on the MSU Museum Board
from 2007-2008. She is thrilled to be part of Peppermint Creek Theatre and hopes that she can contribute to the growth of this dynamic company. When Katrina isn't working or traveling, she enjoys being outdoors, exploring antique markets for the perfect vintage find, as well as baking and gardening.
Karen Jennings (Vice-Chair) - Karen Jennings appreciates the local theater scene and finds Peppermint Creek to be the most exciting and daringof them all! She is honored to be a member of the board. Karen enjoys music, reading, theater, dance, gardening and cooking and is wild about MSU basketball but mostly loves spending time with her husband Jerry and her family and friends. Being a gramma is pure joy! She also finds her work at the Ingham County Health Department to be challenging and fulfilling. Life is good!!
Kent Love (Chair) - Kent is a respected marketer, administrator, and community leader with more than two decades of experience in arts, tourism, and entertainment promotions. He has served as director of communications for Wharton Center for Performing Arts, chief marketing officer for the Greater Lansing Convention and Visitors Bureau, and promotions manager with statewide booking agency. He is an accredited member of the Public Relations Society of America; past president of the Central Michigan chapter; and past PACE Maker of the Year, a top honor presented for career accomplishments and professional contributions. Kent is active in the community, having served on many boards in addition to Peppermint Creek Theatre Company. He is the past president of the Arts Council of Greater Lansing; past co-chair, MSU Cultural Engagement Council; past co-chair, Greater Lansing Next First Impressions Strategy Team; a Certified Tourism Ambassador and Training Facilitator; and more. He enjoys all things arts and culture with his partner and their young son, especially performing arts, community events, and outdoor activities.
Kristin Margelot (Adviser) - Kristin Margelot graduated from Michigan State University with a Bachelor's in Art History & Visual Culture, with minors in German and Museum Studies. During her time at MSU, she was President of the Art History Association and acquired grants for the association to attend the College Art Association Conferences held in New York and Dallas. After obtaining her undergraduate degree, Kristin spent two years in New York City studying American Art at the CUNY Graduate Center. While in New York, she held gallery assistant positions in both post-modern and contemporary art galleries, and worked as an adjunct for an Art History visual resources project at Lehman College. Kristin currently works for the Michigan Association of School Administrators and the Michigan Association of Intermediate School Administrators as an Executive Assistant and as a Project Assistant for the Technology Readiness Infrastructure Grant. She recently lead the 2013 Outstanding Artists exhibition and reception sponsored by the Michigan Education Leaders Group, in partnership with the Lansing Art Gallery and Ingham Intermediate School District, which feature artworks by K-12 students judged by local artists and art educators.
Angela Minicuci (Marketing and Promotions) - Angela is a 20-something Lansing transplant from metro Detroit. Currently working for the Michigan Department of Community Health, she’s passionate about the Lansing community she now calls home, and the wonderful friends she’s made here. In grade school, Angela was an active member of drama clubs and performing arts programs. Once at Michigan State University, her path directed her towards a career in public relations but her love of theatre never stopped. After finding a wonderful friend in Chad Badgero, it was only natural that she would also fall in love with Peppermint Creek Theatre Company. PCTC not only provides a connection to theatre for Angela, but it gives mid-Michigan residents a chance to walk in someone else’s shoes with every show: something Angela is committed to encouraging more people to experience. Aside from sitting in the seats of a PCTC show or making Michigan a healthier state, you can find Angela volunteering at local Old Town festivals, around downtown Lansing with friends, or running the river trail with her loving boyfriend, Josh, and their two odd-couple pups: Misa the 50 pound pit bull (read: total scaredy cat), and Bebe the 4 pound rat terrier (read: Miss too big for her britches).
Karyn Perry (Adviser) - Karyn is owner and director of Karyn’s Dance Place in Holt. She and her Senior Company members have most recently traveled to New York City where they performed in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. In past years they have also traveled to Orlando, Florida where they danced in the half time show for the Capital One Bowl and also to Walt Disney World, dancing for the Detroit Pistons. Her students have also danced for the Detroit Pistons at Walt Disney World and are currently the dance team for the Lansing Capitals basketball team. Many of Karyn’s students are enjoying professional dance careers on Broadway, in movies and television. She has been awarded Pulsar and Thespie awards for her work on Peppermint Creek productions, as well as numerous other theatres in the Lansing area. Karyn is a lover of visual arts, food, and shoes.
Webb Smith (Adviser) - A native of Lansing, Michigan, Webb completed his undergraduate studies at Michigan State University and received his juris doctorate from the University of Michigan Law School before joining the Foster Swift Law firm in 1963. Listed in Best Lawyers in America since 1994, Webb was distinguished as the recipient of the Leo Farhat Outstanding Attorney Award in 1997. He is a Master of the Thomas M. Cooley Law School American Inns of Court. He received the 13th Annual Excellence in Defense Award in 2005, and was named a “Top Commercial Litigator” in 2006. Webb is active in the State Bar of Michigan, where he currently serves on its Committee for Resolution of Disputes Among Attorneys. He is also a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers and serves on the Michigan State University's Wharton Center Advisory Council.
Chad DeKatch (Secretary) - For the past 12 years Chad has been teaching and directing in the Okemos Public School District. He is a graduate of Michigan State University’s James Madison College with a degree in Secondary Education with an emphasis on Political Theory and Constitutional Democracy, and a minor in Theatre. A few years ago he made his way back to the stage and has been seen in numerous award winning roles for Peppermint Creek Theatre Company, along with other local community theatres. Chad is very active with Trinity Church’s worship team, a member of Toth Ministries Creative Team and the founder of Michigan Joy Warriors. When not found in the classroom teaching, on the stage performing, or worshipping at church, you can find Chad in the kitchen baking up his latest masterpiece.
Katrina Daniels (Adviser) - Katrina is a graduate of Michigan State University (MSU) with dual B.A. in Interior Design and Art History Visual
Culture (and a minor in Museum Studies). She has lived in Michigan and New York City and has also traveled to India, Africa and Europe. Currently, Katrina works in the field of Education and develops learning programs (including usage of art) for children aged 1-4 years. She has previously worked with a non-profit in NYC that used art as a tool for sustainable community development and also assisted their efforts in fundraising and community outreach. Katrina is passionate about the arts and the incredible importance it plays in our society. She has also served on the MSU Museum Board
from 2007-2008. She is thrilled to be part of Peppermint Creek Theatre and hopes that she can contribute to the growth of this dynamic company. When Katrina isn't working or traveling, she enjoys being outdoors, exploring antique markets for the perfect vintage find, as well as baking and gardening.
Karen Jennings (Vice-Chair) - Karen Jennings appreciates the local theater scene and finds Peppermint Creek to be the most exciting and daringof them all! She is honored to be a member of the board. Karen enjoys music, reading, theater, dance, gardening and cooking and is wild about MSU basketball but mostly loves spending time with her husband Jerry and her family and friends. Being a gramma is pure joy! She also finds her work at the Ingham County Health Department to be challenging and fulfilling. Life is good!!
Kent Love (Chair) - Kent is a respected marketer, administrator, and community leader with more than two decades of experience in arts, tourism, and entertainment promotions. He has served as director of communications for Wharton Center for Performing Arts, chief marketing officer for the Greater Lansing Convention and Visitors Bureau, and promotions manager with statewide booking agency. He is an accredited member of the Public Relations Society of America; past president of the Central Michigan chapter; and past PACE Maker of the Year, a top honor presented for career accomplishments and professional contributions. Kent is active in the community, having served on many boards in addition to Peppermint Creek Theatre Company. He is the past president of the Arts Council of Greater Lansing; past co-chair, MSU Cultural Engagement Council; past co-chair, Greater Lansing Next First Impressions Strategy Team; a Certified Tourism Ambassador and Training Facilitator; and more. He enjoys all things arts and culture with his partner and their young son, especially performing arts, community events, and outdoor activities.
Kristin Margelot (Adviser) - Kristin Margelot graduated from Michigan State University with a Bachelor's in Art History & Visual Culture, with minors in German and Museum Studies. During her time at MSU, she was President of the Art History Association and acquired grants for the association to attend the College Art Association Conferences held in New York and Dallas. After obtaining her undergraduate degree, Kristin spent two years in New York City studying American Art at the CUNY Graduate Center. While in New York, she held gallery assistant positions in both post-modern and contemporary art galleries, and worked as an adjunct for an Art History visual resources project at Lehman College. Kristin currently works for the Michigan Association of School Administrators and the Michigan Association of Intermediate School Administrators as an Executive Assistant and as a Project Assistant for the Technology Readiness Infrastructure Grant. She recently lead the 2013 Outstanding Artists exhibition and reception sponsored by the Michigan Education Leaders Group, in partnership with the Lansing Art Gallery and Ingham Intermediate School District, which feature artworks by K-12 students judged by local artists and art educators.
Angela Minicuci (Marketing and Promotions) - Angela is a 20-something Lansing transplant from metro Detroit. Currently working for the Michigan Department of Community Health, she’s passionate about the Lansing community she now calls home, and the wonderful friends she’s made here. In grade school, Angela was an active member of drama clubs and performing arts programs. Once at Michigan State University, her path directed her towards a career in public relations but her love of theatre never stopped. After finding a wonderful friend in Chad Badgero, it was only natural that she would also fall in love with Peppermint Creek Theatre Company. PCTC not only provides a connection to theatre for Angela, but it gives mid-Michigan residents a chance to walk in someone else’s shoes with every show: something Angela is committed to encouraging more people to experience. Aside from sitting in the seats of a PCTC show or making Michigan a healthier state, you can find Angela volunteering at local Old Town festivals, around downtown Lansing with friends, or running the river trail with her loving boyfriend, Josh, and their two odd-couple pups: Misa the 50 pound pit bull (read: total scaredy cat), and Bebe the 4 pound rat terrier (read: Miss too big for her britches).
Karyn Perry (Adviser) - Karyn is owner and director of Karyn’s Dance Place in Holt. She and her Senior Company members have most recently traveled to New York City where they performed in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. In past years they have also traveled to Orlando, Florida where they danced in the half time show for the Capital One Bowl and also to Walt Disney World, dancing for the Detroit Pistons. Her students have also danced for the Detroit Pistons at Walt Disney World and are currently the dance team for the Lansing Capitals basketball team. Many of Karyn’s students are enjoying professional dance careers on Broadway, in movies and television. She has been awarded Pulsar and Thespie awards for her work on Peppermint Creek productions, as well as numerous other theatres in the Lansing area. Karyn is a lover of visual arts, food, and shoes.
Webb Smith (Adviser) - A native of Lansing, Michigan, Webb completed his undergraduate studies at Michigan State University and received his juris doctorate from the University of Michigan Law School before joining the Foster Swift Law firm in 1963. Listed in Best Lawyers in America since 1994, Webb was distinguished as the recipient of the Leo Farhat Outstanding Attorney Award in 1997. He is a Master of the Thomas M. Cooley Law School American Inns of Court. He received the 13th Annual Excellence in Defense Award in 2005, and was named a “Top Commercial Litigator” in 2006. Webb is active in the State Bar of Michigan, where he currently serves on its Committee for Resolution of Disputes Among Attorneys. He is also a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers and serves on the Michigan State University's Wharton Center Advisory Council.
