RICH CEFALO HAS SERVED IN THE BANKING, REAL ESTATE, AND FINANCE INDUSTRY IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA FOR OVER 40 YEARS. HE HAS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE ANALYZING AND FINANCING BUSINESSES, REAL ESTATE PROJECTS, AND LOCAL NON-PROFITS. RICH CURRENTLY LEADS THE BUSINESS BANKING DEPARTMENT AT CLEARVIEW FEDERAL CREDIT UNION.

A LIFELONG INTEREST IN THEATRE HAS LED RICH TO SERVING MANY YEARS ON THE BOARDS OF PITTSBURGH MUSICAL THEATRE (10 YEARS) AND PENDEMER PRODUCTIONS (4 YEARS). RICH IS A PROUD GRADUATE OF CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL AND ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS. HE LIVES IN MCCANDLESS TOWNSHIP WITH HIS WIFE MICHELLE. THEIR SON MICHAEL IS AN ACTOR IN NEW YORK CITY.

DICK ROBERTS IS A CAREER ADVERTISING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS PROFESSIONAL. ON THE BELIEF THAT A COMPANY’S MOST IMPORTANT ASSET IS ITS REPUTATION, ROBERTS BECAME A TRUSTED CLIENT COMMUNICATIONS ADVISOR FOR THE NEW YORK-BASED J. WALTER THOMPSON COMPANY AND LATER HIS NAMESAKE FIRM, ROBERTS COMMUNICATIONS USA. OVER THE YEARS, ROBERTS HAS CONTRIBUTED AS A BOARD MEMBER TO NUMEROUS THEATRE AND ARTS ORGANIZATIONS IN THE PITTSBURGH REGION, HELPING STRENGTHEN TIES BETWEEN ARTISTS, AUDIENCES, THE MEDIA, AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES. WITH A LIFELONG PASSION FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS AND EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN ARTS ADMINISTRATION AND MARKETING, ROBERTS WILL HELP GUIDE THE ENCORE PLAYERS MISSION OF “CELEBRATING LIFE THROUGH SONG & STORY.”

DR. KEN GARGARO’S CAREER IN THE PERFORMING ARTS IN PITTSBURGH SPANS OVER FIFTY YEARS. HIS DEDICATION TO THE ARTS, EDUCATION, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP HAS TRANSFORMED THE TRAINING OF PERFORMING ARTISTS, EMPLOYMENT OF THESE ARTISTS, AND ACCESS FOR ALL TO PROFESSIONAL MUSICAL THEATRE IN THE PITTSBURGH AREA. THE OUTCOME OF HIS ARTISTIC VISION CAN BE SEEN ACROSS THE NATION IN THE BROADWAY, TOURING, TV, FILM, PUBLISHING AND ENTREPRENEURIAL WORK OF THOSE WHOSE EDUCATION AND PERFORMING CAREERS INTERSECTED WITH DR. GARGARO’S CAREER AS A PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, AND EDUCATOR. IN THE PAST FEW YEARS HIS EXPERIENCE AS AN ENTREPRENEUR AND EDUCATOR HAS LED TO STRATEGIC PLANNING CONSULTANCIES WITH LINCOLN PARK PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, PA CYBER, THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF BEAVER COUNTY AND THE PA COALITION OF PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS. HE IS THE FOUNDER OF PITTSBURGH MUSICAL THEATER AND HAS PROFESSOR EMERITUS STATUS AT ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY.