Board

Christine Mehner, Executive Director

Contact Chris at chris@cascadestheatrical.org.

Chris earned her BA and Master of Fine Arts degree in Theatre with a specialization in Motion Picture Production from the University of California, Los Angeles, graduating summa cum laude.  She is an award-winning independent filmmaker (Gold, Silver, & Bronze Medals Houston Int’l Fest; Amblin Entertainment Focus Award, Cine Golden Eagle, to name a few) and her films have screened at film festivals all over the world, art galleries, including the Smithsonian Institute Renwick Art Gallery, the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, and the Columbus Museum of Art.  One film was chosen to screen at the Director’s Guild of America to honor Bernardo Bertolucci in his Retrospective Film Event. 

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Gloria Hegidio, Vice President/Secretary

Contact Gloria at gloria@cascadestheatrical.org.

Florida native and now retired Speech Language Pathologist, Gloria recently joined the Board in December 2019. She recently played in A Gift to Remember and The Philadelphia Story, and has also been cast in such productions as: The Eccentricities of a Nightingale, Star-Spangled Girl, Wallys Café, and A Little Night in Music.

Michael Futterman

Michael has served on the Board since 2014, and was introduced to CTC by his son, Will.  Michael is a retired real estate executive with substantial Board experience, serving on the Boards of Avalon Bay Communities, a real estate investment trust, Dollar Dry Dock Savings Bank of New York, American Realty Capital (a real estate investment and finance company), and the nonprofit organization The International Center of Photography of New York. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture from Carnegie-Mellon and a JD from Georgetown Law. Michael has a major interest in CTC corporate governance, fund-raising, membership and finance. Michael resides with his wife, Cornelia, in Wellington, Florida, spends summers in Bend, and, when not in Bend, participates in Board meetings telephonically.

“I want people to feel that the theater can be a second home. That we are family. The thing I love most is seeing our patrons and the smiles on their faces when they come to the theatre and enjoy a play. Nothing makes me happier!”

HOWARD HUSKEY
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

“Cascades Theatrical Company has given me a new purpose and opportunity to give back to the community doing what I love to do. I feel lucky and honored to be part of this wonderful organization.”

CHRIS MEHNER
BOARD PRESIDENT