Board Of Directors
Chris comes from three generations of theater performers. He is a graduate of Improv Olympic and the PIT and was “all but dissertation” at Second City and then later at Upright Citizens Brigade when life interrupted each graduation. He performed as an actor at The Public Theater, La MaMa, Princeton Rep, Shakespeare on the Sound, Primary Stages, and the Chekov Theater Ensemble. If you remember him from Guiding Light, you seriously watch too much soap opera and should cut down a lot. As a stand-up comic, he was a regular at the Comic Strip, Standup NY, and the Original NY Improv. He also directed plays, had screenplays optioned, and lived out of his car for extended periods of time. He has spent significant parts of his life as a nightclub bouncer, firefighter, corporate security trainer, and prison chaplain. His time in the military was spent as a highly trained combat typist, which somehow ended up with him receiving a Bronze Star in Afghanistan. He has written one book, edited another, and is working on a third.
Jonathan brings 25 years of experience as a Music Director for the Broadway National Tours of the longest running productions in history. The son of a WWII Navy Veteran and proud father of a future officer in the United States Air Force, he has had the unique privilege of performing in the vast majority of theaters and performing arts centers across North America and Europe. Jonathan spent many years as a theater manager for venues in Colorado and Nevada. He also owned an historic supper club in the resort town of Glenwood Springs Colorado for five years. Through his experience and leadership, Jonathan hopes to help VetRep reach a larger audience in the Mid-Hudson Valley region and beyond.
Originally from Alabama, Charles (Charlie) is a career Army officer currently stationed at West Point Military Academy where he is the Deputy Director of the Modern War Institute. He holds five undergraduate and graduate degrees, the most recent of which is from Yale University, and he is “all but dissertation” in his Doctorate of Business Administration program with Temple University. He served seven tours of duty in Afghanistan and Iraq and over the course of his career was assigned to units including the 101st Airborne Division, the 2nd Infantry Division, the 5th Special Forces Group, the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, and the Joint Special Operations Command. He is the owner of The Havok Journal and he is the executive director of the Second Mission Foundation. His most recent publication is co-authorship of the book Violence of Action: The Untold Stories of the 75th Ranger Regiment in the War on Terror.
Luther (Lynn) has been in the securities business for over fifty years. He has specialized in working with FINRA (formerly NASD) and SEC broker/dealers, including accounting, marketing financial products, due diligence, structuring financial transactions, regulatory reporting, and management as well as the audits of broker/dealers and financial institutions. He is a certified public accountant (formerly with KPMG) and is registered as a general securities registered representative and principal. Previously, he served on the Board of Directors of the National Repertory Orchestra and was the Chairman of the Houston Jaycees Golden Gloves tournament. He is a Bikram Yoga teacher and practitioner. He was an Eagle Scout and served 6 years in the Texas Air National Guard. He has three daughters and three grandchildren and is currently vying to be the hardest working grandfather in the state of New York.
Rob Long received Emmy and Golden Globe nominations in 1992 and 1993 as executive producer for the long-running television program Cheers. He also created the television show George and Leo, among others. In addition to his television work, Rob Long is a contributing editor for National Review, as well as a contributor to TIME, Newsweek International, The Wall Street Journal, and the Los Angeles Times. He hosts the syndicated weekly radio commentary Martini Shot and is the co-founder of the Ricochet podcast network. Rob received an award from the Writers Guild of America, and is on the board of directors of The American Cinema Foundation, a non-profit arts organization created to nurture and reward television and feature-film projects. His published works include Conversations with My Agent and Set Up, Joke, Set Up, Joke.
Gary Mintz earned his undergraduate degree from California State University at Northridge, and a Master of the Fine Arts in Theatre Design and Technology from California Institute of the Arts. Early in his career he worked for touring dance and music companies including Pilobolus, Merce Cunningham Dance Co., Meredith Monk and Phillip Glass, touring the world as variously, lighting designer, production manager, stage manager and audio engineer. Later he retired from touring and became the technical director for the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza which hosted touring acts ranging from Tony Bennett and Neil Sedaka to Jethro Tull, Crosby Stills and Nash, and many others.
Gary has taught lighting design at California Lutheran University and Pepperdine University.
He has literally hundreds of lighting design credits ranging from Merce Cunningham Dance Company “Events” to Trojan Women.
Gary is one of the founders of the Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival now in its 26th year.