Board of Trustees
Vassili Sulich (1929 – 2023)
Nancy Houssels
EXECUTIVE BOARD
Board of Trustees Chair
Jerry Nadal
Jerry Nadal is the Senior Vice President, Resident Shows Division Worldwide for Cirque du Soleil and has been in the entertainment industry for more than 22 years. He sits on the Executive Board of Cirque du Soleil reporting to the COO. Mr. Nadal is responsible for the seven productions in Las Vegas (Mystère, “O” ZUMANITY, KÀ, LOVE, CRISS ANGEL Believe, Viva ELVIS), La Nouba at Downtown Disney in Orlando, Florida and including the production of IRIS at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles and ZARKANA at Radio City Music Hall in New York. Prior to this Mr. Nadal held the position of General Manager of the Resident Shows Division.Since joining Cirque du Soleil in 1998, Mr. Nadal has held numerous positions within the company including Company Manager for KÀ during its two year creation period, Tour Manager for the Asia Pacific Tour of Alegría while simultaneously holding the position of General Manager for the Singapore office, and Company Manager for Alegría, a post he held when the show was based in Biloxi, Mississippi at the Beau Rivage Resort and Casino.
Before joining Cirque, Mr. Nadal gained considerable experience in show business managing operations for a number of major shows, including Starlight Express at the Las Vegas Hilton and 42nd Street, Grease and Smokey Joe’s Café on North American tours. Mr. Nadal completed an MBA in Global Management with the University of Phoenix in 2005.
Beth Barbre
Lauri S. Thompson
Craig Cavileer
Amanda Moore-Saunders
Megan Rodgers
John N. Brewer
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Lauren Carter
Staci Chessa
Mark Czerniak
Jeff Damon
Cindy Doumani
Uma Desai
Kristin Emery
Debra Hood-Smith
Dawn Hume
Robert Jarrett
Dee Ladd
Todd-Avery Lenahan
Benjamin Lipman
Stella Roy
Larry Ruvo
Randi Topham
Melissa Warren
Lori Wilkinson
Dr. Kate Zhong
ADVISORY BOARD
Eric Houssels
Carolyn Sparks
Diane Tuntland
EMERITUS
Gayle Anderson
Marjorie Barrick (1917-2007)
Jan Jones Blackhurst
William S. Boyd
Thalia Dondero (1920-2016)
Yvonne Franchi
Jackie Gaughan (1920-2014)
Jeanne Hood (1926-2009)
J. Kell Houssels (1922-2017)
Nancy Houssels
Dr. Parvin Jacobs
Dr. Theodore Jacobs (1930-2011)
Sharon Bader Jenkins
Phyllis McGuire (1931-2020)
Harry Mortenson (1930-2015)
Susie Perrine
Wendy Plaster (1947-2016)
Colette Saltz (1926-2015)
Judi Steele
Elaine Wynn
EX-OFFICIO
Senator & Mrs. Richard Bryan
Mayor Carolyn Goodman
Congressman Joe Heck
Congresswoman Dina Titus