Board of Trustees
Vassili Sulich
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.
Kari Halkyard
Beth Barbre
Lauri Thompson
Craig Cavileer
Amanda Moore-Saunders
Judy Stone
Legal Counsel
John Brewer
Greenberg Traurig LLP
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
William S. Boyd
Lauren Carter
Staci Chessa
Cindy Doumani
Sheryl Goldstein
Dawn Hume
Dee Ladd
Todd-Avery Lenahan
Emily Litt
Sarah Moore
Maggie Plaster
Richard Plaster
Megan Rodgers
Stella Roy
Larry Ruvo
Stephanie Stallworth
Kristin Strobel
Sandee Tiberti
Randi Topham
Lori Wilkinson
Gillian Wynn
Dr. Kate Zhong
ADVISORY BOARD
Diane Booth
Lynn Cremen
Eric Houssels
Peter Kingman
Carolyn Sparks
Melissa Warren
EMERITUS
Gayle Anderson
Sharon Bader Jenkins
Marjorie Barrick (1917-2007)
Jan Jones Blackhurst
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. Ted Jacobs (1930-2011)
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