History of the San Diego Performing Arts League
Since its inception in 1983,
the San Diego Performing Arts League
has provided programs and services to help
San Diego's performing arts community flourish.
| Leadership History | |
| Board Presidents: | |
| 1983-1988 | William Purves |
| 1989-1993 | Gerard Buckley |
| 1994-1997 | Judy McDonald |
| 1998-2001 | Patricia JaCoby |
| 2002 | Osborn L. Hurston |
| 2003 | Andrew Brooks |
| 2004 | David Jay |
| 2005 | Marvin Levine |
| 2006-2009 | Kevin Chaisson |
| 2010-2011 | Carmen DeBello |
| 2011- | Bruce Warren |
| Executive Directors: | |
| 1986-2003 | Alan Ziter |
| 2003-2004 | Kathryn Martin (Interim) |
| 2004-2005 | Stephanie Casenza |
| 2005-2006 | Judith Anderson (Interim) |
| 2006-2007 | Jacqueline Siegel |
| 2007-2008 | Judith Anderson (Consulting) |
| 2008-2009 | Kevin Chaisson (Acting) |
| 2010-2011 | Kevin Chaisson |
| 2011- | Bruce Warren (Interim) |
Milestones include:
1983 -Established by Bill Purves, originally the SD Theatre League with 28 members
1986 -Alan Ziter hired as first Executive Director
1986 -Arts Tix and Followspots created
1992 -What's Playing Guide, Business Volunteers for the Arts, and Star Awards established
1993 -KPBS Arts Album started
1999 -BRAVO San Diego 1st Produced (SDPAL a partner for 3 years)
2000- www.sandiegoperforms.com is launched
2001 -NAMP and Lawyers for the Arts established
2002 -OnBoard started
2006 -Membership includes 145 organizations county wide
2008 -New Star Awards model adopted at Balboa Theatre
2010 -www.sdArtsTix.com is launched
2011 -25th Anniversary of Arts Tix booth (2 years at Spreckels Theatre and 23 years in Horton Plaza!)