LEADERSHIP
Debbie Nomura, Executive Director
Debbie is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and spent the first half of her career as a partner in a major accounting firm primarily dealing with international corporations. Her passion is helping small businesses grow and reposition themselves – and running business training and mentoring programs, often in partnership with the state and federal government. Since joining the Alcazar in 2023 Debbie has been focused on reviving the programming and the infrastructure of the theatre to make it one of the outstanding venues on the Central Coast and a cultural center in Carpinteria, Inspired by the work of the Sydney Opera House in her birth country of Australia, Debbie is especially passionate about bringing youth on stage and providing children and schools with these opportunities to perform.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Mike Lazaro, Board President
Mike is founder and owner of Carp Events, and Lazaro Productions, which produces seamless events from concept to completion. Mike has been involved from the ground up on fundraisers, street festivals, concerts, and televised sporting events including the famed Avocado Festival and the Santa Barbara Solstice Parade to name just two of many.
Jennie Reinish, Board Secretary
Jennie a filmmaker, producer and entrepreneur leading Tidepool Pictures, a full-service production company creating award winning feature-length documentary films. Her other company, Riviera Productions, offers the same production services, with a focus on weddings & events. For many years Jennie was an instructor at The Granada Theatre Video Workshop in Santa Barbara.
Lorraine McIntire, Board Treasurer
Having worked for over 33 years as a CPA with some of the best professionals in the business, Lorraine is newly retired and focusing on efforts she is passionate about. She has broad nonprofit Board level experience, and deep connections in Carpinteria. Lorraine currently serves on the Boards of C-DOG, the Downtown T Business Advisory Board. the Plumery, and the Rotary Club of Carpinteria Sunset.
Åsa Olsson, Board Member
Åsa Olsson is a Co-founder of The Alcazar Theatre, and an avid supporter of the performing arts in all its forms. She is a trained actress, writer, and director, specializing in set and light design, actively produces live theatre at The Alcazar, and teaches drama classes to youth and seniors.
Kymberlee Weil, Board Member
Since 2012, Kymberlee has been a speaking strategist to over 500 speakers, entrepreneurs, celebrities and thought leaders across the globe. She is also an improv performer and instructor to audiences both U.S. based and international since 2015, and leads the Carpinteria Improv Classes held every Tuesday at The Alcazar.
Philip Moreno, Board Member
Philip, a native of Santa Barbara, was raised in a family of nine children, and can trace his ancestry back to one of the founders of the city. He has been acting in local community theater for over thirty years, the last twenty mostly in Carpinteria, the last ten at the Alcazar. He has also directed plays, builds sets, and is on the theater committee at the Alcazar.