HomeMy WebLinkAboutSLO Rep. - DEI AgreementAGREEMENT FOR FY20-21 DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION FUNDING
THIS AGREEMENT dated ___________________________ for the convenience of the
parties hereto, is between the City of San Luis Obispo, a chartered municipal corporation
referred to herein as CITY) and San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre (referred to herein as
CONTRACTOR).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, CONTRACTOR has requested CITY to contribute funding to support the
advancement of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion within the City of San Luis Obispo to allow
CONTRACTOR to provide the services described in the FY20-21 DE&I Funding Application
Services”) submitted to the CITY on or before October 22nd, 2020 at 5:00pm (“Application”)
and attached hereto as Exhibit A; and
WHEREAS, said Services will be available to residents of the City, thereby serving both a
public and municipal purpose.
NOW, THEREFORE, CITY and CONTRACTOR for and in consideration of the mutual
benefits, promises and agreements set forth herein, do agree as follows:
1.CONTRACTOR will make its Services, as described in its Application and in
any applicable Amendment(s), incorporated by reference as Exhibit A,
available to CITY residents on a regular basis for the period of January 1,
2021 through December 31, 2021.
2.CONTRACTOR will provide CITY with a 90-day progress report, due April
1, 2021; a mid-year impact report, due July 1, 2021; and final program report,
due January 31, 2022 summarizing administrative, financial, and client service
activities. Said reports shall be in the form of "Exhibit B", attached hereto.
3.CONTRACTOR and all of its agents, representatives, or participants in any
manner in the performance of its obligations and duties hereunder, shall be
employees, independent contractors, or volunteers for CONTRACTOR. They
shall not for any purpose be considered employees or agents of the CITY.
4.CONTRACTOR agrees to hold CITY harmless, and to defend CITY against,
from, and in any claim, action, proceeding, or hearing wherein there is an
allegation charging liability on the part of the CITY as a result of any act or
omission, negligent or otherwise, by CONTRACTOR.
5.CITY agrees to pay CONTRACTOR a one-time only grant, in the sum of
16,300 to be used to provide the Services as described in the Application and
any applicable Amendment(s). The grant will be paid in one installment when
a signed contract is received.
6.The City Manager may terminate this agreement at his sole discretion, after a
public hearing and upon ten (10) days written notice to CONTRACTOR. Said
termination shall be effective thirty (30) days after CITY mails notice of
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termination of agreement to CONTRACTOR. Any funds not paid pursuant to
paragraph 5 above shall revert to CITY upon said termination.
7. CONTRACTOR hereby certifies and agrees that it will comply with the City’s
commitment to create an environment within the City in which all persons can
enjoy equal rights and opportunities regardless of race, religion, sex, national
origin, sexual orientation, age, physical, mental, or economic status.
8. For purposes of notice under this agreement, all notices shall be considered
effective upon being sent by certified mail to the following addresses:
CITY:
City of San Luis Obispo
990 Palm Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Attn: City Manager
GRANTEE:
San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre
P.O. Box 122, san Luis Obispo, CA 93406
Attn: Kevin Harris
Tax ID:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this agreement by their proper
officers duly authorized:
San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre
By: ______________________________
Signature
Its: ______________________________
Title
CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION
By: ________________________________
City Manager
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
By: ________________________________
City Attorney
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City of San Luis Obispo DE&I Grant Funding Application
2020-2021 FUNDING FOR HIGH-IMPACT DE&I PROGRAMS
Please provide all requested information; incomplete applications will not be considered. Please be as specific as possible!
Please review the NOFA before completing this application: https://www.slocity.org/Home/ShowDocument?id=28075
If accommodation or assistance is needed in completing this Application, or if a paper version is preferred, please contact (805) 781-7100 or
DEI@slocity.org
Organization Name:
Year Established:
Fiscal Agent, if different than above:
Tax ID#:
Name of Executive Director (or highest
leadership program)
Approximate Annual Budget:
Major Sources of Funding:
Mission Statement:
Number of paid staff (full- or part-time)
Number of volunteers:
Part 1: Applicant Information
San Luis Obispo Repertory
Theatre
1947
Kevin Harris, Managing
Artistic Director
680,000 (Before Covid,
our budget totaled
900,000)
Ticket Sales, Individual
Donations, Class Tuition
SLO REP strengthens
theatre’s cultural influence
and enriches the Central
Coast by producing
professional theatre,
nurturing artists and
providing theatre
education for children and
adults.
While we are “dark” due to
the pandemic, we currently
employ three full time and
four part-time staff. When
fully reopened, our staff
will include up to 16 full
and part-time staff
members.
When the theatre is open
and presenting shows, we
enjoy the assistance of
over 100 volunteers every
year. While closed, our
volunteers are limited to
the 15 members of our
board of directors.
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Name of Board President or Chair:
Name of Person completing this Application:
Organization Mailing Address:
Phone:
E-mail:
Name of Project:
Est. number of people to be served through
this project:
Total Project Cost:
AMOUNT OF CITY FUNDING REQUESTED:
Briefly describe your Organization's mission, primary activities, and operating structures.
Michael Simkins
Patty Thayer,
Communications &
Development Director
PO Box 122, San Luis
Obispo, CA 93406
805-781-3889
patty@slorep.org
Bringing BIPOC Voices
and Stories to SLO REP
and to our Community
This project would
welcome 50-60 BIPOC
artists, students and
educators to SLO REP as
well as influence and
inspire at least 4,000
community audience
members.
18,950.00
10,000.00
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Describe the community(ies) your Organization supports.
San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre (SLO REP) is one of the oldest
continuously running nonprofit theatre companies in the country and has
been presenting live theatre in San Luis Obispo County for over 74 years. To
date, over 1,000 productions have been staged in 25+ locations around the
county. Since 1993, our home has been the former library at 888 Morro Street
in downtown San Luis Obispo.
At SLO REP, we believe live theatre’s powerful storytelling connects people in
ways that open the mind, nourish the soul and illuminate our shared humanity.
Our vision is to become a nationally-recognized regional theatre that
encourages new and diverse voices, enhances the cultural vitality of the
Central Coast and creates a strong and sustainable economic impact;
attracting residents and visitors to downtown San Luis Obispo and becoming
a vital cultural component to the region.
In addition to stage productions, SLO REP also manages the Academy of
Creative Theatre (ACT), an educational program established in 1997 which
includes a year-round schedule of stage productions, camps and classes for
children aged 5-18. ACT’s programs, offered in a group setting at the SLO
REP playhouse, serve 250-300 students every year and are open to children
from throughout the county.
Governed by a volunteer board of directors and managed by a full and part-
time staff of 16 theatre professionals (when operating at full capacity), SLO
REP has presented an annual season of 16-20 shows, 200+ performances on
42 weeks per year for the past 12 years. Since shutting down in March, 2020,
due to the coronavirus outbreak, SLO REP has taken significant financial,
emotional and artistic hits, but we are certainly not alone in that situation. Arts
organizations and performance venues around the world have been
devastated by the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic emergency. SLO REP is
in a more fortunate position than many other local arts organizations, and has
been able to retain our core staff thanks to the generous support of our
community and a healthy reserve fund. We are also approved by the County
to hold limited capacity classes for children through our ACT program and we
have taken this opportunity to expand the number of classes offered while the
building is not being used for rehearsals and performances on our mainstage.
We remain hopeful for the future thanks to the support of our audience and
donors, as well as to our dedicated board of directors, whose foresight,
financial prudence and conservative budgeting prior to the shutdown will help
us to weather this storm.
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Describe your proposed project or program.
Please be specific in the population and geographic area.
As a volunteer community theatre from 1947-2017, virtually all of our actors and
artistic teams were residents of San Luis Obispo County. After changing our
organizational structure and becoming a fully professional theatre company in
2017, that paradigm shifted somewhat as our company sought more diversity and
professionalism in our casting. Since 2017, about 10-15% of our artists have
come from outside of the area, leaving 85-90% of our professional artists to be
contracted from within San Luis Obispo County. Our audience consists primarily of
SLO County residents with about 25-30% from the City of San Luis Obispo and
60-65% from other areas of the County. About 10% of our audience are visitors
from outside of the County and 2% are from outside of California.
Our artists and audiences include people all ages, but our core fans, our season
subscribers, are predominantly made up of adults over the age of 55. Our ACT
family shows bring local families (ages 5-50) to the theatre and our “gala
musicals” are very popular with young professionals. Our educational program
serves children ages 5-18.
In past surveys, we have not included any questions about race, but observational
data confirms that our audiences are in line with SLO County’s demographics,
which means they are mostly white. The majority of students in our ACT
educational program are white as well, but recent efforts to promote tuition
scholarships available up to 100% have had some success in attracting LatinX
children and families. In addition, complimentary and discounted tickets offered
through our partners at CAPSLO, People’s Self-Help Housing, Big Brothers, Big
Sisters and the Child Development Resource Center have brought in new and
more diverse audiences.
Part 2. Project Information
Specify what the requested funds will be used for, the need for this project, the
number of people impacted. Include a project plan, if available.
The shocking murder of George Floyd, and the many other tragic events that
have taken place this year leading to the long-overdue “Black Lives Matter”
movement worldwide, has forced our board and staff to take a long, honest look at
our organization and ourselves. As individual human beings and as the creators
of the overall culture for the artists, patrons, staff, and volunteers at SLO REP, we
realized that there was more that our organization could be doing to help
eradicate racism and oppression in our organization and in our community.
Recognizing that actions speak louder than words, we have been meeting
regularly since June as a group, while also individually listening, learning, reading
and attending virtual workshops and seminars led by artists of color. Our process
of discovery began with the recognition of our failures, then focused in on SLO
REP’s belief statement, revised just two years ago:
Live theatre’s powerful storytelling connects people in ways that open the mind,
nourish the soul and illuminate our shared humanity.”
By examining our belief statement, in light of the Black Lives Matter movement, we
realized that in spite of our growth and our outward successes, we as a Board,
and a staff, and as an organization have come up inexcusably short. It is
impossible to truly “open the mind, nourish the soul, and illuminate our shared
humanity” when your understanding of those phrases due to widespread
economic equality, due to pervasive systemic racism is unbelievably narrow.
Over the last five months, our board and staff have met regularly to discuss our
individual and organizational progress, and missteps, in order to identify tangible,
actionable steps forward. We started with a list of questions and finally, in
September, we put together the first steps of a specific action plan, one that we
believe will lead to more diversity, equity and inclusion within our organization.
QUESTION: How can SLO REP use the power of live theatre and its platformin6
QUESTION: How can SLO REP use the power of live theatre and its platform in
the community to fully realize our belief statement in the context of the Black Lives
Matters movement?
Initiative #1: Weekly BIPOC artist spotlight
October 1, 2020-December 31, 2021 (ongoing)
We will produce a weekly segment on The Intermission Show highlighting a
BIPOC artist or a play written by a BIPOC playwright*
We will create and promote a dedicated website page highlighting BIPOC voices
in theatre. This page will include links to purchase/read about all the plays
covered on The Intermission Show.
These weekly segments and updates on our website began on October 2 and will
continue throughout 2021.
IMPACT: Segments will be seen by weekly viewers of The Intermission Show (500-
2,000 viewers every week on Facebook and YouTube); and the website link will
be provided in SLO REP’s weekly e-newsletter (6,600+) The show will continue at
least as long as our theatre is “dark.” The website page may continue indefinitely.
QUESTION: How can our year-round educational program reach, support,
nurture, and empower a new generation of BIPOC theatre artists and patrons?
Initiative #2: ACT Student Diversity Outreach
October 1, 2020-December 31, 2021
SLO REP will translate all ACT outreach/marketing materials into Spanish. This
will be ongoing.
Scholarship requirements/materials will be amended to make tuition scholarships
more accessible and comprehensive for potential BIPOC students and families.
Additional marketing funds will be allocated to ACT, in order to specifically reach
out to potential BIPOC students.
IMPACT: In non-Covid times, ACT programs serve 250-300 students every year.
While we remain under Covid restrictions, we have decreased the number of
students per class (for safety reasons) but increased the total number of classes.
We anticipate that we will serve approximately 200 students between January 1,
2021 and December 31, 2021 and our goal is to increase our enrollment of
BIPOC students by 6-10%.
QUESTION: How can we meaningfully diversify our casts, artistic teams, staff, and
leadership and how can our season selection help fulfill this goal?
Initiative #3: Mainstage Cast Outreach/Diversification
January 1-July 30, 2021
As we plan for the possibility of outdoor performances and for reopening to the
public in the summer or fall of 2021 for our 75th Season, SLO REP commits to:
Organize in-person auditions in areas with a greater population of BIPOC artists
Contract BIPOC performers for at least 25% of available mainstage contracts.
Initiative #4: Director/Artistic Team Diversification
January 1-July 30, 2021
As we plan our 2021-2022 Season, SLO REP commits to:
Produce at least one play written by a BIPOC playwright in our 5 play mainstage
season.
Contract BIPOC directors/core artistic team members for at least 20% of
available mainstage contracts.
These numbers will be assessed and likely revised every year.
Initiative #5: Database Diversification
January 1-July 30, 2021
While SLO REP is COVID closed, we commit to:
Diversifying our database of BIPOC artists by organizing a call for virtual
submissions aimed at building relationships that can lead to future in person7
Describe the community the project will support.
Describe the equity gaps and community needs this projcet will address.
In the table below briefly list 2-3 methods of evaluation and indicators of success or measureable outcomes.
submissions aimed at building relationships that can lead to future in person
collaborations.
Initiative #6: Staff DEI Training
January 1-December 31, 2021
In addition to ongoing monthly meetings to share and discuss diversity, equity and
inclusion efforts, research and discoveries, SLO REP commits to:
Fund DEI seminars and training for all staff members (working more than 25
hours per week) and all ACT instructors
IMPACT OF INITIATIVES 3-6: Diversifying our casts, artistic teams, play selection
and leadership will impact not only those professional artists hired and the staff
trained in our staff training sessions (50+), but will affect our entire community of
arts patrons. Having the opportunity to experience and enjoy a more diverse,
equitable and inclusive season of shows performed on our stage will challenge,
educate and inspire our entire audience. More than 18,000 people come through
our doors to enjoy live theatre every year. Accounting for repeat-attenders, that is
a total of nearly 4,000 community members and tourists who will experience and
be impacted by our shows.
Specify the population, location of services provided, and any other identifiers your
proposed project will support.
This project will, first of all, will impact the BIPOC actors, directors, designers,
educators and playwrights hired to bring their art to SLO REP. Because San Luis
Obispo is a primarily white community, initially we will need to hire many of our
BIPOC artists from outside our county. Auditions will be held in larger markets,
such as Los Angeles and in the Bay Area. Inquiries will be sent to theatres in
larger markets to find qualified BIPOC directors and designers to fill out our artistic
teams. But as SLO REP grows, and continues to hire artists of color for our
performances, our hope is that these artists, assured of work on our stage as well
as at PCPA – Pacific Conservatory Theatre or the Great American Melodrama,
may indeed relocate to our region. In addition, the more diverse and inclusive our
plays and our actors become, the more our shows will be attended by people of
color within our community. Another important aspect of our project is that our
traditionally white audience will experience an entirely new selection of shows,
written and performed by professional BIPOC artists. All performances will take
place at SLO REP, located in downtown San Luis Obispo in the old City Library at
888 Morro Street.
Over our 74 years as a community and now a professional theatre company, we
have often found it difficult to diversify our casting or to effectively represent
BIPOC voices and their important stories on our stage. San Luis Obispo is a
predominantly white community (85%) and that means that our actors and our
artistic teams have also been mostly white, particularly when we were a community
theatre casting only local actors. Presenting a play written by a BIPOC playwright
is virtually impossible without BIPOC actors to inhabit the roles and BIPOC
directors to lead and inspire the action. As theatre artists, we are keenly aware of
the stories we have been missing. It is also incredibly important for our community
to hear those voices and consider those perspectives that have been lacking.
This grant will help SLO REP begin to fill that gap and bring these voices, stories
and perspectives to our community in an immediate, direct and meaningful way.
Live theatre brings together audience and actors in a shared space to experience
a unique interaction. That interaction can be entertaining, affecting, inspiring,
soul-stirring and transformative. Live theatre is a powerful communication tool. We
look forward to bringing a wide range of inspiring stories from more diverse
perspectives to our community in the future.
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Methods of Evaluation Indicators of Success / Measurable
Outcomes
In the chart below, identify any partnerships/collaborations that are supporting this project, and their roles.
Name of Partner Activity/Service they provide for this project
of BIPOC actors
contracted for our shows
Ex: # of BIPOC serving on
public boards, committees
at least 25% of all actors
hired by end of 2021
Ex: 10% increase by end of
2021
of BIPOC
directors/designers
contracted
Ex: # of BIPOC serving on
public boards, committees
20% of all contracts
available by end of 2021
Ex: 10% increase by end of
2021
Plays written by BIPOC
playwrights
Ex: # of BIPOC serving on
public boards, committees
at least one out of five
mainstage shows
Ex: 10% increase by end of
2021
of BIPOC ACT students
Ex: # of BIPOC serving on
public boards, committees
enroll at least 10 new
BIPOC students by end of
2021
Ex: 10% increase by end of
2021
Artist Database
diversification
Ex: # of BIPOC serving on
public boards, committees
Increase BIPOC
representation in artist
database by 50%
Ex: 10% increase by end of
2021
Education of staff
Ex: # of BIPOC serving on
public boards, committees
DEI training for all staff
over 25 hours) and ACT
instructors
Ex: 10% increase by end of
2021
PCPA-Pacific
Conservatory Theatre
Ex: ABC Business
Sharing casting resources
and actor databases
Ex: Free Use of Space for
Weekend Classes
The Great American
Melodrama
Ex: ABC Business
Sharing casting resources
and actor databases
Ex: Free Use of Space for
Weekend Classes
Cal Poly Theatre
Department
Ex: ABC Business
Student Internships,
Sharing casting resources
and actor databases
Ex: Free Use of Space for
Weekend Classes
Cuesta College
Ex: ABC Business
Student Internships,
Sharing casting resources
and actor databases
Ex: Free Use of Space for
Weekend Classes
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Provide the timeline for this proposed project.
Describe your plan for sustainability beyond the City's one-year award funding, if applicable.
Using the table below, please provide a broadly-itemized budget for your project, including the source of any matching funds. During application
review, you may be asked for further financial information or for proof of any matching funds.
Item Description Total Cost Amount Provided by City
Funds
Amount of Matching
Funds/Source *
CAPSLO
Ex: ABC Business
Assistance in reaching
BIPOC families with ACT
programs
Ex: Free Use of Space for
Weekend Classes
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Ex: ABC Business
Assistance in reaching
BIPOC families with ACT
programs
Ex: Free Use of Space for
Weekend Classes
People's Self-Help Housing
Ex: ABC Business
Assistance in reaching
BIPOC families with ACT
programs
Ex: Free Use of Space for
Weekend Classes
Though we have already begun our work towards greater diversity, equity and
inclusion at SLO REP (our process began in June, 2020) for the purposes of this
grant proposal, our timeline begins on January 1, 2021 and continues through
December 31, 2021. Our efforts in pursuit of diversity, equity and inclusion at SLO
REP will continue throughout 2022 and beyond. It is a lifelong process.
Before this grant was offered, we here at SLO REP knew that the only way to
approach the issue of systemic racism in theatre was to “put our money where our
mouth is”. Therefore, we have included a line-item for DEI, covering each and
every aspect of our mission, in our annual budget. Almost everything comes down
to money. If you desire change and want to make a difference, you have to make
it a priority. Creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment for our
community of actors, artistic teams, board, staff, students and audiences is a
priority for us at SLO REP and we will continue to include our “DEI line-item” in our
annual organizational budget every year. SLO REP is in a unique position, in that
we are raising the funds to build and move into a brand new theatre dedicated to
illuminating our shared humanity”. It is our #1 priority to do everything we can to
ensure that the new theatre is built with a strong, diverse, anti-racist foundation,
and that we act now, in our current space, to leave no question that we can move
forward with integrity and true solidarity. We are grateful to have this opportunity
to explore our organization and do better.
Part 3. Project Cost / Budget
Initiative #1:
Weekly BIPOC
Artist Spotlight
add more lines
as needed
1,150 $350 $800/ SLO REP
annual budget
and individual
donations
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Describe the plan for promoting this project within the City of San Luis Obispo.
How will you highlight the City's funding in this project?
Initiative #2:
ACT Diversity
Outreach
add more lines
as needed
4,000 $2,750 $1,250 / SLO
REP annual
budget and
individual
donations
Initiative #3:
Mainstage Cast
Outreach/
Diversification
add more lines
as needed
6,000 $3,050 $2,950 / SLO
REP annual
budget and
individual
donations
Initiatve #4:
Director /
Artistic Team
Diversification
add more lines
as needed
1,000 $500 $500 / SLO
REP annual
budget and
individual
donations
Initiative #5:
Database
Diversification
add more lines
as needed
1,500 $700 $800 / SLO
REP annual
budget and
individual
donations
Initiative #6:
Staff DEI
Training
add more lines
as needed
5,300 $2,650 $2,650 / SLO
REP annual
budget and
individual
donations
Part 4. Awareness and Visibility
SLO REP will initially highlight the grant award in a press release distributed to all
local and regional media, as well as in a post on SLO REP’s blog and social media
platforms. While we are under COVID restrictions, SLO REP will be presenting
regular updates on our DEI efforts on The Intermission Show. As part of those
updates and in social media posts, SLO REP staff will feature the City’s support as
well as highlight the goals of the DEI Task Force. When casting our shows both
within and outside the area, all actor and artistic team contracts will include an
acknowledgement of the goals of the DEI Task Force and the City’s contributions
to our efforts in this regard.
As far as getting audiences to our shows, SLO REP has an extensive media
outreach plan for all productions, including posters, flyers, emails, social media,
PR to local media for reviews and stories and finally, there will be targeted
promotions and partnerships with specific groups related to the topic or the theme
of the play. For example, when producing The Laramie Project, which tells the
story of the murder of Matthew Shepard in rural Wyoming, SLO REP partnered
with The GALA Pride and Diversity Center. In the same way, we will seek out
partnerships with local groups, such as RACE Matters and the NAACP when
appropriate.
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Name of Person Completing this Application
Signature *
Title:
Date:
Application Checklist
Use this checklist as a tool to ensure all required components are submitted with your final application.
Please upload the following documents:
File Upload
Description of file upload (if any):
My final application includes all documents listed above, submitted by 5:00 PM on October 22, 2020, via one of the following
methods:
The City of San Luis Obispo and the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force
will be acknowledged as Diamond Sponsors for the San Luis Obispo Repertory
Theatre with several individualized benefits including:
City logo featured in SLO REP season brochure
City logo featured on marquee sign outside the theatre
City logo featured in all advertising (when space allows) and in all playbills
City logo featured in prominent lobby signage and in the sponsor reel on lobby
video monitors
City logo featured on every page at slorep.org
Invitation to the Major Donor Reception
Part 5. Certification
By signing this application, I certify that the information contained within is true and correct to the best of my knowledge. I agree to comply with
the requirements of the City of the San Luis Obispo.
Patty Thayer
Communications & Development Director
10/22/2020
List of Organization's current Board Members or leadership body
Organization Chart
Copy of Document Certifying Federal Tax-Exempt status, if applicable
SLO REP BOARD OF DIRECTORS-20-21.pdf 372.65KB
SLO REP-OrganizationalChart-2020.pdf 41.81KB
SLO REP-IRS EXEMPTION LETTER.pdf 54.98KB
This online site. Use the SUBMIT button below.
One (1) signed application, including all attachments, in PDF format,
submitted via email to DEI@slocity.org
One (1) signed application, including all attachments, mailed via Hard Copy to:
DE&I Task Force, 919 Palm St., San Luis Obispo, 93401. Attn: Dale Magee
Postmarks by October 22nd at 5:00 PM will be accepted.
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Board of Directors
Managing Artistic Director
Directors
PSM UBU Artistic Director
Volunteer Director
Communications and
Development Director
ACT
Instructors
Capital Campaign
CoordinatorMainStage
Managers
Technical
Director
UBU Directors
UBU Stage
Managers
Artistic Staff
Stage Crew
Box Office Managers
Box Office Staff
F.O.H. Staff
F.O.H. Volunteers
Actors
Assistant
Technical
Director
UBU Actors
Costume Shop
Supervisor
Costume Shop
Volunteers
SLO Repertory Theatre
Organizational Chart
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Updated 8/5/2020
SAN LUIS OBISPO REPERTORY THEATRE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
2020-2021 SEASON
Michael Simkins, President
Los Osos, CA
Educational & Nonprofit
Organization Consultant
Jeff Olds, Vice President
Arroyo Grande, CA
CEO at SLO Life Co./ Owner Jamba Juice
Central Coast Franchises
Marcia Scott, Secretary
San Luis Obispo, CA
Director of Nursing & Allied Health,
Cuesta Community College
Jerry Chirpich, Treasurer
San Luis Obispo, CA
Retired Executive Deluxe Corporation
Community Volunteer
Diane Clausen, Director
San Luis Obispo, CA
Retired Development Professional
University of California Schools
J. Keith George, Director
Morro Bay, CA
Retired Attorney
Michael Howard, Director
Morro Bay, CA
Labor Relations, California
Department of Corrections
Dianne N. Long, Director
San Luis Obispo, CA
Retired Cal Poly Professor
Community Volunteer
Richard Luckett, Director
San Luis Obispo, CA
Retired Engineer & PG&E Executive
Susan Minker, Director
Los Osos, CA
Physician / Radiologist
Pam Nichter, Director
Harmony, CA
Retired Investment Services Professional
Wilda Rosene, Director
San Luis Obispo, CA
Retired Business Owner / Community Volunteer
Deborah Stewart, Director
San Luis Obispo, CA
Tax Manager at Glenn Burdette, Certified
Public Accountants, Tax & Business Advisors
Chip Visci, Director
Shell Beach, CA
Retired Editor / Publisher Knight Ridder
Public Relations Executive
Ellie Washington, Director
San Luis Obispo, CA
Marketing & PR, Wilson & Co. Sotheby’s International Real Estate
888 Morro Street (PO Box 122) San Luis Obispo California 93406
Box Office: (805) 786-2440 Office: (805)781.3889 slorep.org
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Exhibit A
FY 2020-2021 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Funding Summary Request
Grant funding has been allocated specifically for the purpose(s) stated below:
San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre has been provided funding in the amount of $16,300
for the purpose of accomplishing the initiatives outlined in their application.
The award is to be applied as follows:
Initiative #1 – City funds to be $1,150
Initiative #2 – City funds to be $4,000
Initiative #3 – City funds to be $6,000
Initiative #4 – City funds to be $1,000
Initiative #5 – City funds to be $1,500
Initiative #6 – City funds to be $2,650
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Exhibit B
FY 2020-2021 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Funding Summary Request
REPORTING GUIDELINES
Organizations receiving funds through the FY 2020-2021 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Funding are required to submit 90-day, mid-year and a year-end grant report to the City of
San Luis Obispo.
For 2020 – 2021 grant recipients:
1) 90-day progress report must be received by April 1, 2021,
2) Mid-year impact report must be received by July 1, 2021,
3) Final program report must be received by January 31, 2022 summarizing administrative,
financial, and client service activities.
The reports must consist of the following:
1. Administrator’s Report: A brief synopsis of the activities of the reporting period.
This should include a statement describing activities, service or programs provided,
and any changes that have occurred during the reporting period.
2. Statistical Report: Should include the number of participants in the organization’s
ongoing activities and/or events. Survey should also include, to the best of your
ability, the demographic make-up of participants, i.e., residents, non-residents, and age
groups (youth, teens, adults or senior citizens), and the source of the data.
3. Financial Report: A financial statement that details how the City’s grant monies has
been expended. For advertising expenditures please include a media plan.
4. City Recognition: If applicable, please provide proof of your organization’s
acknowledgment of the City’s support in your promotional materials by means of the
City emblem.
Please submit your report to:
Victoria Tonikian
Administration Department
990 Palm Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
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