Our Board members are volunteers who oversee the nonprofit organization Jet City Improv, assisting in governance, finance, human resource management, and fundraising. It takes a special kind of person to commit time to any nonprofit, especially an arts organization. Jet City Improv’s board is made up of people who love improv theater and our outreach efforts.
To contact the Board President, Treasurer, or Secretary directly, please use their email addresses listed below.
To contact the Board President and Vice President (with an option to contact them anonymously), please click here.
Interested in joining our Board? Please click here.
To contact the Board President and Vice President (with an option to contact them anonymously), please click here.
Interested in joining our Board? Please click here.
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Kristine joined the Jet City Improv Board of Directors in March of 2019 and is proud to serve the Jet City Improv community in this capacity. Kristine is a digital marketing manager for Adaptive Biotechnologies and brings her marketing, brand, writing and communications expertise to the Board of Directors. Kristine is passionate about transparency, equity, inclusion and representation in every facet of life. She has served JCI as a long-term volunteer, plus is an independent improviser in the community. Kristine is a proud Husky and alumna of JCI’s neighbor, the University of Washington, as well as the Academy of Art University in San Francisco and the Jet City Improv Academy. |
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Brandon is an interdisciplinary individual at heart: a techie with a creative side, knack for process improvement, and passion for data-driven solutions. During the day he’s in the business of managing evidence-informed implementations and at night, the business of making people laugh. His entrepreneurial spirit has led him to manage projects and initiatives in all types of settings spanning academic research, technology, and startup development. As a transplant to Seattle from Tucson, he was able to break the ‘Seattle Freeze’ by stumbling into the mysterious yellow building a block away from his apartment, finding a welcoming community of comedians. He’s spent the past few years as an active performer in Seattle’s comedy scene and thanks both Jet City Improv’s shows and classes for introducing him to a wide network of comedy-adjacent individuals. His engagements as a performer in the greater Seattle area and ties to members of the JCI give him a perspective on JCI’s board as an advocate for the Seattle-area performers. |
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Desirae is on the Human Resource team at KCTS Channel 9. She specializes in benefit design, policy development, employee training, event planning, recruitment and employee engagement. Desirae became a member of Jet City Improv family in 2015 first as a Volunteer, and later as a House Manager. Outside of JCI and her office, you can find Desirae around Seattle performing sketch comedy, running half-marathons, building spreadsheets, singing karaoke, and playing board games. |
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Monz Morales (she/her) – Treasurer
treasurer@jetcityimprov.org Monzerrat is the newest member of the board, just recently joining in June of 2020. Monzerrat is a CPA who has spent the majority of her accounting career in the tech startup space overseeing all functions of accounting. She loves building from bottom up and helping in the planning areas of a business to help them reach their goals. She enjoys solving a good challenge and wants to constantly be learning and growing. Monzerrat double majored in Accounting and Finance at Seattle Pacific University. Having been a frequent visitor of JCI for the last 10 years, she was excited for the opportunity to jump in and help JCI in their mission. Monzerrat is a Seattle native and can typically be found running around the city with her husband exploring new gyms, bakeries, bars, and restaurants. |
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Jennifer Black (she/her)
Jennifer’s diverse background includes roles spanning operations, sales, marketing, business development, organizational development, and strategy. With a growth mindset, Jennifer operates with a commitment to continual improvement. Whether it’s building something from scratch or evolving what exists, she endeavors to improve things around her, at least a little every day. With an Executive MBA from the University of Washington Foster School of Business, Jennifer is excited to contribute to the mission of JCI using her skills building relationships, creating structure, and dynamic team leadership. Jennifer believes diversity of thought, knowledge, skills, motivators, and work styles create higher performing teams. |
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Jerad Daley (he/him)
Jerad is a CPA at a local accounting firm and provides a blend of business consulting, assurance and accounting services for small to medium-sized businesses. He is a bit fanatical about communication and the role improv plays in bringing people together and building a strong sense of community. Jerad is a native Seattleite and you can usually find him hiking around the local trails, enjoying time with his family, or sampling the IPA selection at a neighborhood brewery. |
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Pam Forquera (she/her)
Pam joined the Jet City board in May, 2022, and is excited for the opportunity to give back to an organization that has given her so much. She especially values the enduring friendships, broadened perspectives, and personal growth developed through improv. A Seattle native and proud UW Husky, Pam earned a Master’s Degree at San Diego State University. Her career as a nationally certified speech-language pathologist (SLP) spanned more than thirty years working with children and young adults in public schools and private practice. Pam began classes at Jet City in 2017 and immediately recognized the applicability of improv fundamentals to her profession. She incorporated warmups and games into social communication activities with her neurodiverse clients and trained fellow SLPs in the techniques. Now retired, Pam considers improv classes and performances to be an important component in her efforts at healthy aging. She loves to snorkel, is attempting to learn to tap dance, and is an enthusiastic world traveler. |
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PJ Weisberg (he/him)
PJ took his first Jet City class in 2009, and has been in love with the company ever since. He's devoured improv classes and workshops, spent some time as a volunteer at the theater, performed improv around town, and seen more shows than he can count. He's excited to contribute to the JCI family in any way he can. He loves dogs, and he will never turn down an invitation to karaoke. |
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Hear what previous Board members have to say about Jet City Improv:
"Jet City Improv is a community of creative and talented individuals who together form a community of artistic expression. Serving on the Board has been a rewarding experience, especially to see the growth and development of an organization that means so much to so many people. It was an honor to serve with my real estate and business expertise."
-Bryan Mize (former Board President)
-Bryan Mize (former Board President)
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“Improv performers do not just embrace “yes, and” on the stage. They are fearless in strategic planning processes and giving of their time, talent, and treasure to keep the doors open to their beloved improv home. While I like to believe that I was helpful to the organization, the improvisers gave me their can-do spirit, a gift that I use every day at work and daily life.”
-Carla Villar (former Board President) |
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“Jet City Improv is truly a wonderful organization with strong values and a really fun creative culture. I can assure anyone considering a board position that your thoughts and ideas will be valued and your experience is needed to help the business prosper. I can also tell everyone that the theater world is a little addictive and you may just get hooked – I know I did!”
-Tim Seaton |
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“Comedy is such a critically important form of artistic expression, and to whatever extent that JCI helps fill that need in Seattle, I take pride in knowing that I played my own small part in helping make that happen.”
- Matt Grabowski (former Board President) |
