Board Members

Jennifer Patterson

Chair Person

Jennifer Patterson was President of Incline Technologies, Inc., a company that manufactures products for the healthcare industry, and is now retired. In addition to serving on the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Board of Directors since 1995, Jennifer also served on the Board of Trustees for Sierra Nevada College. Jennifer is committed to community involvement. "I feel privileged to be part of an event that brings such enjoyment and enrichment into the lives of residents and visitors to our area."

Doug Nelson

Treasurer

Douglas L. Nelson is founder, president and CEO of AQN Advisors, Inc., a Reno-based Registered Investment Advisory firm specializing in customized wealth management for individuals and families. Built on Nelson's belief that investment success involves integrating client lifestyle goals with their investment plan, the firm has received national recognition. With $200 million in managed assets, AQN Advisors, Inc. was recently named the top wealth management firm in Nevada and number 70 in the country by Bloomberg, the nation's leading financial media network.

Prior to founding AQN Advisors, Inc., Nelson was co-founder and a managing partner of the Ashley Quinn CPA firm in Incline Village. He also served as Controller for several hotel casinos in northern Nevada and as a CPA with the firm of Pannell, Kerr, Forster.
Nelson is licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in Nevada, California and New Mexico with the special designation of Personal Financial Specialist (PFS). His professional memberships include: the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Personal Financial Planning Division; the Nevada Society of Certified Public Accountants; the California Society of Certified Public Accountants; the New Mexico Society of Certified Public Accountants; and the Reno Estate Planning Council.

Nelson is a former Board member of American Red Cross, Northern Nevada Chapter, and a co-founding Board member of the Lake Tahoe Community Trust. He lives in Reno with his wife Brenda and their two children Reagan and Nick.

Mike Chamberlain

Secretary

Mike Chamberlain is past chair of the Board. A local business owner since 1988; Mike feels “The Shakespeare Festival at Sand Harbor is a valuable event for our community. The Festival benefits not only lodging properties but also the restaurants and shops in the area.”

Vicki McGowen

Past Chair

Currently Vicki is President of McGowen Marketing Services a professional meeting planning business based out of Reno. She previously served as Executive Director of the Lake Tahoe, Incline Village & Crystal Bay Visitors Bureau and prior to that served as Director of Sales & Casino Events for Harrah's Reno. She has extensive hotel marketing & sales knowledge, and expertise in destination marketing, convention and meeting management, and special events.

Vicki has been involved in the marketing efforts of Northern Nevada for over 21 years serving on numerous committees and organizations, most notably the Chair of the Northern Nevada Planning Committee for the Nevada Governor's Conference on Travel and Tourism and the designation as one of the 10 Women to Watch in Nevada. In 1999 Vicki received the Governor's prestigious Volunteerism Veteran Award for her involvement in the state's tourism marketing projects. She has twice been awarded the Governor's Distinguished Nevada Award, and had the honor of serving on the Steering Committee and hosting the President of the United States at the Lake Tahoe Presidential Forum in 1998. She is a graduate of the University of Colorado. As one of the founding members of the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival, Vicki is extremely committed to the success of the "finest performing arts event in Northern Nevada".

Terrell Jones

Terrell Jones is principal of Essential Ideas, an ecommerce consulting firm and is Chairman of Kayak.com. Previously, Jones was founder and served as CEO of Travelocity.com for six years. He spent 23 years with American Airlines and Sabre, Inc in several executive positions including President of computer services and Chief Information Officer.
He serves of the board of directors of EarthLink, Inc., Reardencommerce, Inc, Airtegrity Wireless and is a special venture partner with General Catalyst Partners of Boston, Ma.

Sheri WoodsGreen

Sheri WoodsGreen is the founder and President of WISE Ventures a social venture capital firm. Sheri has melded her professional experience in marketing communications, strategic brand and product positioning, tactical marketing and organizational development with her education in philanthropic studies and behavioral sciences to create an innovative approach to connecting companies with their ideal clients. She has Practitioner Certifications in the application of several psychological assessment tools and fundraising expertise from the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis. Sheri designs the strategic architecture required to succeed on a national and international level for nonprofit and for-profit, including several Fortune 500 companies across multiple industries.

Typical of an entrepreneur, Sheri has many areas of interests. As a former professional dancer, choreographer, event producer and videographer, she brings over 25 years of expertise from the worlds of performing and media arts. As a co-founder of InnerRhythms Regional Dance Theatre, and Producer of the Sand Harbor performance Midsummer NightMARE, Sheri continues to teach young talent and choreograph for various productions.

Geno Menchetti

Chair Emeritus

D. Geno Menchetti serves as Chair Emeritus of the Board of Directors of the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival. One of the founding Board Members, Mr. Menchetti served as Chair of the Incline Village/Crystal Bay Visitors and Convention Bureau which initially undertook the management of Shakespeare at Sand Harbor and was instrumental in forming the present-day organization.

Mr. Menchetti has been a prominent attorney in Incline for over 25 years. He has served as Chief Deputy Attorney General for the Nevada Attorney General's Office, President of the Tahoe-Incline Rotary Club, President of the Incline Village Rotary Club, Chair of the Airport Authority of Washoe County and President of the Incline Village/Crystal Bay Chamber of Commerce.

Warren Trepp

Honorary Founder

Warren Trepp, the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival's Honorary Founder, is a philanthropist and Broadway producer residing in the Reno area.