Keith has enjoyed a long relationship with Bristol Riverside Theatre; first as a performer on the BRT stage and then serving as a Trustee and officer since 2018.
Keith is Vice President of Global Customer Success for the fintech company, Corcentric, a global provider of business spend and revenue management software and services. For over twenty-plus years, Keith has held multiple executive leadership roles for consulting and professional services companies; leading and transforming organizations, post-merger and acquisition.
Over the past fifteen years, his production company, Enspire Productions, has produced countless culturally-relevant concert programs and helped raise funds for student education and organizations such as The Father Center, The Peace Center, and First Tee. Currently, Enspire is focused on producing performances that highlight the African American cultural experience. Keith remains passionate about the importance of arts education and performance for younger audiences.
Keith lives in Dresher, PA with his wife and three children. He holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing and an EMBA from Penn State’s Smeal College of Business.
Phil has been a member of the Board of Trustees since 2014. He currently serves as Vice President and Secretary of the board and as Chair of the Capital Campaign Committee. Phil has a PhD in Organic Chemistry and spent his entire career in the pharmaceutical industry with a number of companies and in a variety of positions.
Joe Sanginiti is a semi-retired executive who has spent majority of his career in a number of Senior Executive roles in the pharmacy benefit management industry, including twenty plus years with Express Scripts. Most recently, Joe was CEO and President of Familywize Community Service Partnership whose mission is to improve people’s lives by providing access to affordable prescription medications. Following a successful merger, Joe decided to take a step back professionally and engaged in a part-time role as Executive Advisor to the CEO of RxSense to enabling him to give back to the community and spend time with his family. Presently he is serving as President and Chair of Archbishop Ryan High School in Philadelphia, where Joe proudly graduated from. Furthermore, he is the Founder of Asher Investments, LLC and currently sits on several non-profit boards. Joe’s experience brings a tremendous skill set through his strong background in finance, operational management, leadership, contract negotiations, and successful integrations of organizations.
Susan D. Atkinson is the Founding Director of Bristol Riverside Theatre. Her theatrical career spans 50 years of directing and producing, on both the east and west coasts. She had a five-year association with the American Conservatory Theatre as assistant to such nationally acclaimed directors as William Ball, Gower Champion, George Abbott, and Ed Sherrin. Under Susan’s leadership, Bristol Riverside Theatre received over 70 Barrymore Award nominations (23 for shows directed by Susan), most of which were for premiere productions. Susan directed Larry Gatlin’s world premiere musical Texas Flyer, at both BRT and Theatre Under the Stars in Houston, Texas. She directed BRT’s The Little Prince for The New Victory Theatre in NYC, which then went on a national tour. In addition, Susan won the prestigious Drama-Logue Award in Los Angeles for her direction of the musical The Fantasticks
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Jill Cohen is General Counsel and Vice President at Hoshino, maker of Ibanez guitars and Tama drums. Jill’s passion for theater began when she played Queen Gertrude in her high school production of Hamlet, experiencing live theater’s ability to transport and transform. Since then, Jill has been an avid patron of theater arts. Jill is particularly proud to support Bristol Riverside Theatre’s work with students in the local community, and its commitment to DEI in the Arts.
Sharon joined the BRT board of Trustees in 2022. Her 30 year relationship with BRT began back in 1993, when she was cast in The Rothschilds, the first of many productions. From there, she went on to perform in 9 mainstage shows, including She Loves Me, Man of La Mancha, Witness for the Prosecution and 15 musicales. Locally, Sharon has also performed at Walnut Street Theatre, Arden, Media, Prince Music Theatre and Off-Broadstreet Theatre. Other regional theatres include Fulton, Gateway, and Maine’s Public Theatre.
Sharon grew up in Wyomissing, PA, where she began piano and voice lessons at an early age. She is a graduate of Westminster Choir College (B.M. in Music Ed. and Voice), Philadelphia’s Curtis Institute of Music, and the Phila. Music Academy (M.M. in Voice Performance). She has taught elementary school music, maintained a voice teaching studio, taught voice in the Westminster Conservatory Division, at Princeton University, and the Mercer County H.S. for Performing Arts.
Vice President- Pulmonary/Ancillary Services at Deborah Heart and Lung Center. Life-long resident of Bristol Boro.
Barbara McCulloh is a girl of two cities. She lives on the River in Bristol and also resides on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Barbara has been a professional actress since the age of 18. Although acting is how she makes a living, she has worked professionally in nearly every aspect of the theatre, including directing, choreography, scenic design, and lighting. But no… she doesn’t sew.
Barbara is the voice of over 300 audiobooks.
She’s performed internationally in opera houses and concert halls all over Europe and Asia, and in theatres in almost every state, including the largest Broadway house (it’s the Gershwin, if you’re curious), and the tiniest off-off-waaay-off Broadway black box, (now closed).
Barbara’s partnership with BRT began in the last show of BRT’s first season where she played the runaway teenage bride in The Robber Bridegroom.
For ten years, Barbara has coproduced a series of “Angels of Music” concerts to benefit the Angel fund, which raised over a million dollars to save the African cheetah from extinction. In the process, she has traveled to South Africa, Namibia, Angola, Zimbabwe, and Botswana to promote awareness and understanding.
Barbara dances, practices yoga, and gardens whenever possible. She has a cat named Blu who speaks seven languages.
Rich and Eileen live in Upper Makefield Township and has lived in Bucks County for many years.Rich is a Wealth Manager and Senior Investment Strategist at The Philadelphia Trust Company. Prior to that he has worked in Princeton and the Philadelphia Main Line in similar Investment related positions. His New York roots keep him rooting for New York sports teams and enjoying Broadway. His attachment to terrific Bucks County led him to BRT and their terrific team and theatre.
Trustee since 2022; Currently employed at Dorney Park Amusement Park in Allentown. Also owner and operator of KS Consulting – Retail Merchandising Consult
Victoria Rae Sook is a two-time drama desk award nominee as the Artistic Director of Food of Love Productions. A member of AEA, SAG-AFTRA, and an SDC Associate favorite shows include Twelfth Night, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Mamma Mia. She’s on the overhire list at The Public Theatre and often choreographs for the ON-Comm-Award-winning, The Show Must Go Online. Most recently she raised funds for the Tony Award Winning revival of Company and directed and choreographed Carrie for Tantrum Theatre at Ohio University. @victoriaraesook
John B. Means, Ph.D.
Honorary Trustee
Carol Mignoni Ferguson
Founding Board President