Board Members
Posted on May 5, 2010
Sean Goalen
Sean is an avid supporter of the performing arts. In addition to the role of audience member, he is an amateur playwright, and has had a short play, Cubicle Warfare (a satirical comedy), professionally dramaturged and produced. Sean is also learning the trombone, and plays in the Mossing School of Music community band. Sean earned a Master of Science degree in Mathematics (specializing in theoretical non-Euclidean geometry) from the University of Regina, and has spent his career with the provincial public service in various analysis positions. He and his family are independent budget travelers, and have experienced the sights, sounds and smells of many far-off locales.
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Greg Popowich
Greg spent 18 years working in television production prior to going back to school to study Architectural Design. He is currently an Associate with the architectural design firm SEPW Architecture Inc. As a Certified Construction Contract Administrator, Greg’s primary job is to ensure new buildings are constructed according to the design requirements of the contract documents. Recent buildings in which Greg has been involved include the new STC Bus Depot in Regina and the Student’s Union building at the University Of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon. Greg and his wife, Elizabeth, have two sons, Nicholas, who continues to study voice and acting as a hobby, and Lucas, who is currently pursuing a degree in musical theater. Greg’s decision to volunteer for a position on the board of Golden Apple Theatre is a result of the wonderful development opportunities the Regina performing arts community has offered to his family.
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Jodi Sadowsky
An active member of the arts community, Jodi was last seen acting in a lead role in the kids’ movie Vampire Dog, which was shot in Regina. She also produced and performed the one-woman play See Bob Run for the Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Edmonton and Regina Fringe Festivals, as well as the Cathedral Village Arts Festival. Jodi has worked as the Producer of the Regina Fringe Festival for the past four years and also works as a casting assistant for film/TV. She is also a Saskatchewan council member for both ACTRA and the Canadian Actors’ Equity Association. Select theatre credits include: The Mirror Game, Signe’s Lost Colors, Tune Town, Waiting for the Parade, The Catalan Plays (Persephone Theatre), Grace, Wit, Loud and Queer (Globe Theatre). Film/TV credits include: Rabbit, InSecurity, The Tall Man, Corner Gas, Little Mosque on the Prairie, The Velvet Devil, renegadepress.com, and Incredible Story Studio. Jodi is a graduate of the University of Regina’s BFA Theatre Performance program. Visit Jodi’s website.
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Virginia Wilkinson
A graduate of both the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Regina, Virginia has a bizarre combination of a B.Sc. in Biochemistry and a B.A. in Journalism and Communications. Virginia has spent more than 20 years working in the communications/marketing sector. As a journalist she has worked at CTV Regina, CFRN TV Edmonton and CKCK Radio, and freelanced for the Leader-Post, Saskatchewan Business magazine, and a number of national television news programs.
Following her media career she worked as a senior manager in a variety of communications/media relations roles within the public sector. In 2004 she opened a communications/media relations consulting agency, through which she provides writing, media relations and strategic communications services to a range of companies. Virginia is passionate about books, music and theatre—and is an avid runner. Visit Virginia’s website.
Edward Willett
Born in Silver City, New Mexico, Edward Willett grew up in Weyburn. He studied journalism at Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas, returning to Weyburn as a reporter for, and eventually news editor of, the Weyburn Review. In 1988 he became communications officer for the Saskatchewan Science Centre; he’s been a fulltime freelance writer since 1993. As a writer, Ed has written more than 40 books of fiction and non-fiction for adults and children, winning award provincially and nationally. He is Writer-in-Residence at the Regina Public Library for 2011-2012. As an actor, Ed has performed in numerous plays and musicals with many of Saskatchewan’s theatre companies. Visit Ed’s website.