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Advisory Board
Laura Conrad Mandel
Laura Conrad Mandel (she/her) is an artist, social entrepreneur, and executive director of the Jewish Arts Collaborative. Laura grew up in Newton, MA, and after graduating from Carnegie Mellon University with a degree in Art and English, Laura worked at the Hillel JUC of Pittsburgh and Hadassah Southern California. She is Board Chair of the Council of American Jewish Museums, co-chair of the Lyric Stage Advisory Committee, serves on the MASSCreative Advisory Council, and the JCRC Boston Council. Laura loves going on adventures with her husband Mike and kids Zac and Hazel, and cuddles with her kitties, Prince and Bowie.
James Geary
James Geary is an adjunct lecturer in public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, a lecturer in the English and Journalism departments at Boston University, and a lecturer in the Journalism Program at Brandeis University. He has also taught at Bennington College, Tufts University and the Harvard Extension School. From 2013 to 2023, he was the deputy curator of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard and editor of Nieman Reports. He is the former editor of the European edition of Time magazine. He is the author of five nonfiction books: Wit's End: What Wit Is, How It Works, and Why We Need It; I Is an Other: The Secret Life of Metaphor and How It Shapes the Way We See the World; Geary's Guide to the World's Great Aphorists; the New York Times bestseller The World in a Phrase: A Brief History of the Aphorism; and The Body Electric: An Anatomy of The New Bionic Senses.
Liraz Evenor
Liraz Evenor is a Managing Director in Bain Capital North America Private Equity Portfolio Group. She leads investments in Consumer & Retail sectors. In her role, Liraz partners with executive teams to help them achieve exceptional results, by driving transformational change, accelerating growth and strengthening their operations and organizations. Prior to joining Bain Capital Private Equity, Ms. Evenor worked at the Boston Consulting Group, where she led engagements across a variety of industries including CPG, Health Care and Industrials. She founded the BCG Tel Aviv office. Before BCG, Ms. Evenor worked as an attorney at Caspi & Co. Advocates & Notaries, a prominent Israeli law firm, where she led international transactions, mergers & acquisitions, and civil litigations. Previously, Ms. Evenor served in the Special Forces in the Israeli Air Force. Ms. Evenor holds an MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Business. She earned her Bachelor's Degrees, summa cum laude, in Law and Economics from Tel Aviv University. Ms. Evenor serves as a Trustee on the Boston Ballet Board of Trustees, where she helps the leadership team achieve their strategic and business vision and objectives.
Bobby Perino
After attending California Pacific College for the Performing Arts, and performing around the world, Bobby moved to New York in 2010. While pursuing degrees in education and psychology in New York he found his true passion in the event industry. While managing various restaurants and catering companies in NY this led him to Olivier Cheng Catering and Events. Over the course of five years Bobby held the positions of Maître D’, Training and Recruiting Specialist, and ultimately becoming the Executive Assistant to the President and CEO. With knowledge, experience, and drive to create exceptional and extraordinary events he became the Catering Director of Mint Catering in 2016. In 2017 Bobby moved to Boston to join the renowned MAX Ultimate Food as the General Manager. He became the Vice President in May of 2023. Bobby currently sits on the Board of Advisors of the Boston Ballet and the Board of Advisors of the Huntington Theatre Company.
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Matt Thompson
Matthew Thompson is a licensed Realtor® in the Greater Boston area. He was born and raised
on Cape Cod where he first fell in love with theater at an early age. He eventually joined the
Falmouth Theatre Guild, a local community theater in Falmouth, MA. With the Falmouth
Theatre Guild, Ma(hew performed for over a decade in countless productions working with
many talented actors. Matthew moved up to the Boston area eight years ago where he is still very involved with the arts. In addition to sitting on the Board of Advisors for the Adam Theater, he also serves on the Board of Advisors for The Huntington Theater as co-chair of “The Hunt”, their young donors’ group. He is involved with the New Frontier Network with the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library Foundation. He is passionate about the arts and ensuring it is accessible for all. Being a part of this organization helps strengthen his belief in ensuring children are exposed to quality theater at a young age.
Adrianne Krstansky
ADRIANNE KRSTANSKY is an actress in the New England Area. She has appeared in The Art of Burning, Doll’s House, Come Back Little Sheba (Eliot Norton Award)at the Huntington Theater. New York City credits include Atlantic Theater Company, Luck, Pluck and Virtue, Public Theater, 365 Days/365 Plays. Regionally she has performed at the Hartford Stage Company: The Art of Burning, American Repertory Theater: Paradise Lost, Britannicus, Ubu Rock, Steppenwolf Theater: A Clockwork Orange, Twelfth Night, The Kitchen Theater: Tribes. Other Boston area credits include performances at Boston Playwrights Theater, Commonwealth Shakespeare, Speakeasy Stage Company, Lyric Theater Company, New Repertory Theater and Gloucester Stage Company. Film/TV credits include Invitation to a Bonfire, Little Women, American Woman, Olive Kitteridge and Company Men. She is the Louis, Frances and Jeffrey Sachar Chair of Creative Arts and a Professor of Theater Arts at Brandeis University.
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Jazzmin Bonner | Producer
Jazzmin Bonner is an Arts Manager and producer who has worked nationwide. She has worked at The Public Theatre in Lewiston, Maine, Cleveland Playhouse in Cleveland Ohio, the American Repertory Theatre, Huntington Theatre Company, Fresh Ink Theatre Company, StageSource, and Plays in Place. She is now joining the Team at Adam Theater. She is a proud board member of Dunamis & Lyric Stage Company of Boston.
Tali Cherizli | Development Strategy
Tali joined Adam Theatre's team as a development consultant in 2023. Tali is a seasoned cultural producer and arts administrator; spanning for-profit, non-profit, and governmental settings, she has secured significant funding for artists and cultural content. Notably, she led a $1MM grant program as Program Director at VIA Art Fund, fostering innovative contemporary art and supporting over 30 small arts nonprofits. Prior to that, she spearheaded international exhibition grants, and curatorial research trips at Artis, and has also held positions at the Consulate General of Israel in New York, the public art nonprofit Creative Time, and the Fund for Cultural Diversity at UNESCO. Through her work, she empowers artists, strengthens cultural exchange, and ultimately enriches communities. Tali holds a B.A. with honors in Political Science and History from Tel Aviv University, and an M.A. in Arts Administration from Columbia University, New York.
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Amir Tadmor
Amir joined Adam Theatre team as a consultant in 2023. He previously served as Head of Cultural Affairs at the Consulate General of Israel to New England. Prior to this, he worked for 10 years in some of Israel's top media platforms, including Ha’aretz Group and Channel 10. Amir currently sits on the Advisory Board of Celebrity Series of Boston. Born and raised in a kibbutz in northern Israel, he now lives in Boston with his husband Ido.
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