OUR STAFF
Executive Director
Linda Treash
Linda is a multimedia artist who moved to Barnard in 2001 from New Orleans, where she studied and worked as an art photographer & a performing trapeze artist. Linda has been with BarnArts since its inception, first as a board member and as the Executive Director since 2015. She directed Young Frankenstein (2024), The Importance of Being Earnest (2024), The Addams Family (2022), A Streetcar Named Desire (2022), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2021), Waiting for Godot (2019), and will be directing The Sound of Music next June. She is inspired and nurtured by the blending of community and creative expression she finds at BarnArts and strives to support the conversation sparked by both creating and viewing for citizens of all levels of experience. She holds an MFA from the University of New Orleans.
Communications & Project Manager
Olivia Piepmeier
Olivia is an artist and burned out former academic librarian. She's especially pleased to pair her writing, project management, and research skills with her seemingly long-lost love of theater to keep BarnArts awesome. You may even see her on the stage, from time to time.
Music Program Manager
Victoria Johnson
Vic is an artist originally from Michigan who moved to Vermont in late 2021. They have been involved in performing arts since their youth - ranging from dance, choir, band, theater and DJing. No matter where they are located, Vic always strives to be a part of the community in some capacity through performing arts. They also enjoy attempting to teach themself instruments, crochet arts, and connecting with the land through gardening and communing with plants. Vic is very excited to be a part of the BarnArts team and expanding their artistic community.
Multimedia and Web Specialist
Alex Montaño
Alex joined BarnArts in 2022 as multimedia and web specialist. He is an Emmy award winning former television and web journalist. He is honored to be part of BarnArts and truly enjoys being able to share the fantastic projects with the community.
In the fall, Alex is head boys soccer coach at White River Valley HS in South Royalton. He's not a great cook but gives it a try.
Board of Directors
Peter Kahn, Board Chair
Peter Kahn joined the Board of BarnArts in 2017 and became Board Chair in 2020. Peter is a translator by profession. He has translated almost everything imaginable from Spanish to English, with a little Portuguese and French on the side. He can also speak and teach Spanish, upon request. Having worked in education, theater and the culinary arts in the past, as well as having been a long-time runner with major aspirations, it is a great pleasure for him to work with BarnArts promoting the arts for children and adults in Barnard as well as hosting the Race Around the Lake!
Deborah Rice, Treasurer
Deborah Rice is a retired teacher. A Vermont resident since 1981, she lived in Barnard for 23 years and designed costumes for previous Summer Youth Theater shows. She often lends a hand with costumes and props for our all-ages shows. She enjoys volunteering, gardening, walking and making art.
Stephen Stuntz, Secretary
Stephen Stuntz has served on the Board of BarnArts since 2020. Stephen is a husband, father, educator and avid bike rider, skier, and musician. He worked as a musician in LA and Seattle and has over two decades of experience working in special education in public schools. Stephen received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Washington and an M.Ed from the University of Vermont. He currently works as a teacher at Woodstock Union Middle/High School. [/two_third]
Carin Ewing Park, Vice Chair
Carin Ewing Park has served on the Board of BarnArts since 2020. Carin is a farmer and small business owner with her husband and two rambunctious and creative kids on their little slice of heaven here in Barnard, along with lots of chickens, ducks, pigs, and their loving dog Leia. She and her family have been so grateful for what BarnArts has brought to the community, and she is happy to be supporting this work by serving on the Board.
Annabel Cellini
Annabel (Annie) Cellini joined the BarnArts board in 2022, having been a grateful participant (and parent of participants) of many BarnArts programs over the years. She is a keen musician and along with being a member of BarnArts Chorale, she also sings with Wrensong and the St James, Woodstock choir. Annie brings bountiful education and experience with non-profit management to her position on the board. She and her husband live in Pomfret and have two children who attend Woodstock Union.
Cliff Johnson
Cliff is a Woodstock resident since 2021 who has acted, directed, and supported tech efforts for several BarnArts shows. Career wise, he is a former tax attorney turned serial entrepreneur who co-founded Vacasa in Portland, Oregon in 2009. He has also advised and invested in several startups including the Imagine Zero Festival, a local zero waste, zero carbon annual music festival. He's currently the VP of New Homes & Rentals at Realtor.com where he leads their efforts to innovate and scale their new construction and rentals business lines and pursues his passion for finding ways to surface eco-friendly & affordable housing options to people in need.
Cliff also serves as the board president for the nonprofit MAPLE Microdevelopment. In his free time, he wanders in the VT wilderness with his wife, his two little ones and their dog Muddy.
BarnArts Production Staff
Carol Cronce
Carol performs the important role of Music Director for BarnArts Summer Youth Theater. She has a Bachelor of Music from Potsdam State University and a Master of Music from Butler University. Retired from a career as a general music, band, and choral director, Carol brings a wide range of experience in the theater. She has served as Music Director for many community and school groups, including North Country Community Theater, BarnArts, and Wild Goose Players. Carol lives in WRJ, VT, with her husband Neal and their furry family.
