Graham Button (President) worked for eight years as a writer and editor at Forbes Magazine in New York City before moving to San Francisco in 2001. Now self-employed, he freelances for Wells Narrative Group and is sole proprietor of a business focused on event merchandising and the wholesale distribution of licensed sports fan gear. He has been a theatre-lover since boyhood, when his parents took him to productions in New York City, London and Cleveland, OH. 

Bob Regan (Treasurer) is the Director of Education for Gates Ventures, Bill Gates’s private office. In that capacity, Bob develops curriculum and educational technology for schools worldwide as well as reviews and advises education-related organizations. Bob has been on the board of numerous other education non-profit organizations.

Malcolm Bowles is a healthcare professional who has worked in leadership roles at the intersection of public health and technology. A San Francisco native, he returned after a decade in Portland, Oregon, and has been eagerly reconnecting with the arts in San Francisco. He is a patron of the visual and performing arts and is dedicated to performing service in his community at a variety of non-profit organizations, including those focused on public health and animal welfare.

Edie Fleishacker Rindal is a native San Franciscan and proud mother to two daughters, one a current YPT rep member. She serves on the board of her family’s Fleishhacker Foundation, is a member of the Children's Theatre Association of San Francisco and has worked in early childhood education for almost 20 years. Coming from a theatre-loving family and having seen the enormous positive impact that YPT has had on her daughter, she wants to ensure its continued success and growth.

Shay Casey has been involved as an actor, director and tech operator at Young Performers Theatre off and on since 1995. He hopes to assist the board with outreach to past generations of YPT alums, to help ensure its future success as a company. He is a Program Operations Analyst at Salesforce.com.

Claire Myers, a realtor with Compass and a life-long resident of San Francisco’s Richmond District, is a member of the board of the San Francisco Botanical Garden. Also serving on the board of the Planning Association for the Richmond, she has been active in a number of restoration and neighborhood-improvement projects. Professionally, Claire has worked for Sony Music Entertainment and, in editorial capacities, for the San Francisco Opera and the United Nations.

Andrea Bernstein Bayer is a former wealth management executive and current Arts Advocate for San Francisco’s district-wide PTA Board, working with arts education leaders to advocate for a well-rounded education for every student in the San Francisco Unified School District. Her daughter lovingly considers YPT her second home and family.

Stephanie Holmes (ex-officio member) literally grew up in the theatre. Her parents were professional actors in London, her oldest sister is a published author, and her brother is a musician.  Stephanie has been thrilled to be a part of YPT since 2003.  She is the mother of two sons but considers the YPT actors her children, as well.