Board of Directors

The PTC Board of Directors is made up of volunteers who have the best interest of the organization at heart. Board members serve a three year term and are elected by the PTC membership at the annual Cast Reunion and Meeting in June of each year. The Board meets monthly and meetings are open to PTC members. Email for information about upcoming meetings.

  • Class of 2023-2026: Alice Lustre, Florenda Buchanan, Ava Duran and Terry Tracy
  • Class of 2022-2025: Gwendolyn Sampson Brown, Kevin Burns and Michael Wilson
  • Class of 2021-2024: Gregory Brown and Dianna Schepers

The Board appoints various committees as needed to address specific issues. These committees are able to focus on a single topic and then present a report to the Board for further action.

If you have interest in becoming a board member or sitting on a committee, please email or speak with any of our board members directly. You must be a member of PTC for at least a year to be eligible for the Board of Directors.

PTC Board Members

Gwendolyn Sampson Brown – Executive Manager
Gwen and her soul mate Robert Brown are proud residents of Rio Vista, CA. Gwen is the proud mother of twins and grandmother to four beautiful children. She has been in the medical field for over 40 years and has an extensive background in Leadership, Nephrology, and Mental Health Nursing. Gwen aspired to be an actress in high school and college, and then “Life” happened; her father convinced her to pursue nursing as a career instead. Still, her love for the performing arts never wavered. She is no stranger to the stage; to date, her favorite performances include her role as “Libby” in Bee-Luther-Hatchee, “Lena Younger” in A Raisin In the Sun, and “Rose” in Fences. In addition, Gwen co-owned a Community Theater Production Company for five years before the pandemic started to rage. Despite the pandemic, Gwen continues to enjoy volunteering, performing and attending community theater productions while pursuing a Doctorate in Nursing. Just in case you didn’t notice, there is no “grass” growing under Gwen’s feet!



Alice Lustre

Alice Lustre – Treasurer
Alice joined PTC with the 2013 production of South Pacific.  Most of the time she is up in the booth as Stage Manager, although she has directed and worked on sets and costumes, and can occasionally be seen on stage dancing in the ensemble.  When not “doing theatre” she spends time at her day job handling criminal cases for the California Attorney General’s Office as well as pursuing her interests in stained glass, painting and reading.



Kevin Burns – Secretary
Kevin has been with PTC since 1994. A veteran of over 35 PTC productions, he has also performed with many other Bay Area theatre companies. Kevin is a three-time Shellie Award winning actor. Kevin and his wife Janet live in Antioch. They enjoy spending time with their two smart, funny, and entertaining grandsons.



Gregory Brown
Gregory has been with PTC since its inception, as the company was founded by his mother Betty Brown. He has performed in numerous productions both with and outside of PTC, and he recently won an SF Broadway World award for Best Direction of a play. He works at Los Medanos College in Pittsburg, where he teaches Advanced Composition, Critical Thinking, Literature, and Creative Writing courses.



Ava Duran

Ava joined PTC in 2014 for their production of Mulan Jr. at the age of 10. She’s been proudly working with them onstage, offstage, and backstage ever since. In 2022, she graduated from the Contra Costa School of Performing Artsin Walnut Creek as a Theatre major. She’s currently studying English at Diablo Valley College. In her spare time, she likes playing D&D and dabbling in creative writing



Dianna Schepers
Dianna by day is a senior technical writer for a high tech company in Sunnyvale and by night is a director, designer, producer and performer. Dianna has been associated with PTC since 2009 when her children first performed with PTC. Her secret talents were quickly discovered and shortly thereafter found herself on the board of directors handling public relations and graphic design. Thereafter she began designing sets, props and directing. Having a deep-seeded desire, she was finally doing what she always wanted to do – theatre. Dianna is a Shellie nominated and TBA nominated director, designer and performer and has been honored with a Special Shellie for her contribution to the Arts and a Shellie Award for Lighting Design for Spamalot.



Terry Tracy
Terry has been active in Bay Area theater all his life. His first production with PTC was Into The Woods in 2015 and he has been involved in nearly every production since then, either on stage or behind the scenes.



Michael Wilson
Michael has been with PTC since 2012 as an actor, director, stage crew, builder, scenic designer and technical director. He has performed with several other theatre companies throughout the East Bay region. Michael is a U. S. Navy veteran and has retired from a 35 year career in building and automation management. In addition to the theatre he enjoys gardening, reading and being with his wife, Teresa. They have lived in Pittsburg since 1989 and have three adult children and a playful cat.