Savannah Cathers bio:

Savannah Cathers has a passion for mission-driven work. With a strong background in live theatre and opera production, she learned to appreciate the power of collaboration and innovation in achieving a common goal. She holds an MS in Nonprofit Management from Columbia University and has held various positions throughout her career that have allowed her to grow and develop her skills. 

Savannah has held many roles throughout her career, each providing a generous opportunity for growth. In her previous role, she was the Management Associate at Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, GA. There she helped with the theatre's transformative diversity, equity, and inclusion work for the community. She also maintained program budgets, union agreements, and strategic partnerships with producers to bring new and exciting work to Atlanta audiences. 

Savannah has recently moved from Atlanta, GA, to Chestnut Hill, PA. She is now an Associate Director at CCS Fundraising, where she works with all types of nonprofits from various states and sectors to bolster their fundraising efforts and propel their missions forward.

In her spare time, Savannah enjoys a good brunch and tending to her many houseplants.  

Shaunda McDill's bio: 

Shaunda Miles McDill joined The Heinz Endowments in October 2017 as the Creativity Strategic Area’s Arts & Culture program officer, after more than a decade of nonprofit executive and arts management experience. Most recently, she was a publicist for the Blake Zidell and Associates, a Brooklyn-based public relations firm representing artists, arts institutions and festivals.

Shaunda has worked for theater companies across the country, including The Goodman Theatre of Chicago, Second Stage Theatre, Yale Repertory Theatre, Pasadena Playhouse and Cornerstone Theater Company. She also founded demaskus, a nonprofit, service-oriented collective of artists and administrators who produce theatrical projects sharing stories of the marginalized.

In Pittsburgh, Shaunda served as vice president of programming and cultivation at the August Wilson Center for African American Culture, where she managed all artistic and educational programs, and oversaw a $1 million programming budget. As the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s director of public relations, she headed both national and local public relations campaigns, including the North American premiere of Florentijn Hofman’s Rubber Duck Project, which generated more than $10 million in direct spending in the city.

Shaunda has an undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College, where she studied under Pulitzer winner August Wilson, and an MFA in theater management from Yale University’s School of Drama. She is a member of several local and national organizations and boards.