Act One Guild Adds Six New Members
Guild Focused on Raising Funds for PACE
Contact:
Cheryl Engstrom, for PACE, 425.487.0682, 
BELLEVUE, WA (Oct. 15, 2007) – The volunteers of Act One Guild for Performing Arts Center Eastside (PACE) promote the mission of PACE through their philanthropic endeavors. The Guild announced today that six new members have joined the Guild: Karen Dunn, Diane Cain Fiduccia, Susie Hino, Cheryl Wroth Stein, Janis Wold and Carole Woosley.
Since its inception, the Guild has raised more than $500,000 for PACE, and is expected to add to that total at the sold-out 2007 Candlelight Dinner Dance – "Come Dance With The Stars" set for November 3, 2007 at 6 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue.
Karen Dunn is an interior designer with her own private practice. She is a member of the Northwest Society of Interior Designers; she serves on the Education Committee for Washington Women's Foundation; and is a board member of Women of Washington. She also serves as Hospitality Chair for the Northwest Region of the Metropolitan Opera National Council.
Diane Cain Fiduccia, after many years teaching, now serves on the boards for National Charity League, Kappa Kappa Gamma Alumnae Association, Junior League, Overlake Service League, SAMS (Seattle Art Museum Supporters), and other local charities. She created the docent program for Barclay Theater in Irvine, California.
Susie Hino is an experienced marketing and sales professional. Currently with Ignition Wireless, she previously managed events for Richmont Direct, created the Unsung Hero program at Woodinville High School, established the first PTSA program for Timbercrest Junior High School and held offices with nonprofit organizations including Lake Washington Kappa Kappa Gamma Alumni Association and YMCA, where she established the Cross Culture Program.
Cheryl Wroth Stein, originally from St. Louis, taught school for many years before taking a position at Accenture in global marketing. Her volunteer work includes chairmanships and board memberships for The Arts and Education Council, St. Louis Art Museum Friends Board, Humane Society Friends Board, and The Sheldon Theatre Board. She is also active at Washington University in St. Louis, and is now on the board of Overlake Service League and The National Children's Cancer Society.
Janis Wold, along with her husband Kim, owns and operates a real estate appraisal firm and a 362 unit mini-storage facility in Alaska. She is on the Board of the Bellevue Philharmonic Orchestra and is active in other nonprofit organizations in the community.
Carole Woosley spent several years with Proctor & Gamble as an account manager for QFC and has been a volunteer at Standing Ovation and the Bellevue Arts Museum. She served as an Ambassador for the Kirkland Chamber of Commerce and is an accomplished artist.
With these new additions, the Guild has grown to 42 members. Nancy Walker serves as Act One Guild president. For more information on the Act One Guild, visit www.actoneguild.org.
About Performing Arts Center Eastside:
Performing Arts Center Eastside is envisioned as a 2,000-seat premier regional center for the performing arts. Its mission is to enrich cultural life with a wide diversity of live entertainment, arts, and education. PACE will stimulate the arts region-wide; attract new audiences; heighten arts awareness and education; provide a performance home for select area arts organizations; and serve as a cultural center for the Eastside. PACE plans to open in 2010 and it will be located in downtown Bellevue on the corner of NE 10th Street and 106th Avenue NE. The Campaign For PACE has raised $22 million.