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Laura Penn is currently the Executive Director of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC) and has spent the last 25 years of her career in theatre management, working as the Managing Director of Intiman Theatre, the Associate Managing Director of Seattle Repertory Theatre, and the Assistant Subscription Manager of Arena Stage. Penn has been a guest lecturer at institutions such as Columbia University, Yale University, Brooklyn College, University of Washington, and the National Theatre Institute, and has served on panels for The Dramatists Guild, USITT, TCG, the Commercial Theatre Institute, KCACTF, and Seattle’s Forum on Race. Penn is an active member of the Administration Committee for the Tony Awards, a Tony Voter, a nominator for the Astaire Awards, a leading member of the Coalition of Broadway Unions and Guilds (COBUG), and an Advisory Board Member for Spotlight on Broadway. Additionally, Penn is a founder and co-Chair of Broadway Salutes, an annual event celebrating Broadway artists. In 2013, she received the Encore Community Services Award for contributions to the betterment of the Times Square community.