Ellen Weiss (Co-Chair)
Ellen Weiss is a composer/lyricist living in New York City. Before joining Transport Group, she served as Chairman of the Board of Theatreworks/USA.
Mary Ellen Ashley
Mary Ellen Ashley is an actress and producer living in New York City. As an actress, she appeared in the original production of Annie Get Your Gun opposite Ethel Merman and as a producer, her credits include Angels In America and Marlene.
Anne L. Bernstein
Anne L. Bernstein is a Broadway and film producer whose credits include Marlene and the award-winning documentary, Broadway’s The Golden Age.
Irene Carney
Irene Carney is an educator in Richmond, Virginia where she heads The Sabot School – a progressive program of Early Childhood Education. She has also served as a Trustee of The Richmond Montessori School and as Founding Chair of the Board of Directors of Orchard House School – an innovative middle school for girls.
Jack Cummings III
Jack Cummings III co-founded Transport Group and serves as its Artistic Director. He received his BA in International Relations from The College of WIlliam and Mary and his MFA. in Directing from The University of Virginia. He is married to actress Barbara Walsh.
Leonard Elfenbein
Leonard Elfenbein has more than 35 years professional experience in telecommunications and information technology. He is currently Chairman and President of LYNX Network Services, Inc., a company he has headed for the past 26 years.
Reginald Fairchild
Reginald Fairchild is a Senior Vice President with Sotheby’s International Realty.
Lori Fineman
Lori Fineman graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a BS in Economics and a BA in English and Theatre Arts. While living in Philadelphia, she served as the Executive Director of the only National Women’s Theatre Festival and worked as a systems analyst for Andersen Consulting. Lori also serves on the board of the Jewish Community Project of Lower Manhattan, an organization that develops educational and social programming for families living downtown. Lori currently serves as Transport Group's Executive Director.
Jacki Barlia Florin
Jacki Barlia Florin is a Managing Partner (Davelle LLC). Producer All About Us, a new musical by Kander & Ebb with a book by Joseph Stein based on the play The Skin of Our Teeth by Thornton Wilder. All About Us premiered at The Westport Country Playhouse in April 2007. Other productions include: The Wedding Singer, Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life, Brooklyn, the musical, The Drowsy Chaperone, and the national tour of Eve Ensler's The Good Body. Associate Producer of the following: Fanny Hill, the musical (The York Theatre), Newsical, the musical, the 50th and 51st Drama Desk Awards. Ms. Florin is a graduate of Emerson College and the Commercial Theatre Institute. She was a member of the Board of Directors of The Flea Theatre from 2004 untl 2007 and is currently on the board of The Amercian Friends of The Rabin Medical Center. Ms. Florin enjoys two wonderful children with her husband and extended family.
Barbara Freitag
Barbara Freitag is an associate producer/investor in many Broadway shows including: The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife, The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?, and Caroline, or Change. Her current project is the Tony Award-winning The Drowsy Chaperone with producer Kevin McCollum.
Francesca James
Francesca James has five daytime Emmy Awards and was the first person in the history of daytime drama to travel the distance from acting to directing to executive producing, receiving Emmy Award nominations in all three disciplines. She began her professional life acting in the theatre.
Yael Jekogian
Yael Jekogian is a fund-raising consultant to not-for-profit organizations. Previously, she served as Director of Development for Women's Way, a women's funding federation in Philadelphia. Prior to her fundraising career, Yael practiced as an environmental engineer with environmental insurance companies and environmental consulting firms, focusing on contaminated property remediation, environmental compliance, and landfill design.
Tom Koltis
Tom Koltis is a lawyer with Covanta Energy, focusing on corporate finance and corporate acquisitions.
Joanna Lipman
Joanna Lipman currently lives in Memphis, Tennessee where she started her own business named Femme Sud, specializing in custom made handbags and jewelry. While living in New York, she served as the Head of Research for the Monitor Group, a management consulting firm.
Scott Manville
Scott Manville is a Senior Vice President of Computer Services for U.S. Trust Company, where he has spent his entire career.
Rory Stanton
Rory Stanton is the Finance Director for Conde Nast Portfolio magazine.
