Anita Heiskell
D. Wambui Richardson
(817) 219-5557
jubileetheatre.org
Engagement Phases
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Phase One
Governance Foundation
Complete
January – March 2026
Deliverables
- ✓Kickoff call held
- ✓Board Essentials Packet [updated roles & expectations, mission/vision reaffirmation, Code of Ethics]
- ✓Board Inventory & Gap Analysis completed
- ✓Amended & Restated Bylaws [fully modernization]
- ✓Bylaws and policy adoption [materials and adoption script delivered]
- ✓Governance policies updated [created Inclusive Artist & Patron Accommodation policies]
- ✓Missing minutes (2024–2025) resolution memo
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Phase Two
Capacity & Sustainability
Active
March – June 2026
Deliverables
- ✓Funder & Patron Reconnection Plan [60-day Non-Santa Approach with outreach templates and tracker]
- ✓Capacity & Sustainability Plan [pay vs. non-pay structure, staff load map, internship/fellowship pipeline]
- ✓Board Member Expectations document [delivered for President]
- →Job description & vetting framework for next Managing Director or development role
- →Board Book starter & orientation process (parallel project)
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Phase Three
Strategic Positioning & Community Integration
Upcoming
June – August 2026
Deliverables
- ○Community Reintroduction Plan
- ○90-Day Action Plan with KPIs, scorecards, and simple metrics for tracking progress
- ○Impact Report Metrics
- ○Engagement wrap-up session and handoff documentation
Advisory Flags & Notes
Missing Board Minutes (2024–2025)
No formal record of board action exists for this period. A resolution memo acknowledging the gap and committing to going-forward compliance is required before further governance items are finalized.
Critical — Addressed in Phase 1
VP & Arts Expertise Succession
Joe Allen Brown rotates off the board in August 2026, taking the organization's only Subject-Matter-Expert-level arts and theater knowledge, and the informal Texas Wesleyan facility relationship, with him.
Critical — Address in Phase 1–2
Two Outstanding Board Responses
Dr. Charles Langham and Arveda Lewis have not completed the board inventory and gap analysis form. The current skills and capacity picture reflects only 4 of 6 board members.
Caution — Address in Phase 1
Fiscal Year Transition
The newly adopted bylaws move Jubilee's fiscal year from September–August to January–December. This may trigger a short-year tax filing and should be confirmed with the organization's accountant.
Info — Addressed in Phase 1–2
Development & Grants Capacity Gap
Jubilee currently has no dedicated staff or contract resource for fundraising or grants management. This is the organization's single greatest sustainability risk and the top recommended near-term hire.
Info — Asset to Build On
Sundance Square Renewal Opportunity
An upcoming renewal and stakeholder conversation gives the Phase 3 impact metrics work immediate, practical application beyond internal planning.
Info — Opportunity Ahead
Board of Directors — Current Roster
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Anita Heiskell
Board President
Self-identified governance as a personal growth priority
JB
Joe Allen Brown
Vice President
Succession needed
SM
SaJade Miller
Board Member
Strength across finance, governance, and fundraising
MS
Misha Sturns
Board Member
Strength in communications and community connectors
DL
Dr. Charles Langham
Board Member
Gap analysis response outstanding
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Arveda Lewis
Board Member
Gap analysis response outstanding