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SAN FRANCISCO – Theatre Bay Area, the largest regional theatre services organization in the nation, has named Cate Foltin as executive director following a nationwide search. 

Board President Derek Covert said in a press release that the board selected Foltin because of her “demonstrated passion for theatre and dedication to and knowledge of the field.” 

Foltin, 40, assumes her new position June 26. She brings more than 10 years experience in fund-raising at the local, state and national levels. She spent five years as a legislative analyst for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in Washington, D.C., and six years as executive director of Stagecrafters Baldwin Theatre, a large community theatre in Royal Oak, Mich. 

“What attracted me to the job was that TBA has a great reputation as a service organization serving a range of theatres from the smallest to the largest, over a wide geographic area,” Foltin said in a press release. “It presents a whole array of opportunities and challenges.” 

She replaces Sabrina Klein, who resigned after five years to take on a new position as executive director of Julia Morgan Center for the Arts. 

Theatre Bay Area, founded in 1976, has 330 member companies and 3,200 individual members. For more information on TBA, visit www.theatrebayarea.org.