Board of Directors

Executive Committee

Kanisha Turay, Board Chair

Chief of Staff Office of the VP Total Rewards – PG&E

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Kanisha Turay is an accomplished Chief of Staff with over 20 years of experience in the utility industry. She brings extensive leadership expertise in managing cross-functional teams, fostering collaboration between staff and union partners, and driving strategic alignment. Known for inspiring innovation, advancing process improvements, and promoting a culture of safety accountability, Kanisha consistently delivers organizational impact.

She completed executive leadership studies at the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business and has led several high-profile, executive-level process improvement initiatives. Kanisha also served as a board member for her company’s Women in Operationsnetwork, championing support for women in non-traditional roles, and was a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) ambassador, working to create equitable opportunities across the organization.

A Bay Area native raised in San Jose, Kanisha is deeply committed to community service. She plays an active leadership role in her church’s Women’s Ministry and is passionate about giving back. Outside of her professional and volunteer work, Kanisha is a lifelong enthusiast of the performing arts and a devoted Broadway musical fan. She is married with three sons; her youngest shares her love for the arts as an accomplished classical and jazz pianist.

Stacy Galaviz,Vice Chair

Sr. Labor Relations Representative – California Schools Employee Assoc.

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Joy Osborne, Secretary

Manager, Emerging Talent , SNAPCHAT 

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Joy’s 25-year career, from an elementary educator in Cupertino, California, and Tanzania, Africa to a pivotal role in tech, highlights her dedication to developing talent. At eBay, NetApp, and Palo Alto Networks, she spearheaded university recruiting programs, blending educational insights with professional development. Now at Snap Inc., Joy leads the Emerging Talent team, focusing on infusing early talent into innovation streams — demonstrating the same strategic, people-first thinking she brings to board service.
Beyond her career, Joy’s involvement with Children’s Musical Theater San Jose as a performer, alum, Board Member, and Board Chair underlines her belief in the arts as a vital force for empowering the next generation. She currently serves on the board of directors of Look What She Did!, an LA-based nonprofit that produces short films celebrating women’s accomplishments, and recently launched “She Did What?”, a companion podcast where she hosts conversations with guests about each film.
Joy remains deeply connected to the arts community that shaped her and is passionate about continuing to champion organizations — like CMTSJ — that use theater to build confidence and opportunity for young people.
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Lee Wilcox, Treasurer

Assistant City Manager, City of San José

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Lee has a significant range of government experience and holds strong partnerships in the community and within the City of San José organization. In his current role as Assistant City Manager and Chief Operating Officer, he works with the City Manager through the coordination and engagement of departments to carry out City Council policy direction and ensure service delivery goals. In his current portfolio he oversees all public safety departments as well strategic support functions.

Lee has also been a Deputy City Manager with portfolios consisting of environmental and utility services, as well as, transportation and aviation city service areas, which include the Community Energy, Environmental Services, Airport, and Transportation departments. In addition, he simultaneously served as Co-Director of the City’s Emergency Operations Center during the City’s COVID-19 pandemic response.

Lee has previously held the position of the City Manager’s Chief of Staff and Director of the City Manager’s Office of Administration, Policy, and Intergovernmental Relations. Before these positions, Lee spent time as the Budget Director for the Mayor’s Office, as an Assistant to the City Manager, and as a Senior Executive Analyst in the City Manager’s Office of Economic Development working on downtown issues. He began his City Hall career as the Chief of Staff for the Office of former Councilmember Nancy Pyle. Lee also spent time in Sacramento serving as a Legislative Aide.

Born and raised in San José, Lee holds a Master of Public Administration in public policy and administration in local government from the University of Colorado, Denver and a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Sonoma State University. He also holds a certificate in local government management and leadership from Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government.

Members at Large

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Alina Fu

Senior Director, Microsoft Copilot + Azure Platform  

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Alina Fu is a product marketing and technology leader with more than 20 years of experience driving go-to-market strategy, competitive differentiation, and business growth across enterprise software and cloud platforms. She currently leads competitive strategy and sales enablement for Microsoft 365 Copilot, where she helps shape Microsoft’s AI narrative and market positioning. Previously, she led key areas for Copilot product marketing in storytelling, adoption, and product growth. She pioneered Microsoft’s side-by-side competitive comparison initiative. Prior to Microsoft, Alina held leadership roles at Google Cloud and G2, building high-performing teams focused on customer insights, product marketing, and growth strategy. She has also held positions across SharePoint, Office, Xbox, and Viva during her tenure at Microsoft. With a strong reputation as an empathic leader and creative problem solver, Alina leads with a strategic vision and delivers quantifiable business impact.

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Alex Whitworth

Partner, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP

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Alex grew up in San Jose and is a proud CMT alum and supporter. After attending UCSB and Duke Law, she traded the stage for the courtroom, where she uses the public speaking skills, confidence, and on-your-feet thinking that she learned at CMT every day. She is a litigation partner at the international law firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, where she represents individuals and corporations in a broad array of complex disputes. Community involvement is also important to Alex, and she spends many hours volunteering at her children’s school and with the PARCA Auxiliary—a nonprofit raising funds for people with developmental disabilities. When not litigating or volunteering, Alex can be found chasing her three young children around the Peninsula, where her family resides.

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Michael Pereira

Corporate Real Estate and Workplace Executive

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Michael is a forward-thinking Workplace Executive with over 20 years of experience in corporate real estate, capital projects and facilities management. He’s led workplace teams at companies such as Polycom, Cisco and Samsung, winning multiple CEO Awards through cultural innovation and customer-focused hospitality.

He is passionate about creating global spaces with a “Disney/Four Seasons” level experience to attract / retain the best talent and support company success.

Michael likes to give back to the community, by volunteering for the Bay Area Big Brothers Big Sisters organization and serve on the non-profit board at the Children’s Musical Theater of San Jose. He is member of the Northern California Chapter of CoreNet, the Project Management Institute, International Facilities Management Association, and International Asset Management Council.

Kikau Alvaro

Kikau Alvaro

Artistic Director – CMT San Jose

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Kikau Alvaro is thrilled to be the new Artistic Director of CMTSJ. He returns to San Jose with his husband Derrick and puppy Boggnes after several years on the East Coast.

At CMTSJ, he worked on the following shows over the years: The Who’s Tommy, Secret Garden, The Drowsy Chaperone, Chicago, A Chorus Line, Oklahoma!, Babes in Arms, Once on This Island, Avenue Q, Annie Warbucks, and West Side Story.

This past year Kikau taught musical theater students at Marymount Manhattan in New York City. Previously, he was an Associate Professor and Program Director of Musical Theater at University of the Arts in Philadelphia. He served as the Associate Artistic Director of the Virginia Repertory Theatre and was the head of Musical Theatre at Virginia Commonwealth University where he directed and choreographed Little Shop of Horrors, Into the Woods, Monty Python’s Spamalot, and Spring Awakening on the Raymond Hodges Stage; as well as Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Something Wonderful, a collaboration between the Music and Theatre departments at the Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall.

At Virginia Repertory Theatre, Alvaro directed and choreographed A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (Richmond Theatre Critics Circle nominee for Best Direction: Musical), and The Wiz (RTCC award winner for Best Choreography, 2019); additionally, he choreographed Atlantis: a New Musical (World Premiere – RTCC nominee for Best Choreography), was the Associate Director of In the Heights, and Associate Director and Choreographer of Fun Home, a co-production with Virginia Rep and Cadence Theatre Company.  He also provided direction or choreography for Theatreworks Silicon Valley in Palo Alto, CA for productions:  Big River, [title of show], and The Trouble With Doug.  Some of his other favorites include: Shrek, and Guys and Dolls (Diablo Theatre Center in Walnut Creek, CA—Shellie Award Nominations for Direction and Choreography); Fiddler on the Roof, Anything Goes, and Oklahoma! at Cabrillo Stage in Aptos, CA, Lysistrata Jones (Pace University), and Urinetown (San Jose State University and University of the Arts).

Alvaro earned his MFA in musical theatre from San Diego State University and his BA in theatre with an emphasis in directing from San Jose State University.  Kikau is an Associate Member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC) and served as the VP of Conferences for Musical Theatre Educators Alliance (MTEA).

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Kimberly Mulcahy

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Kimberly’s career has been centered on business and organizational development in both public and private sectors. Her focus has included community building, child development and health and wellness. With over 30 years of involvement in the Bay Area Community, Kimberly has a deep commitment to this region.
One of her core beliefs is in the significance of art in fostering creativity and cultivating a lifelong approach to thinking and learning. She recognizes that creativity extends beyond traditional artistic expression.
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Josh Levine

Vice President of Global Operations, Quality and Compliance for Exponential Technology Group (XTG)

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Josh is the Vice President of Global Operations, Quality and Compliance for Exponential Technology Group (XTG). XTG is part of TTI Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway Company. XTG is a collection of technology companies including RFMW, Braemac, Changnam and Connected Development. Fortunate enough to grow up in the shadow of Broadway on Long Island, Josh has been going to the theatre as long as he can remember and performed in school and camp productions.  Favorite roles include Tom Thumb in Barnum and Danny Zuko in Grease. His favorite current role is ‘dad’ and lives in Morgan Hill with his wife Sarah and their son, recent Broadway actor Reese. Realizing the impact that the arts can have on children growing up- whether they are up on stage, behind the scenes or in the audience- Josh is excited to be part of an organization that shares and exemplifies this vision.

Carter Skeath

President, V10 Entertainment

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Carter is a CMT alum and enthusiastic supporter of the organization.

Currently President of V10 Enterainment in Los Angeles, Carter is a dynamic senior level media executive with over 12 years experience negotiating complex rights agreements in Traditional and Digital media. He recently graduated with an MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management. His expertise include media market assessment, strategy implementation, launching profitable organic ventures and financial modeling.

He has an entrepreneurial drive, a passion for problem solving, and a proven track record of driving high percent increases against benchmark revenues.

Dipti Arora

CircleCI – VP of Finance

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Dipti is a senior finance professional with over 15 years’ experience in finance and accounting. She currently heads the financial planning and analysis team at Circle Cl. She began her career in public accounting and has held various accounting and finance roles across the globe. She holds an MBA from the Rochester Institute of Technology.

Dipti was born and raised in Zambia, Southern Africa, and moved to the US for graduate school. Music and dance have been an integral part of her African upbringing from being in the choir in elementary school, pursuing piano and voice in high school, and choreographing ethnic dances for charity events over the years. Dipti is married with an inquisitive and boisterous eight-year-old boy who has the same passion and enthusiasm for performing arts. She hopes for him to be a part of CMT in the near future.

Erez Yereslove

Chief Marketing Officer, Culture Partners

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Erez Yereslove is a dynamic and creative marketing executive with Fortune 500 leadership experience in companies including The Walt Disney Company, NBCUniversal, Fox, eBay, and eHarmony. He has more than 25 years of success in driving significant business growth through the development, design, and execution of comprehensive marketing strategies, campaigns, and brands.

Throughout his career, Erez has combined innovative and creative thinking with data-driven demand generation and a customer-focused approach to drive top- and bottom-line results. Prior to joining Culture Partners, he served as the CMO at Globality and TIFIN, the COO of Marketing at eBay, and in various leadership roles at The Walt Disney Company, Fox, and eHarmony.

Erez’s career has been dedicated to developing brands that make a positive impact on the world and people. He’s therefore incredibly passionate and committed to the Culture Partners purpose of unleashing the power of culture to impact millions of people and businesses to reach their full potential.

Erez earned his MBA from the University of Southern California and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Haifa. 

Originally from Israel, Erez lives in San Jose, California with his family. Erez loves traveling around the US and the world to experience all views and cultures, exercising (cycling, jogging, and swimming are favorites), creative writing, and creative cooking.

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Pamela Mehta

Practice Owner & Founder, Resilience Orthopedics

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Dr. Pamela Mehta has had a stellar career, earning multiple accolades and training under some of the top innovators of modern orthopedic surgery. She is an expert in the treatment of sports injuries and joint arthritis, and specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of all orthopedic conditions.  

After her stint in New York, Dr. Mehta moved back to California, and after five years working as an orthopedic surgeon for a large healthcare organization, decided to establish her own private practice – Resilience Orthopedics. 

Dr. Mehta is a recreational athlete who understands the impact of muscle, tendon, and joint pains on your daily life. She trains vigorously to keep up with her husband, two young sons, and toddler daughter. They love to explore the outdoors, whether that’s splashing around at the Santa Cruz beaches, hiking the trails of the Los Gatos mountains, or skiing in Tahoe. 

Dana Zell

Dana Zell

Managing Director – CMT San Jose

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Dana is a CMT San Jose alumna and is thrilled part CMT family in a leadership role. As Managing Director she brings with her more than twenty years of theatrical management and marketing experience.

Previous clients include the Broadway touring production of Wicked, Disney Theatrical Productions (Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, Aida), Broadway touring productions of Hairspray and Contact, The Roundabout Theatre Company, and the Vineyard Theatre. She also served as Marketing Director for CMT from 2003 to 2005.

Dana holds a BA in Communications from University of California, San Diego and an MFA in Theater Management from Brooklyn College. In 2017, she joined the board of Team San Jose.