Stephen Sunderlin: President
Stephen Sunderlin is the Producing Artistic Director of Vital and a founding member.


Kirsten Berkman: Vice President
Kirsten is currently an Associate Producer with East of Doheny, a Broadway and film production company. Formally the New Works Director at the National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) and the Head of Development and Marketing Manager at The Araca Group. Before that Kirsten worked at The Lark Play Development Center as Director of Arts Learning and Community Relations and at Coleytown Middle School in Westport, CT teaching 8th Grade History. Shows she has worked on include THE WEDDING SINGER, THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE, SHOUT!, THE MOD MUSICAL, THE GOOD BODY, and NIGHT' MOTHER. She has also worked on many new shows as an independent producer. Kirsten holds a BA from Northwestern University and her Masters degree in Educational Theatre from NYU. She is on the board of Vital Theatre Company, Artfully Unforgotten and serves on the leadership counsel of The Women’s Project Theatre Company.

Wendy Myers Cambor: Member
Wendy is an Executive Director at Morgan Stanley where she is responsible for Hedge Fund Business Consulting in Prime Brokerage.  Previously at Morgan Stanley, she ran Hedge Fund Partners Operations and Global Consulting Services in the Investment Management division.  Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Wendy worked at Fidelity Investments, where she ran Business Engineering, and Andersen Consulting (Accenture), where she advised clients on business and technology strategy.  She holds a Bachelor of Science in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering from Cornell University.  She studied acting at Cornell, as well as at the British American Drama Academy, Oxford University.  She lives on the Upper West Side with her husband, Steve, and their children Stephen Wentworth (“Wenty”) and Charlotte. 

Richard Jacobson: Member
Richard works as a Senior Managing Director at Stern Capital, a family partnership. Prior to Stern Capital he was a Vice President and Managing Director in the merchant banking group of Indosuez Capital. Prior to Indosuez, he was a Vice President in the leveraged finance group of SG Cowen. Prior to SG Cowen he was an associate in the leveraged finance group of Chemical Securities, Inc. Mr. Jacobson began his career as an attorney for the law firm of Jacobs, Persinger and Parker. Richard holds a BA from Tulane University, a JD from American University Washington College of Law and an MBA from Columbia University.  He lives in NY with his wife Amy and daughters Gabrielle and Alex. They have been regulars at Vital since 2000.

If you are interested in becoming a Board Member Contact us via e-mail: office@vitaltheatre.org or call Stephen Sunderlin at 212.579.0528

Our Great Thanks To:
Sephora
American Theatre Wing
Axe-Houghton Foundation
Edith Blum Foundation
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
Byrom J. and Victoria M. Smith Family Charity
Senator Thomas Duane
Borough President Scott M. Stringer
Department of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
The JPMorganChase Regrant Fund, a project of A.R.T./NY, Parents as Arts Partners-Center for Arts Education
The League of American Theatres and Producers
New York State Council on the Arts, A State Agency
Robert Sterling Clark Foundation
for their support of Vital Voices!