Board of Directors
The Theater’s diverse Board of Directors ranges in skills and backgrounds, with many sharing perspectives from global experiences seasoned by business expertise and/or international roots. As the governing body, they are dedicated volunteers committed to Theater and its mission.
Renato Bacchi, Treasurer
Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer of Alcoa Corporation, Renato Bacchi advances the financial expertise of the Theater’s governance. Renato also further expands the multi-culturalism on the theater’s Board of Directors to include South America.
In over 25 years of working with Alcoa in different locations, Renato has held various leadership positions in finance, sales, procurement, energy, strategy and innovation, serving as Alcoa’s Global Treasurer from 2016 to 2022.
Currently, he leads Alcoa’s worldwide commercial strategy, including sales, marketing, procurement, supply chain, energy and breakthrough technologies. He is a member of the Alcoa’s Executive Team and Eagle Executive Sponsor (Alcoa’s inclusion, diversity, and equity (IDE) program to promote an inclusive and welcoming culture for the LGBTQIA+ community).
Renato has completed and passed all three levels of the Chartered Financial Analyst certification, completed the Advanced Management Program 196 at Harvard Business School, earned an MBA from Ibmec University in Brazil and received a degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of São Paulo.
Harvey “Frzy” Daniels
A 2018 Emmy Award winner, Harvey “Frzy” Daniels is a 2020 Guinness World Record holder and 2020 a member of The Recording Academy/Grammys.
Frzy was introduced to The Lindsay Theater in 2019 on a scouting visit for a music video he later shot there. An East Liberty native, Frzy says one of his proudest moments was performing his Emmy-winning, original hip hop version of A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. The segment broke ratings records for PBS/WQED in a tribute to the 50th anniversary of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. This accomplishment led to Jan. 11, 2019, being proclaimed Frzy Day in Allegheny County.
The writer and artist jumpstarted his career by winning notable rap battles and now owns a national performance resume that includes Nelly/Naughty by Nature, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Machine Gun Kelly, Wale and many more. He is also a spokesman for the Subway Melt and the face of Steve Madden’s Self-Made national campaign.
In addition to writing and performing, Frzy spends time focused on the development of young artists and other charitable causes. He has addressed students at Harvard Law, Berklee College of Music and Carnegie Mellon University, as well as at area high schools. He belongs to the Artists Initiative Against Hunger and Poverty, part of the charity WhyHunger, supported by Bruce Springsteen, Carlos Santana, K. Michelle and many others. In 2018, Frzy headlined a sold-out benefit Concert for Unity that raised $50,000 for the Tree of Life Synagogue, along with Dan+Shay and in collaboration with Warner Brothers Entertainment and STAR 100.7 FM.
Frzy regularly celebrates the achievements of students involved in The Lindsay’s Cinema Maker Sessions.
Brian F. Duggan, President
Brian F. Duggan, a Board Member of Dorman Trading, a subsidiary of Miami International Holdings, has built an illustrious career in the financial industry, providing services for professional trading and investment firms. Brian formerly served as president of ClearList LLC and a managing member of Woodland & West LLC investing and consulting firms. As a former minority owner/board member of Apex Clearing Corp., his work focused on fintech firm startups including Robinhood, Stash, Wealthfront and Betterment. Previously he served as managing director of Goldman Sachs Execution and Clearing, which employed 2,000 staff members globally, assisted leading financial organizations, banks and broker dealers, and produced annual revenue of more than $1 billion by the time he retired in 2011. Because of his appreciation for film, Brian has generously shared his know-how and leadership with The Lindsay. Past president of the Allegheny Country Club, he has been very supportive of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Pittsburgh Symphony, Pittsburgh Promise and the Chautauqua Lake Sailing Association. A graduate of Miami University of Ohio, he and his wife, Carol, reside with their four children in Sewickley.Alyssa Hanna Falarski
Alyssa Hanna Falarski brings a wealth of experiences and a commitment to giving back to The Lindsay Board. Marketing and client relationship manager for the independent, certified public accounting firm Louis Plung & Co., she served as former business development advisor for Totum Realty Advisors, with a focus on startups. Prior to that, Alyssa was former production and property manager of 31st Street Studios, administering and coordinating productions on the 300,000-square-foot property, including Oscar-winning Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and Fences, The Pale Blue Eye, A League of Their Own, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood; cable offerings such as Mindhunters and One Dollar; and the TV series Outsiders. Also a former administrator, writer and production member for National Geographic Channels, she started her career in broadcast news, as an engineer at WPXI and news anchor at WCN-TV in New Wilmington, PA. Early in her career, Falarski produced a documentary about the treatment of women from different religious backgrounds in the Middle East, which was featured on PBS and at film festivals.
A former member of the National Association of Industrial and the Office Realtors Developing Leaders Committee, she served on the Strip District Neighbors executive team and remains active on the Westminster College Alumni Council, the Pittsburgh Chapter of the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League and Academic Year in America, which places foreign exchange students with host families.
Lindsay Fouse-Hopkins
Lindsay Sherwood Fouse-Hopkins, with deep family roots in Beaver County, is a longtime patron at The Lindsay and brings her passion for the arts to the Board.
Fouse-Hopkins began her legal career at Clark Hill and was elevated to Member in 2025. In her practice, she represents companies in complex commercial litigation in the areas of contracts, commercial real estate, and corporate compliance. She also counsels multinational generic pharmaceutical manufacturers, healthcare and technology companies through internal investigations, white collar criminal and civil litigation and antitrust proceedings. She is a member of the firm’s Leadership Forum, the Commercial Real Estate Industry Team and its Recruiting Committee through which she co-chairs the firm’s summer associate program.
Fouse-Hopkins also participates in BOLD as an office co-chair, which is an initiative that promotes the professional growth of women in the firm, the legal industry, and the global business community and founded and leads the firm’s Pittsburgh pro bono Name Change Project, providing free legal name change services to low-income transgender individuals.
Since 2017, she has been appointed to serve three terms as a Senior Member of the Hearing Committee for the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Fouse-Hopkins was honored to be named to the American Bar Association’s On the Rise—Top 40 Young Lawyers list, which recognizes high achievement, innovation, vision, leadership, and legal and community service.
Beyond volunteerism around legal matters, Fouse-Hopkins also serves on the Board of Trustees for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society as well as the Board of Directors of the Edgeworth Club. She and her husband, Greg, live in Sewickley.
Brian Jeffe
Longtime civic leader Brian Jeffe, a partner at Seubert & Associates, has been actively volunteering for over 30 years across the Quaker Valley.
Mayor of Sewickley from 2009 to 2020, he served as the borough’s longest tenured mayor in more than 80 years, overseeing unprecedented growth in the town’s business district.
Brian’s hands-on volunteerism has impacted community initiatives such as the Mary Roberts Rinehart Nature Park, Sewickley Memorial Day Parade Committee and the Woodland Swim Club. He also has served as president of the Quaker Valley Recreation Association and has coached various youth sports.
A cinephile most of his life, Jeffe has regularly attended films at The Lindsay since its 2017 opening. He and his wife, Kate, have lived since 1987 in Sewickley, where they raised five children.
Susan Kaminski, Vice President
Susan Kaminski has made a science of making positive changes, first in the corporate world, then in her community. She studied physics at Clemson University, worked as a staff scientist at the MIT Lincoln Lab, then at Polaroid. Her professional life turned toward customer and employee service at Applied Materials, a high-tech giant in semiconductors and chips. After moving from engineering into executive management roles, Susan retired in 2001.
Now a professional consultant, Susan supports small companies during startup—and has volunteered as a past partner and past board chair of Pittsburgh Social Venture Partners. Children’s causes are top-tier with Susan, who co-founded and co-chaired Youth Connect, served as president of the Child Health Association of Sewickley and the boards of Allies for Children, Nurture PA and Sewickley Valley YMCA. She also sits on the Fern Hollow Nature Center board and the advisory board for Sweetwater Center for the Arts and is a weekly Meals on Wheels volunteer.
A mother of three, she and husband Greg live in Sewickley.
Carla Smith Nash
Carla Smith Nash, executive director of the Quaker Valley’s Union Aid Society, has more than 25 years of experience in nonprofit leadership, management consulting, executive coaching and financial processes.
In leading the Union Aid Society, Carla is responsible for the organization’s financial aid disbursements as well as community and funding partnerships. She has served as a senior project manager and executive coach for Whirlwind Technologies, a multi-million-dollar firm in the metro Washington, D.C. area, and launched and operates an executive coaching business in the Mid-Atlantic region. Prior to this work, Carla was a director, project manager and performance reviewer for consulting firms in the DC area, managing information technology and financial systems. Additionally, she served as a financial systems consultant for KPMG, one of the “Big Four” accounting firms.
Executive director of the Quaker Valley’s Union Aid Society, Carla brings more than 25 years of experience in nonprofit leadership, management consulting, executive coaching and financial processes. Formerly senior project manager and executive coach for Whirlwind Technologies, a multi-million-dollar firm in the metro Washington, D.C. area, Carla launched and operates an executive coaching business in the Mid-Atlantic region; formerly a director, project manager and performance reviewer, managing information technology and financial systems for consulting firms in the DC area; former financial systems consultant for KPMG, a “Big Four” accounting firm. The Sewickley resident also has volunteered her skills to the Sewickley Community Center and Path to Greatness.
Carla volunteers her financial skills to the Sewickley Community Center and has been involved with Path to Greatness.
Paul O’Neill
Paul O’Neill is the managing member of the O’Neill Alpha Fund, which handles assets in excess of $100M and has outperformed the S&P 500 by 30 percent (net of fees) since its inception in 2007. Now he serves as an advisor for Value Capture LLC, a healthcare consulting firm he co-founded in 2005 as its managing director.
Also managing director of O’Neill Advisory Services since its inception in 2004, Paul advises high-net worth individuals and family offices on their investments. For a decade, Paul has held various leadership positions at The Ayco Company LP, a Goldman Sachs company. A partner since 1996, he served as a financial advisor and staff attorney before advancing to Ayco’s vice president of counseling, with the primary responsibility of advising CEOs, senior executives at Fortune 500 companies and high-net worth individuals.
Paul started his career as an associate attorney at Buchanan Ingersoll, joining the firm after graduating from Hofstra University’s School of Law in 1990. He earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from Northern University (cum laude)—and has made a point to extend his talents to nonprofits.
A trustee of the Gerald R. Ford Foundation, Paul serves on several community boards besides the theater, including the Sen. John Heinz History Center. Paul, wife Celine and sons Reils and Jackson are all regular movie goers.
Janis Pereira, Secretary
Jan Pereira merges her industrial training and organizational skills with cause-oriented volunteer efforts at The Lindsay and beyond.
Jan earned a BS in industrial education degree from Texas A&M, wrote training and safety programs for building trades, construction, the oil industry and food service, then moved into executive development for Great Tool Co. An operations auditor for Houston Industries power, she completed efficiency studies, reorganizations and succession planning.
Since her college years, Jan has followed her heart for volunteer work, starting with a Habitat-like home improvement mission and remaining active for years as a Big Sister. In 1996, she “retired” from industry, when she and husband Marc moved to Brazil. For six years, she dedicated herself to enhancing the quality of life for Brazil’s impoverished youth, bolstering more than 30 organizations, from fundraising to assist schools for the blind and their students, providing wheelchairs for those in need, and improving girls’ organizations and American-style Little League.
With two children and a move to Sewickley in 2002, Jan was a local sports booster and Scout leader, but also volunteered with the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, the Child Health Association of Sewickley and the Lupus Foundation (an ongoing cause). She also supports Team Tassy, a nonprofit that prepares and places Haitians into jobs with on-the-ground training.
Formerly Construction Chair of The Theater, Jan continues to oversee The Lindsay’s facilities management.
Alexis Corry Kappel
Alexis is a designer, photographer, and entrepreneur with a passion for creativity and community. She is the founder of Alexis Co., a knitwear brand that honors traditional craftsmanship, and co-owner of a creative consulting company. Her knitwear has been celebrated in British Vogue and many other publications for her ethical and sustainable business practices and design. Her passion for storytelling through photography, writing and design has brought her all over the world to work with like-minded individuals and businesses of all kinds.
Alexis serves as the point person for the Corry Family Foundation, which supports children and young adults navigating life-changing challenges, and sponsors the naming rights of the Theater as tribute to her late younger sister, Lindsay.
Alexis lives in Sewickley with her husband, Zachary, and their family. A former Board Member of the Sewickley Chamber of Commerce, she also served as social media manager.
