Avalon Theatre Advisory Committee

This volunteer board acts to enhance and further the functional, aesthetic and cultural value of the Avalon Theatre. One of its principal missions is the coordination of key stakeholders and Theatre user groups. The Committee strives to direct the operations of the Theatre so that it functions in a financially responsible way and continues to meet the needs of the users and the City.

The membership consist of four at-large members along with representatives from the Downtown Development Authority, the Avalon Foundation Board and the Cinema at the Avalon Board. The City Council looks for expertise for the at-large members in the following areas: Marketing/Business Management/Tourism/Event Management, Fund Raising/Capital Improvement Management/Grant Writing, Arts Community/Historic Preservation/Cultural Influences or a Citizen/Avalon Patron. Terms are for three years. The board meetings are the third Tuesday of the month at 7:30 a.m.

You may apply to serve on this board by submitting a letter of interest accompanied by an application and brief resume addressed to the Grand Junction City Council, c/o the City Clerk, 250 N. 5th Street, Grand Junction, CO 81501. (click here for application)

Terms are for three years (after the initial terms to stagger members).

Committee Members:

Greer Taylor Term: 7/16/08 through 6/30/2010

André van Schaften Term: 7/18/07 through 6/30/2010*

Stephen Thoms Term: 7/16/08 through 6/30/09

Ron Beach Term: 7/5/06 through 6/30/09

Kathy Jordan (Avalon Theatre Foundation Board Representative) Term: 7/16/08 through 6/30/11

Patti Hoff (Downtown Development Authority Representative) Term: 7/16/08 through 6/30/11

Stephan Schweissing (Cinema at the Avalon Board Representative) Term: 7/5/06 through 6/30/09