Johnson Hall Board of Directors
PRESIDENT
Paul Pidgeon, West Gardiner
VICE PRESIDENT
Nancy Davis, West Gardiner
SECRETARY
Cindy Yachanin, Augusta
TREASURER
Dennis Doiron, Gardiner
Judy Abbott, West Gardiner
Dennis Carolin, Augusta
Charles Batchelder, Gardiner
Phyllis Gardiner, Gardiner
John Shaw, Gardiner
Maggie Smith, Pittston
Johnson Hall Staff
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Judy Lloyd
c/o Johnson Hall
280 Water St.
(Mail: PO Box 777)
Gardiner, ME 04345
582-7144 (W)
info@johnsonhall.org
BOOKKEEPER
Kathy Paradee
c/o Johnson Hall
280 Water St.
(Mail: PO Box 777)
Gardiner, ME 04345
582-7144 (W)
kjohnsonhall@gwi.net
ARTISTIC CONSULTANT
Denise Reehl
c/o Johnson Hall
280 Water St.
(Mail: PO Box 777)
Gardiner, ME 04345
582-7144 (W)
reehleyes@aol.com
Office Assistant: Laura Endres
Children’s Program Staff:
Theater Director: Kathleen Nation; Art Director: Laura Howe
Johnson Hall Regional Advisory Board
Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center, 2010
(Organizations for identification only)
Nick Alberding (Pine State Beverage)
Cynthia Murray-Beliveau
Cary Colwell
Richard Dyer (Dyer Associates PR)
Susan Farnsworth, Esq.
Kaye Flanagan
Wendy Hazard (University of Maine, Augusta)
Mark Johnston (Kennebec Savings Bank)
Laurie Lachance (Maine Development)
Harry Lanphear (MaineGeneral)
Alfred Lund (One Heart)
Andy MacLean (Mayor of Gardiner)
Stacey Morrison (Ganneston Construction)
Frank O’Hara (Planning Decisions)
Roger Pomerleau (NRF Distributors)
Nancy Rines (Kennebec County Commissioner)
Bill Sprague, Jr. (Sprague and Curtis Real Estate)
Peter Thompson (Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce)
Former Executive Directors of Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center:
Mott Atherholt
(President of Board, volunteer E.D.)
Sarah Fagg
Stirling Kendall
Beverly Broyles
Benny Reehl
1944-2005
We’ll Always Remember You
Benny Reehl, one of the founders of Johnson Hall, a terrific performer, producer, initiator, and mentor, passed away on Friday, February 18, 2005. Benny’s vision brought new life and a new stage to our historic Johnson Hall Opera House, where he and his wife Denise led a renovation of the first floor into a performance and teaching space, and inspired a generation of “new vaudevillians.” Johnson Hall is now bursting with arts activity, as he envisioned. His dream of the restored upstairs theater is now moving forward as a community effort. Thank You, Benny! We’ll always remember you.
